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Henry IV of England
| Henry IV Of England | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Reign | 14 February – 20 March | ||
| Coronation | 13 October | ||
| Predecessor | Richard II | ||
| Successor | Henry V | ||
| Born | ()3 April Bolingbroke Castle, Lincolnshire | ||
| Died | 20 March () (aged&#;45) Westminster, London | ||
| Burial | Canterbury Cathedral, Kent | ||
| Spouse Consort | Mary de Bohun m.King henry iv facts His brother-in-law, Ralph Neville, remained one of his strongest supporters. Henry spent much of his reign defending himself against plots, rebellions, and assassination attempts. Jeanne of Valois. The country had rallied behind Henry and supported his claim in parliament. ; dec. | ||
| Issue | Henry V, King Of England Thomas, Duke of Clarence John, Duke of Bedford Humphrey, Duke of Gloucester Blanche, Electorial Princess Palatine Philippa, Queen of Denmark, Norway and Sweden | ||
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| House | House of Lancaster | ||
| Father | John of Gaunt, Duke of Lancaster | ||
| Mother | Blanche of Lancaster | ||
Henry IV (3 April – 20 March ) was a King of England.
He was born at Bolingbroke Castle in Lincolnshire, which is why he was often called "Henry Bolingbroke".
King henry v Henry consulted with Parliament frequently, but was sometimes at odds with them, especially over religious matters. Joan I of Navarre. House of Lancaster. Wikimedia Commons Wikidata item.Rise to power
[change | change source]His father, John of Gaunt, was the third son of King Edward III, and had a lot of power in the reign of King Richard II.
Henry and Thomas de Mowbray, 1st Duke of Norfolk argued in King Richard ordered Henry to live outside England for ten years (with the approval of Henry's father, John of Gaunt) but Thomas de Mowbray was exiled from England for life.
The next year John of Gaunt died, and Richard would not allow Henry to inherit Gaunt's land. Instead, Henry had to ask for the lands from Richard.
Henry met with the exiled Thomas Arundel, former Archbishop of Canterbury.
King henry iv biography In order to win support he had to conciliate the Church by a law for the burning of heretics, and to make many concessions to Parliament. In other projects. James remained a prisoner of Henry for the rest of Henry's reign. Henry thus had to remove Richard II's settlement of the throne on their uncle York Edmund of Langley and Langley's Yorkist descendants and overcome the superior claim of the Mortimers in order to maintain his inheritance.Henry and Arundel returned to England while Richard was on a military campaign in Ireland.
With Arundel as his advisor, Henry Bolingbroke began a military campaign, took land from those who opposed him and ordering his soldiers to destroy much of Cheshire.
Henry gained enough power and support to have himself declared King Henry IV.
He sent King Richard to prison (who mysteriously died in prison) and by-passing Richard’s seven-year-old heir presumptive Edmund de Mortimer.
Henry was crowned on 13 October It was the first time since the Norman Conquest in that the monarch made a public speech in English.
King henry iv wives Henry's mother was Blanche, heiress to the considerable Lancaster estates. Blanche of Lancaster. King of England from , the son of John of Gaunt. Jump to: navigation , search.Henry consulted with Parliament frequently, but was sometimes at odds with them, especially over religious matters. On Arundel's advice, Henry was the first English king to allow the burning of heretics, mainly to suppress the Lollard movement.
William Shakespeare wrote two plays about the life of Henry: Henry IV, Pt. 1 and Henry IV, Pt.
2.