1400s in England
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| 1380s 1380s in England Events from the 1380s in England.-Events:* 1380** 16 January - Parliament declares Richard II of age to rule.** July to September - Hundred Years' War: The King's uncle, Thomas of Woodstock, raids France.** November - New poll tax imposed.... | 1390s 1390s in England Events from the 1390s in England.-Incumbents:Monarch - Richard II of England , Henry IV of England-Events:* 1390** Parliament passes a statute forbidding retainers to wear livery whilst off-duty.... | 1400s | 1410s 1410s in England Events from the 1410s in England.-Events:* 1410** Owain Glyndŵr leads a failed rebellion against England.* 1411** 30 November - Henry IV dismisses Henry, Prince of Wales and his allies from the royal council.* 1412... | 1420s 1420s in England Events from the 1420s in England.-Events:* 1420** 21 May - Henry V of England and Charles VI of France sign the Treaty of Troyes, making Henry heir to the French throne.** 2 June - Henry marries Catherine of Valois, Charles's daughter.... |
Events from the 1400s in England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
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Events
- 1400
- January - Henry IVHenry IV of EnglandHenry IV was King of England and Lord of Ireland . He was the ninth King of England of the House of Plantagenet and also asserted his grandfather's claim to the title King of France. He was born at Bolingbroke Castle in Lincolnshire, hence his other name, Henry Bolingbroke...
quells the Epiphany RisingEpiphany RisingThe Epiphany Rising was a failed rebellion against Henry IV of England in January 1400.-Background:After the murder of Thomas of Woodstock, 1st Duke of Gloucester in 1397, Richard II rewarded those who had supported him against Gloucester and the Lords Appellant with a plethora of new titles.Upon...
and executes the EarlEarlAn earl is a member of the nobility. The title is Anglo-Saxon, akin to the Scandinavian form jarl, and meant "chieftain", particularly a chieftain set to rule a territory in a king's stead. In Scandinavia, it became obsolete in the Middle Ages and was replaced with duke...
s of KentThomas Holland, 1st Duke of SurreyThomas Holland, 1st Duke of Surrey, 3rd Earl of Kent, 4th Baron Holland, KG, Earl Marshal was an English nobleman.-Early life and family:...
, HuntingdonJohn Holland, 1st Duke of ExeterJohn Holland, 1st Duke of Exeter KG , also 1st Earl of Huntingdon, was an English nobleman, primarily remembered for helping cause the downfall of Thomas of Woodstock, 1st Duke of Gloucester and then for conspiring against Henry IV.He was the third son of Thomas Holland, 1st Earl of Kent and Joan...
and SalisburyJohn Montacute, 3rd Earl of Salisbury`John Montacute, 3rd Earl of Salisbury and 5th and 2nd Baron Montacute, KG was an English nobleman, one of the few who remained loyal to Richard II after Henry IV became king.-Early life:...
and the BaronBaronBaron is a title of nobility. The word baron comes from Old French baron, itself from Old High German and Latin baro meaning " man, warrior"; it merged with cognate Old English beorn meaning "nobleman"...
le DespencerThomas le Despenser, 1st Earl of GloucesterThomas le Despenser, 1st Earl of Gloucester KG was the son of Edward le Despenser, 1st Baron le Despencer, whom he succeeded in 1375.-Royal intrigues:...
for their attempt to have Richard IIRichard II of EnglandRichard II was King of England, a member of the House of Plantagenet and the last of its main-line kings. He ruled from 1377 until he was deposed in 1399. Richard was a son of Edward, the Black Prince, and was born during the reign of his grandfather, Edward III...
restored as King. - 14 February - Death of the deposed Richard II in Pontefract CastlePontefract CastlePontefract Castle is a castle in the town of Pontefract, in the City of Wakefield, West Yorkshire, England. It was the site of the demise of Richard II of England, and later the place of a series of famous sieges during the English Civil War-History:...
. - August - England invades ScotlandScotlandScotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
, capturing EdinburghEdinburghEdinburgh is the capital city of Scotland, the second largest city in Scotland, and the eighth most populous in the United Kingdom. The City of Edinburgh Council governs one of Scotland's 32 local government council areas. The council area includes urban Edinburgh and a rural area...
. - 16 September - Owain GlyndŵrOwain GlyndwrOwain Glyndŵr , or Owain Glyn Dŵr, anglicised by William Shakespeare as Owen Glendower , was a Welsh ruler and the last native Welshman to hold the title Prince of Wales...
is proclaimed Prince of WalesPrince of WalesPrince of Wales is a title traditionally granted to the heir apparent to the reigning monarch of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the 15 other independent Commonwealth realms...
by his followers and begins attacking English strongholds in north-east WalesWalesWales is a country that is part of the United Kingdom and the island of Great Britain, bordered by England to its east and the Atlantic Ocean and Irish Sea to its west. It has a population of three million, and a total area of 20,779 km²...
. - 24 September - Welsh rebels invade England, but are turned back at WelshpoolWelshpoolWelshpool is a town in Powys, Wales, or ancient county Montgomeryshire, from the Wales-England border. The town is low-lying on the River Severn; the Welsh language name Y Trallwng literally meaning 'the marshy or sinking land'...
. - October - Henry launches a punitive campaign against north Wales.
- ScotlandScotlandScotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
resists an English invasion led by Harry Hotspur.
- January - Henry IV
- 1401
- Passing of the De heretico comburendoDe heretico comburendoThe De heretico comburendo was a law passed by King Henry IV of England in 1401 punishing heretics with burning at the stake. This law was one of the strictest religious censorship statutes ever enacted in England....
Act — the Archbishop of CanterburyArchbishop of CanterburyThe Archbishop of Canterbury is the senior bishop and principal leader of the Church of England, the symbolic head of the worldwide Anglican Communion, and the diocesan bishop of the Diocese of Canterbury. In his role as head of the Anglican Communion, the archbishop leads the third largest group...
pressures King Henry IV into outlawing as heretics anyone owning an EnglishEnglish languageEnglish is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...
translation of the BibleBibleThe Bible refers to any one of the collections of the primary religious texts of Judaism and Christianity. There is no common version of the Bible, as the individual books , their contents and their order vary among denominations...
. - 2 March - William SawtreyWilliam SawtreyWilliam Sawtrey was an English Roman Catholic priest who was executed for heresy.Sawtrey was born in Norfolk, England. He was a follower of John Wycliffe, the leader of an early reformation movement called Lollardy. Sawtrey was a priest at two churches, St...
, a Lollard, is the first person to be burned at the stake at SmithfieldSmithfield, LondonSmithfield is an area of the City of London, in the ward of Farringdon Without. It is located in the north-west part of the City, and is mostly known for its centuries-old meat market, today the last surviving historical wholesale market in Central London...
. - June - Battle of Hyddgen; outnumbered three to one, Welsh rebels defeat Anglo-Flemish force near Aberystwyth.
- June - English Pale in Ireland reduced to Dublin, County KildareCounty KildareCounty Kildare is a county in Ireland. It is part of the Mid-East Region and is also located in the province of Leinster. It is named after the town of Kildare. Kildare County Council is the local authority for the county...
, County LouthCounty LouthCounty Louth is a county of Ireland. It is part of the Border Region and is also located in the province of Leinster. It is named after the town of Louth. Louth County Council is the local authority for the county...
, and County MeathCounty MeathCounty Meath is a county in Ireland. It is part of the Mid-East Region and is also located in the province of Leinster. It is named after the ancient Kingdom of Mide . Meath County Council is the local authority for the county...
. - 3 November - Battle of Twthill near Caernarfon; English and Welsh forces both sustain losses with no clear victor.
- December - Glyndŵr firmly establishes control over northern Wales.
- Passing of the De heretico comburendo
- 1402
- 22 June - Battle of Bryn GlasBattle of Bryn GlasThe Battle of Bryn Glas, was fought on 22 June 1402, near the towns of Knighton and Presteigne in Powys...
: Welsh rebels defeat the English on the England/Wales border. - August - GlamorganGlamorganGlamorgan or Glamorganshire is one of the thirteen historic counties and a former administrative county of Wales. It was originally an early medieval kingdom of varying boundaries known as Glywysing until taken over by the Normans as a lordship. Glamorgan is latterly represented by the three...
joins Glyndŵr's revolt. - 14 September - Battle of Humbleton HillBattle of Humbleton HillThe Battle of Humbleton Hill was a conflict between the English and Scottish armies on September 14, 1402 in Northumberland, England. The battle was recounted in Shakespeare’s Henry IV...
: Northern English nobles led by Sir Henry "Hotspur" Percy, defeat a ScottishScotlandScotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
raiding army under the Earl of DouglasEarl of DouglasThis page is concerned with the holders of the extinct title Earl of Douglas and the preceding feudal barons of Douglas, South Lanarkshire. The title was created in the Peerage of Scotland in 1358 for William Douglas, 1st Earl of Douglas, son of Sir Archibald Douglas, Guardian of Scotland...
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- 22 June - Battle of Bryn Glas
- 1403
- 7 February - King Henry IV of EnglandHenry IV of EnglandHenry IV was King of England and Lord of Ireland . He was the ninth King of England of the House of Plantagenet and also asserted his grandfather's claim to the title King of France. He was born at Bolingbroke Castle in Lincolnshire, hence his other name, Henry Bolingbroke...
marries Joanna of Navarre, the daughter of Charles II of NavarreCharles II of NavarreCharles II , called "Charles the Bad", was King of Navarre 1349-1387 and Count of Évreux 1343-1387....
. - 21 July - Battle of ShrewsburyBattle of ShrewsburyThe Battle of Shrewsbury was a battle fought on 21 July 1403, waged between an army led by the Lancastrian King, Henry IV, and a rebel army led by Henry "Hotspur" Percy from Northumberland....
- King Henry IV of EnglandHenry IV of EnglandHenry IV was King of England and Lord of Ireland . He was the ninth King of England of the House of Plantagenet and also asserted his grandfather's claim to the title King of France. He was born at Bolingbroke Castle in Lincolnshire, hence his other name, Henry Bolingbroke...
defeats a rebel army led by "Hotspur" Percy who has allied with the Welsh rebel Owain GlyndŵrOwain GlyndwrOwain Glyndŵr , or Owain Glyn Dŵr, anglicised by William Shakespeare as Owen Glendower , was a Welsh ruler and the last native Welshman to hold the title Prince of Wales...
. Percy is killed in the battle by an arrow in his face. - The Worshipful Company of Stationers and Newspaper MakersWorshipful Company of Stationers and Newspaper MakersThe Worshipful Company of Stationers and Newspaper Makers is one of the Livery Companies of the City of London. The Stationers' Company was founded in 1403; it received a Royal Charter in 1557...
(better known as the Stationers' Company) is founded. It is currently one of the Livery Companies of the City of LondonCity of LondonThe City of London is a small area within Greater London, England. It is the historic core of London around which the modern conurbation grew and has held city status since time immemorial. The City’s boundaries have remained almost unchanged since the Middle Ages, and it is now only a tiny part of...
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- 7 February - King Henry IV of England
- 1404
- 14 January - Henry grants Parliament the power to appoint Royal Councillors and hold them to account for expenditure.
- 10 May - Glyndŵr holds a Parliament at DolgellauDolgellauDolgellau is a market town in Gwynedd, north-west Wales, lying on the River Wnion, a tributary of the River Mawddach. It was the county town of the former county of Merionethshire .-History and economy:...
. - 14 June - Owain Glyndŵr, having declared himself Prince of WalesPrince of WalesPrince of Wales is a title traditionally granted to the heir apparent to the reigning monarch of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the 15 other independent Commonwealth realms...
, allies with the FrenchFranceThe French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
against the English. - 6 October - Parliament meets at CoventryCoventryCoventry is a city and metropolitan borough in the county of West Midlands in England. Coventry is the 9th largest city in England and the 11th largest in the United Kingdom. It is also the second largest city in the English Midlands, after Birmingham, with a population of 300,848, although...
; Henry withdraws its powers of oversight over the Royal Council.
- 1405
- 11 March - Battle of Grosmont: English defeat Welsh rebels.
- April - Archbishop of York Richard ScropeRichard le ScropeRichard le Scrope was Bishop of Lichfield then Archbishop of York.Scrope earned a Doctorate in canon law. He was provided to the see of Coventry and Lichfield on 18 August 1386, and consecrated on 19 August 1386. He was given the temporalities of the see on 15 November 1386. He was consecrated at...
leads a rebellion in northern England. - 5 May - Battle of Usk: English defeat Welsh rebels.
- 8 June - Richard Scrope and other rebel leaders executed after their revolt collapses.
- August - Welsh rebels, assisted by the French, unsuccessfully attack WorcesterWorcesterThe City of Worcester, commonly known as Worcester, , is a city and county town of Worcestershire in the West Midlands of England. Worcester is situated some southwest of Birmingham and north of Gloucester, and has an approximate population of 94,000 people. The River Severn runs through the...
. - Hundred Years' WarHundred Years' WarThe Hundred Years' War was a series of separate wars waged from 1337 to 1453 by the House of Valois and the House of Plantagenet, also known as the House of Anjou, for the French throne, which had become vacant upon the extinction of the senior Capetian line of French kings...
: French attack AquitaineAquitaineAquitaine , archaic Guyenne/Guienne , is one of the 27 regions of France, in the south-western part of metropolitan France, along the Atlantic Ocean and the Pyrenees mountain range on the border with Spain. It comprises the 5 departments of Dordogne, :Lot et Garonne, :Pyrénées-Atlantiques, Landes...
. - John ThorntonJohn Thornton (glass painter)John Thornton of Coventry was a master glazier and stained glass artist active in England during the 15th century. The output of his workshop includes some of the finest English medieval glass.-Biography:...
of Coventry constructs the largest medieval window in England, at York MinsterYork MinsterYork Minster is a Gothic cathedral in York, England and is one of the largest of its kind in Northern Europe alongside Cologne Cathedral. The minster is the seat of the Archbishop of York, the second-highest office of the Church of England, and is the cathedral for the Diocese of York; it is run by...
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- 1406
- 1 March - Parliament meets, and continues to sit until December, when it finally achieves its aims of nominating and ensuring the payment of members of the Royal Council.
- 30 March - The heir to the Scottish throne, Prince JamesJames I of ScotlandJames I, King of Scots , was the son of Robert III and Annabella Drummond. He was probably born in late July 1394 in Dunfermline as youngest of three sons...
captured and imprisoned in England. - Richard WhittingtonRichard WhittingtonSir Richard Whittington was a medieval merchant and politician, and the real-life inspiration for the pantomime character Dick Whittington. Sir Richard Whittington was four times Lord Mayor of London, a Member of Parliament and a sheriff of London...
becomes Lord Mayor of LondonLord Mayor of LondonThe Right Honourable Lord Mayor of London is the legal title for the Mayor of the City of London Corporation. The Lord Mayor of London is to be distinguished from the Mayor of London; the former is an officer only of the City of London, while the Mayor of London is the Mayor of Greater London and...
. - Eric of PomeraniaEric of PomeraniaEric of Pomerania KG was King Eric III of Norway Norwegian Eirik, King Eric VII of Denmark , and as Eric King of Sweden...
marries PhilippaPhilippa of EnglandPhilippa of England , also known as Philippa of Lancaster and anachronistically as Philippa Plantagenet, was the Queen of Denmark, Sweden and Norway from 1406 to 1430. She was the consort to Eric of Pomerania, who ruled the three kingdoms...
, daughter of Henry IV. - Richard, Earl of Cambridge, marries Anne de MortimerAnne de MortimerAnne de Mortimer, Countess of Cambridge was an English noblewoman in line of succession for the throne of England...
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- 1407
- October - Henry, Prince of WalesHenry V of EnglandHenry V was King of England from 1413 until his death at the age of 35 in 1422. He was the second monarch belonging to the House of Lancaster....
besieges Welsh rebels at AberystwythAberystwythAberystwyth is a historic market town, administrative centre and holiday resort within Ceredigion, Wales. Often colloquially known as Aber, it is located at the confluence of the rivers Ystwyth and Rheidol....
. - Central tower of York MinsterYork MinsterYork Minster is a Gothic cathedral in York, England and is one of the largest of its kind in Northern Europe alongside Cologne Cathedral. The minster is the seat of the Archbishop of York, the second-highest office of the Church of England, and is the cathedral for the Diocese of York; it is run by...
collapses.
- October - Henry, Prince of Wales
- 1408
- 19 February - Battle of Bramham MoorBattle of Bramham MoorThe Battle of Bramham Moor was the final battle in the Percy Rebellion of 1402 – 1408, which pitted the Earl of Northumberland, leader of the wealthy and influential Percy family, against the usurper King of England, King Henry IV...
: Sheriff of Yorkshire suppresses northern rebellion. - September - Henry, Prince of Wales retakes Aberystwyth from Owain GlyndŵrOwain GlyndwrOwain Glyndŵr , or Owain Glyn Dŵr, anglicised by William Shakespeare as Owen Glendower , was a Welsh ruler and the last native Welshman to hold the title Prince of Wales...
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- 19 February - Battle of Bramham Moor
- 1409
- 28 February - Henry, Prince of Wales appointed Constable of DoverDoverDover is a town and major ferry port in the home county of Kent, in South East England. It faces France across the narrowest part of the English Channel, and lies south-east of Canterbury; east of Kent's administrative capital Maidstone; and north-east along the coastline from Dungeness and Hastings...
and Warden of the Cinque Ports. - March - The Welsh surrender Harlech CastleHarlech CastleHarlech Castle, located in Harlech, Gwynedd, Wales, is a concentric castle, constructed atop a cliff close to the Irish Sea. Architecturally, it is particularly notable for its massive gatehouse....
to the English.
- 28 February - Henry, Prince of Wales appointed Constable of Dover
Births
- 1400
- 25 December - John Sutton, 1st Baron DudleyJohn Sutton, 1st Baron DudleyJohn Sutton, 1st Baron Dudley, KG was an English nobleman. A diplomat and councillor of Henry VI, he fought in several battles during the Hundred Years War and the Wars of the Roses, and acted as Lord Lieutenant of Ireland 1428–1430.-Family and peerage:John Sutton was born at 25 December 1400 and...
, Lord Lieutenant of Ireland (died 1487) - James Touchet, 5th Baron Audley (died 1459)
- Richard Neville, 5th Earl of SalisburyRichard Neville, 5th Earl of SalisburyRichard Neville, jure uxoris 5th Earl of Salisbury and 7th and 4th Baron Montacute, KG, PC was a Yorkist leader during the early parts of the Wars of the Roses.-Background:...
, English politician (died 1460)
- 25 December - John Sutton, 1st Baron Dudley
- 1401
- 26 November - Henry Beaufort, 2nd Earl of SomersetHenry Beaufort, 2nd Earl of SomersetHenry Beaufort, 2nd Earl of Somerset was the eldest son of John Beaufort, 1st Earl of Somerset, and the grandson of John of Gaunt, 1st Duke of Lancaster and Katherine Swynford....
(died 1418)
- 26 November - Henry Beaufort, 2nd Earl of Somerset
- 1402
- 15 August - Humphrey Stafford, 1st Duke of BuckinghamHumphrey Stafford, 1st Duke of BuckinghamHumphrey Stafford, 1st Duke of Buckingham KG , an English nobleman, great grandson of King Edward III on his mother's side, was best known as a military commander in the Hundred Years' War and in the Wars of the Roses....
(died 1460)
- 15 August - Humphrey Stafford, 1st Duke of Buckingham
- 1403
- Robert WingfieldRobert WingfieldSir Robert Wingfield of Letheringham, Suffolk was an English knight.-Family:He was son of a senior Sir Robert Wingfield and Elizabeth Russell. Sir Robert Wingfield of Letheringham, Suffolk (1403 - between 6 October 1452 and 21 November 1454) was an English knight.-Family:He was son of a senior...
, politician (died 1454)
- Robert Wingfield
- 1404
- 25 March (baptism) - John Beaufort, 1st Duke of SomersetJohn Beaufort, 1st Duke of SomersetJohn Beaufort, 1st Duke of Somerset, KG was an English noble and military commander.-Family:Baptised on 25 March 1404, he was the second son of John Beaufort, 1st Earl of Somerset and Margaret Holland, and succeeded his elder brother Henry Beaufort, 2nd Earl of Somerset to become the 3rd Earl of...
, military leader (died 1444)
- 25 March (baptism) - John Beaufort, 1st Duke of Somerset
- 1406
- 26 September - Thomas de Ros, 9th Baron de RosThomas de Ros, 9th Baron de RosThomas de Ros, 9th Baron de Ros of Helmsley was an English nobleman.-Lineage:He was the second son of William de Ros, 7th Baron de Ros and Margaret Fitzalan...
, soldier and politician (died 1430)
- 26 September - Thomas de Ros, 9th Baron de Ros
- 1407
- Thomas de LittletonThomas de LittletonSir Thomas de Littleton was an English judge and legal writer.-Early life:He was born, it is supposed, at Frankley Manor House, Worcestershire, England in about 1407. Littleton’s surname was that of his mother, who was the sole daughter and heiress of Thomas de Littleton, Lord of Frankley. She...
, judge (born c. 1407)
- Thomas de Littleton
- 1408
- 23 April - John de Vere, 12th Earl of OxfordJohn de Vere, 12th Earl of OxfordJohn de Vere, 12th Earl of Oxford , was the son of Richard de Vere, 11th Earl of Oxford , and his second wife, Alice Serjeaux...
(died 1462) - John FitzAlan, 14th Earl of ArundelJohn FitzAlan, 14th Earl of ArundelJohn FitzAlan, 14th Earl of Arundel, 4th Baron Maltravers KG was an English nobleman and military commander during the later phases of the Hundred Years' War...
(died 1435)
- 23 April - John de Vere, 12th Earl of Oxford
Deaths
- 1400
- 5 January
- John Montacute, 3rd Earl of SalisburyJohn Montacute, 3rd Earl of Salisbury`John Montacute, 3rd Earl of Salisbury and 5th and 2nd Baron Montacute, KG was an English nobleman, one of the few who remained loyal to Richard II after Henry IV became king.-Early life:...
, politician (executed) (born 1350) - Thomas Holland, 1st Duke of SurreyThomas Holland, 1st Duke of SurreyThomas Holland, 1st Duke of Surrey, 3rd Earl of Kent, 4th Baron Holland, KG, Earl Marshal was an English nobleman.-Early life and family:...
, politician (executed) (born 1374)
- John Montacute, 3rd Earl of Salisbury
- 13 January - Thomas le Despenser, 1st Earl of GloucesterThomas le Despenser, 1st Earl of GloucesterThomas le Despenser, 1st Earl of Gloucester KG was the son of Edward le Despenser, 1st Baron le Despencer, whom he succeeded in 1375.-Royal intrigues:...
, politician (executed) (born 1373) - 16 January - John Holland, 1st Duke of ExeterJohn Holland, 1st Duke of ExeterJohn Holland, 1st Duke of Exeter KG , also 1st Earl of Huntingdon, was an English nobleman, primarily remembered for helping cause the downfall of Thomas of Woodstock, 1st Duke of Gloucester and then for conspiring against Henry IV.He was the third son of Thomas Holland, 1st Earl of Kent and Joan...
, politician (executed) (born c. 1352) - 14 February - King Richard IIRichard II of EnglandRichard II was King of England, a member of the House of Plantagenet and the last of its main-line kings. He ruled from 1377 until he was deposed in 1399. Richard was a son of Edward, the Black Prince, and was born during the reign of his grandfather, Edward III...
(possibly murdered) (born 1367) - 25 October - Geoffrey ChaucerGeoffrey ChaucerGeoffrey Chaucer , known as the Father of English literature, is widely considered the greatest English poet of the Middle Ages and was the first poet to have been buried in Poet's Corner of Westminster Abbey...
, poet (born c. 1343) - Ralph StrodeRalph StrodeRalph Strode , English schoolman, was probably a native of the West Midlands.He was a fellow of Merton College, Oxford, before 1360, and famous as a teacher of logic and philosophy and a writer on educational subjects...
, scholar (born 1350)
- 5 January
- 1401
- March - William SawtreyWilliam SawtreyWilliam Sawtrey was an English Roman Catholic priest who was executed for heresy.Sawtrey was born in Norfolk, England. He was a follower of John Wycliffe, the leader of an early reformation movement called Lollardy. Sawtrey was a priest at two churches, St...
, Lollard martyr (burned at the stake) (year of birth unknown) - 8 April (or 8 August) Thomas de Beauchamp, 12th Earl of WarwickThomas de Beauchamp, 12th Earl of WarwickThomas de Beauchamp, 12th Earl of Warwick, KG was an English medieval nobleman, and one of the primary opponents of Richard II.- Birth and Marriage:...
(born 1338)
- March - William Sawtrey
- 1402
- 1 August - Edmund of Langley, 1st Duke of YorkEdmund of Langley, 1st Duke of YorkEdmund of Langley, 1st Duke of York, 1st Earl of Cambridge, KG was a younger son of King Edward III of England and Philippa of Hainault, the fourth of the five sons who lived to adulthood, of this Royal couple. Like so many medieval princes, Edmund gained his identifying nickname from his...
, son of King Edward IIIEdward III of EnglandEdward III was King of England from 1327 until his death and is noted for his military success. Restoring royal authority after the disastrous reign of his father, Edward II, Edward III went on to transform the Kingdom of England into one of the most formidable military powers in Europe...
(born 1341)
- 1 August - Edmund of Langley, 1st Duke of York
- 1403
- 10 May - Katherine SwynfordKatherine SwynfordKatherine Swynford, Duchess of Lancaster , née Roet , was the daughter of Sir Payne Roet , originally a Flemish herald from County of Hainaut, later...
, widow of John of Gaunt (born c. 1350) - 12 May - William de LodeWilliam de LodeWilliam de Lode , also known as William Gilbert, was the Prior of Spinney Abbey in Cambridgeshire from 1390 to 1403. He is recorded as having been fatally stabbed at his place of worship.-Origins:Little is known of William's origins...
, prior (year of birth unknown) - 21 July
- Henry Percy, soldier (killed in battle) (born 1364/1366)
- Edmund Stafford, 5th Earl of StaffordEdmund Stafford, 5th Earl of StaffordEdmund Stafford, 5th Earl of Stafford and 6th Baron Audley, KB, KG was the son of Hugh de Stafford, 2nd Earl of Stafford and Philippa de Beauchamp....
(killed in battle) (born 1378)
- 23 July - Thomas Percy, 1st Earl of WorcesterThomas Percy, 1st Earl of WorcesterThomas Percy, 1st Earl of Worcester, KG was an English medieval nobleman best known for taking part in the rebellion with his nephew Henry Percy, known as 'Harry Hotspur', and brother Northumberland .-Lineage:...
, rebel (executed) (born 1343)
- 10 May - Katherine Swynford
- 1404
- 27 September - William of WykehamWilliam of WykehamWilliam of Wykeham was Bishop of Winchester, Chancellor of England, founder of Winchester College, New College, Oxford, New College School, Oxford, and builder of a large part of Windsor Castle.-Life:...
, bishop and statesman (born 1320)
- 27 September - William of Wykeham
- 1405
- 12 January - Eleanor MaltraversEleanor MaltraversEleanor Maltravers, 2nd Baroness Maltravers suo jure was an English noblewoman and heiress during the reigns of King Edward III of England and his successors....
, noblewoman (born 1345) - 17 August - Thomas West, 1st Baron WestThomas West, 1st Baron WestThomas West, 1st Baron West was the only son of Sir Thomas West, of de Hampton Cantilupe , and Alice FitzHerbert the sister and heiress of Sir Edmund FitzHerbert. His father had fought in the Battle of Crécy and the subsequent siege of Calais under the command of Richard FitzAlan, 10th Earl of...
(born 1335)
- 12 January - Eleanor Maltravers
- 1406
- 6 January - Roger WaldenRoger Walden-Life:Little is now known of Walden's birth nor of his early years. He had some connection with the Channel Islands, and resided for some time in Jersey where he was rector of the Parish Church of St Helier from 1371 to 1378. He then held livings in Yorkshire and in Leicestershire before he...
, bishop (year of birth unknown)
- 6 January - Roger Walden
- 1408
- 20 February - Henry Percy, 1st Earl of NorthumberlandHenry Percy, 1st Earl of NorthumberlandHenry Percy, 1st Earl of Northumberland, 4th Baron Percy, titular King of Mann, KG, Lord Marshal was the son of Henry de Percy, 3rd Baron Percy and a descendent of Henry III of England. His mother was Mary of Lancaster, daughter of Henry, 3rd Earl of Lancaster, son of Edmund, Earl of Leicester and...
, statesman (born 1342) - Elizabeth le DespenserElizabeth le DespenserElizabeth Despenser was an English noblewoman of the late 14th century. She should not be confused with another woman of that name, Elizabeth le Despenser, Baroness Berkeley, the daughter of Eleanor de Clare....
, noblewoman (year of birth unknown)
- 20 February - Henry Percy, 1st Earl of Northumberland
- 1409
- 22 May - Blanche of EnglandBlanche of EnglandBlanche of England, LG , also known as Blanche of Lancaster and Blanche Plantagenet, was an English princess of the House of Lancaster....
, sister of King Henry V (born 1392) - Thomas MerkeThomas MerkeThomas Merke was an English priest and Bishop of Carlisle from 1397 to 1400. Educated at Oxford University, be became a Benedictine monk at Westminster Abbey. He was consecrated bishop about 23 April 1397...
, bishop (year of birth unknown) - Edmund MortimerEdmund Mortimer, son of the 3rd EarlEdmund Mortimer , was the second son of Edmund Mortimer, 3rd Earl of March by his wife Philippa Plantagenet, and is the best-known of the various Edmund Mortimers because of his role in the rebellion of Owain Glyndŵr...
, rebel (born 1376)
- 22 May - Blanche of England