Henry IV: The Usurper King (TRIH ep 485, part 1)
1399 · Resource
Tom Holland and Dominic Sandbrook discuss the life and reign of Henry IV of England, using Shakespeare's Henry IV plays as their launching point. They sketch Henry's youthful reputation as a pre-eminent knight and crusader, his return from exile and landing at Ravenspur, and his usurpation and deposition of Richard II in 1399.
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Around 1399
- Peasants' Revolt in England (1381)
- Gutenberg's printing press (1440)
- Ming dynasty (1368)
- Renaissance (1400)
- Chaucer's Canterbury Tales (1387)
- Mehmed II (1432)
- Forbidden City built (1406)
- Sultanate of Malacca founded (1400)
- Joseon dynasty (1392)
- Age of Exploration (1418)