Richard II of England Timeline

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1337 CE - 1453 CE

The Hundred Years' War between England and France.
6 Jan 1367 CE

Birth of Richard, eldest son of Edward the Black Prince and future Richard II of England.
8 Jun 1376 CE

Death of Edward the Black Prince, eldest son of Edward III of England.
1377 CE - 1399 CE

Reign of Richard II of England.
1377 CE - 1381 CE

Richard II of England imposes three consecutive poll taxes on his subjects.
21 Jun 1377 CE

Death, likely from a stroke, of Edward III of England.
16 Jul 1377 CE

Coronation of Richard II of England in Westminster Abbey.
Jun 1381 CE

The Peasants' Revolt in England.
15 Jun 1381 CE

Richard II of England meets and disbands a mob in London to end the Peasants' Revolt.
1382 CE

Richard II of England marries Anne of Bohemia.
1385 CE

Richard II of England leads an army into Scotland but the Scots avoid an engagement.
1386 CE

Richard II of England makes the unpopular Robert de Vere the Duke of Ireland.
Dec 1387 CE

A group of English barons defeat Robert de Vere and his supporters at the Battle of Radcot Bridge near Oxford.
1388 CE

The 'Merciless Parliament' appoints five Lords Appellants to rule England and sidelines Richard II of England.
1393 CE

Richard II of England refurbishes Westminster Palace.
1394 CE

Richard II of England leads an army to Ireland where 80 Irish chiefs pay homage to the king.
Jun 1394 CE

Death of Anne of Bohemia, wife of Richard II of England, likely from the plague.
12 Mar 1396 CE

Richard II of England marries Isabella of France, the daughter of Charles VI of France, thus sealing a three-decade peace between the two countries.
1397 CE

Richard II of England begins a purge on the Lords Appellant, who were voted by the 'Merciless Parliament' to rule in his stead. They are executed or exiled, including Henry Bolingbroke.
3 Feb 1399 CE

Death of John of Gaunt, son of Edward III of England and Duke of Lancaster. His son Henry Bolingbroke inherits the title and the claim to the throne.
Jun 1399 CE - Jul 1399 CE

Henry Bolingbroke lands in northern England with a small invading army and marches south.
20 Aug 1399 CE

King Richard II of England is forced to give himself up from his refuge in Conwy Castle.
Sep 1399 CE

Richard II of England is imprisoned in the Tower of London by Henry Bolingbroke.
29 Sep 1399 CE

Henry Bolingbroke forces Richard II of England to sign a formal document of abdication.
30 Sep 1399 CE

Parliament officially nominates Henry Bolingbroke as Richard II of England’s successor.
13 Oct 1399 CE

Coronation of Henry IV of England in Westminster Abbey.
14 Feb 1400 CE

Death of Richard II of England in Pontefract Castle, Yorkshire.