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  2. 1 day ago · After Henry IV died on 20 March 1413, Henry V succeeded him and was crowned on 9 April 1413 at Westminster Abbey. The ceremony was marked by a terrible snowstorm, but the common people were undecided as to whether it was a good or bad omen.

  3. 3 days ago · Born on August 9, 1386, in Monmouth, Wales, Henry was the son of Henry Bolingbroke, later King Henry IV, and Mary de Bohun. His upbringing amidst the tumultuous political landscape of medieval England shaped his character and ambitions, ultimately leading him to become one of England's most celebrated monarchs.

  4. 5 days ago · Sir Henry Percy (born May 20, 1364—died July 21, 1403, near Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England) was an English rebel who led the most serious of the uprisings against King Henry IV (reigned 1399–1413). His fame rests to a large extent on his inclusion as a major character in William Shakespeare ’s Henry IV.

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  5. 5 days ago · The War of the Roses began in 1455, when many barons resented the way that the Lancaster family had seized the throne in 1399 and felt that Henry V, IV or VI were not the rightful kings. (Henry IV, the first Lancastrian King, came to the English throne by force. He made his cousin Richard ll, abdicate, and then seized the crown himself.)

  6. 4 days ago · King Henry VIII (reigned 1509 – 1547) Henry VIII acknowledged only one illegitimate child whose mother was Elizabeth Blount. It is suspected that he had several other illegitimate children by other mistresses. Henry Fitzroy, Duke of Richmond and Somerset (1519 – 1536) King Charles II (reigned 1660 – 1685)

  7. 4 days ago · In 1254, English fears of a Castilian invasion of the English-held province of Gascony induced King Henry to arrange a politically expedient marriage between fifteen-year-old Edward and thirteen-year-old Eleanor, the half-sister of King Alfonso X of Castile.

  8. 1 day ago · King Henry V, also known as Henry of Monmouth, was a significant figure in English history. He ruled as the King of England from 1413 until his death in 1422. Henry V is best known for his military successes, particularly the Battle of Agincourt, where he achieved a remarkable victory against the French. His reign […]

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