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Henry IV died in 1413, and his son succeeded him as Henry V. Unlike his forebears, Henry was the first English ruler whose mother tongue was English (rather than French) since the Norman Conquest , over three hundred years before.
The seizure of the Lancastrian estates by the crown upon John of Gaunt’s death (February 1399) deprived Henry of his inheritance and gave him an excuse to invade England (July 1399) as a champion of the nobility.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
Jan 29, 2020 · Death & Successor. Henry IV died on 20 March 1413 CE. He was only around 46 and had been wasting away, wracked by disease - possibly leprosy or severe eczema - since 1406 CE. In addition, the king suffered multiple strokes at the end of his life and this when his mind had already long been troubled with remorse for his treatment of King Richard.
- Mark Cartwright
Feb 19, 2021 · 20 March 1413: Henry IV dies in the Jerusalem Chamber of Westminster Abbey, after collapsing while visiting the shrine of Edward the Confessor. Betrayed and lynched. Yet winning a kingdom proved easier than keeping it. For a start, although Richard was childless, Henry was not his primogenitary heir.
The following year, John of Gaunt died. Richard seized the family estates, depriving Henry of his inheritance and prompting him to invade England.
Henry quickly gained enough power and support to have himself declared King Henry IV, to imprison King Richard, who died in prison under mysterious circumstances, and to bypass Richard's seven-year-old heir-presumptive, Edmund de Mortimer.
Starvation was the most likely cause of death, although this has never been proven. Evil omens were said to have marked the coronation ceremony of the new king on 13th October, one of his golden spurs fell off, whispered to be a sure sign of impending rebellion.
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