Henry IV
Chris Given-Wilson
The Yale life of Bolingbroke, usurpation, rebellion, and the making of the Lancastrian crown.
The World During Their Reign
The most notable rulers who held power elsewhere at the same time, from European courts to Ottoman, Mughal, and Chinese thrones.
Ashikaga Yoshimochi
Japan (Shogunate)
1399–1413
John I of Portugal
Portugal
1399–1413
Charles VI of France
France
1399–1413
Manuel II Palaiologos
Rome
1399–1413
Emperor Go-Komatsu
Japan
1399–1412
Erik of Pomerania
Sweden
1399–1413
Yongle Emperor
China
1402–1413
Martin of Aragon
Spain
1399–1410
Margaret I of Denmark
Sweden
1399–1412
Bayezid I
Ottoman Empire
1399–1402
Irene Gattilusio
Rome
1399–1408
James I of Scotland
Scotland
1406–1413
Robert III of Scotland
Scotland
1399–1406
Pope Gregory XII
Papacy
1406–1413
Andronikos V Palaiologos
Rome
1403–1407
Pope Boniface IX
Papacy
1399–1404
Jianwen Emperor
China
1399–1402
Ferdinand I of Aragon
Spain
1412–1413
Pope Innocent VII
Papacy
1404–1406
Meanwhile in history
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Further Reading
Well-regarded biographies and histories to go deeper on Henry IV of England's life and times.
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