1400s in England

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Events from the 1400s in England.

1 Incumbents
2 Events
3 Births
4 Deaths
5 References
6 See also

Incumbents

Monarch - Henry IV of England

Events

1400
- January - Henry IV quells the Epiphany Rising and executes the Earls of Kent, Huntingdon and Salisbury and the Baron le Despencer for their attempt to have Richard II restored as King.^[1]
- 14 February - Death of the deposed Richard II in Pontefract Castle.
- August - England invades Scotland, capturing Edinburgh.^[1]
- 16 September - Owain Glyndŵr is proclaimed Prince of Wales by his followers and begins attacking English strongholds in north-east Wales.^[2]
- 24 September - Welsh rebels invade England, but are turned back at Welshpool.^[1]
- October - Henry launches a punitive campaign against north Wales.^[1]
- Scotland resists an English invasion led by Harry Hotspur.
1401
- Passing of the De heretico comburendo Act — the Archbishop of Canterbury pressures King Henry IV into outlawing as heretics anyone owning an English translation of the Bible.^[1]
- 2 March - William Sawtrey, a Lollard, is the first person to be burned at the stake at Smithfield.^[1]
- 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 Kildare, County Louth, and County Meath.^[1]
- 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.^[1]
1402
- 22 June - Battle of Bryn Glas: Welsh rebels defeat the English on the England/Wales border.^[1]
- August - Glamorgan joins Glyndŵr's revolt.^[1]
- 14 September - Battle of Humbleton Hill: Northern English nobles led by Sir Henry "Hotspur" Percy, defeat a Scottish raiding army under the Earl of Douglas.^[2]
1403
- 7 February - King Henry IV of England marries Joanna of Navarre, the daughter of Charles II of Navarre.^[1]
- 21 July - Battle of Shrewsbury - King Henry IV of England defeats a rebel army led by "Hotspur" Percy who has allied with the Welsh rebel Owain Glyndŵr.^[2] Percy is killed in the battle by an arrow in his face.
- The Worshipful Company of Stationers and Newspaper Makers (better known as the Stationers' Company) is founded. It is currently one of the Livery Companies of the City of London.
1404
- 14 January - Henry grants Parliament the power to appoint Royal Councillors and hold them to account for expenditure.^[1]
- 10 May - Glyndŵr holds a Parliament at Dolgellau.^[1]
- 14 June - Owain Glyndŵr, having declared himself Prince of Wales, allies with the French against the English. ^[2]
- 6 October - Parliament meets at Coventry; Henry withdraws its powers of oversight over the Royal Council.^[1]
1405
- 11 March - Battle of Grosmont: English defeat Welsh rebels.^[1]
- April - Archbishop of York Richard Scrope leads a rebellion in northern England.^[1]
- 5 May - Battle of Usk: English defeat Welsh rebels.^[1]
- 8 June - Richard Scrope and other rebel leaders executed after their revolt collapses.^[1]
- August - Welsh rebels, assisted by the French, unsuccessfully attack Worcester.^[2]
- Hundred Years' War: French attack Aquitaine.
- John Thornton of Coventry constructs the largest medieval window in England, at York Minster.^[1]
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.^[1]
- 30 March - The heir to the Scottish throne, Prince James captured and imprisoned in England.^[3]
- Richard Whittington becomes Lord Mayor of London.
- Eric of Pomerania marries Philippa, daughter of Henry IV.
- Richard, Earl of Cambridge, marries Anne de Mortimer.
1407
- October - Henry, Prince of Wales besieges Welsh rebels at Aberystwyth.^[1]
- Central tower of York Minster collapses.
1408
- 19 February - Battle of Bramham Moor: Sheriff of Yorkshire suppresses northern rebellion.^[1]
- September - Henry, Prince of Wales retakes Aberystwyth from Owain Glyndŵr.^[1]
1409
- 28 February - Henry, Prince of Wales appointed Constable of Dover and Warden of the Cinque Ports.^[1]
- March - The Welsh surrender Harlech Castle to the English.^[1]

Births

1400
- 25 December - John Sutton, 1st Baron Dudley, Lord Lieutenant of Ireland (died 1487)
- James Touchet, 5th Baron Audley (died 1459)
- Richard Neville, 5th Earl of Salisbury, English politician (died 1460)
1401
- 26 November - Henry Beaufort, 2nd Earl of Somerset (died 1418)
1402
- 15 August - Humphrey Stafford, 1st Duke of Buckingham (died 1460)
1403
- Robert Wingfield, politician (died 1454)
1404
- 25 March (baptism) - John Beaufort, 1st Duke of Somerset, military leader (died 1444)
1406
- 26 September - Thomas de Ros, 9th Baron de Ros, soldier and politician (died 1430)
1407
- Thomas de Littleton, judge (born c. 1407)
1408
- 23 April - John de Vere, 12th Earl of Oxford (died 1462)
- John FitzAlan, 14th Earl of Arundel (died 1435)

Deaths

1400
- 5 January
  - John Montacute, 3rd Earl of Salisbury, politician (executed) (born 1350)
  - Thomas Holland, 1st Duke of Surrey, politician (executed) (born 1374)
- 13 January - Thomas le Despenser, 1st Earl of Gloucester, politician (executed) (born 1373)
- 16 January - John Holland, 1st Duke of Exeter, politician (executed) (born c. 1352)
- 14 February - King Richard II (possibly murdered) (born 1367)
- 25 October - Geoffrey Chaucer, poet (born c. 1343)
- Ralph Strode, scholar (born 1350)
1401
- March - William Sawtrey, Lollard martyr (burned at the stake) (year of birth unknown)
- 8 April (or 8 August) Thomas de Beauchamp, 12th Earl of Warwick (born 1338)
1402
- 1 August - Edmund of Langley, 1st Duke of York, son of King Edward III (born 1341)
1403
- 10 May - Katherine Swynford, widow of John of Gaunt (born c. 1350)
- 12 May - William de Lode, prior (year of birth unknown)
- 21 July
  - Henry Percy, soldier (killed in battle) (born 1364/1366)
  - Edmund Stafford, 5th Earl of Stafford (killed in battle) (born 1378)
- 23 July - Thomas Percy, 1st Earl of Worcester, rebel (executed) (born 1343)
1404
- 27 September - William of Wykeham, bishop and statesman (born 1320)
1405
- 12 January - Eleanor Maltravers, noblewoman (born 1345)
- 17 August - Thomas West, 1st Baron West (born 1335)
1406
- 6 January - Roger Walden, bishop (year of birth unknown)
1408
- 20 February - Henry Percy, 1st Earl of Northumberland, statesman (born 1342)
- Elizabeth le Despenser, noblewoman (year of birth unknown)
1409
- 22 May - Blanche of England, sister of King Henry V (born 1392)
- Thomas Merke, bishop (year of birth unknown)
- Edmund Mortimer, rebel (born 1376)

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q ^r ^s ^t ^u ^v ^w ^x ^y Palmer, Alan; Veronica (1992). The Chronology of British History. London: Century Ltd. pp. 115–117. ISBN 0-7126-5616-2.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e Williams, Hywel (2005). Cassell's Chronology of World History. London: Weidenfeld & Nicolson. pp. 171–172. ISBN 0-304-35730-8.
^ Penguin Pocket On This Day. Penguin Reference Library. 2006. pp. 91. ISBN 0-14-102715-0.

1400s in England

Contents

Incumbents

Events

Births

Deaths

References

See also