In 1400, Owain Glyndŵr declared himself Prince of Wales and launched a prolonged rebellion. Henry faced continual opposition to his rule. Henry was a famed knight, serving with the Teutonic Knights on crusade in Lithuania and undertaking a pilgrimage to Jerusalem. The childless Richard was forced to abdicate, and Lancastrian rule began on 30 September 1399.
Watch Now Henry IVĪs Richard II fell into tyranny through the 1390s, his exiled cousin Henry of Bolingbroke, son of the Duke of Lancaster, returned to England to claim the throne. What caused the 30 year period of internecine violence in medieval England? Dan Snow narrates this animated short documentary on the events that led to - the First Battle of Saint Albans.
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