Henry IV of England

Henry IV(c. April 1367– 20 March 1413), also known asHenry Bolingbroke,wasKing of Englandfrom 1399 to 1413. Henry was the son ofJohn of Gaunt, Duke of Lancaster(a son of KingEdward III), andBlanche of Lancaster.

Henry IV
Illuminated miniature,c. 1402
King of England
Reign	30 September 1399 – 20 March 1413
Coronation	13 October 1399
Predecessor	Richard II
Successor	Henry V
Born	c.April 1367 Bolingbroke Castle,Lincolnshire, England
Died	20 March 1413 (aged 45) Jerusalem Chamber,Westminster, England
Burial	Canterbury Cathedral,Kent, England
Spouses	Mary de Bohun ​ ​ (m.1381; died1394)​ Joan of Navarre ​ (m.1403)​
Issue more...	Henry V, King of England Thomas, Duke of Clarence John, Duke of Bedford Humphrey, Duke of Gloucester Blanche Philippa, Queen of Denmark, Norway and Sweden
House	Lancaster
Father	John of Gaunt
Mother	Blanche of Lancaster
Signature

Henry was involved in the 1388 revolt ofLords AppellantagainstRichard II,his first cousin, but he was not punished. However, he was exiled from court in 1398. After Henry's father died in 1399, Richard blocked Henry's inheritance of his father's lands. That year, Henry rallied a group of supporters, overthrew and imprisoned Richard II, andusurpedthe throne; these actions later contributed to dynastic disputes in theWars of the Roses(1455–1487).

Henry was the first English ruler whose mother tongue was English (rather than French) since theNorman Conquest,over three hundred years before.As king, he faced a number of rebellions, most seriously those ofOwain Glyndŵr,the last Welsh Prince of Wales, and the English knightHenry Percy (Hotspur),who was killed in theBattle of Shrewsburyin 1403. Henry IV had six children from his first marriage toMary de Bohun,while his second marriage toJoan of Navarreproduced no surviving children. Henry and Mary's eldest son,Henry of Monmouth,assumed the reins of government in 1410 as the king's health worsened. Henry IV died in 1413, and his son succeeded him asHenry V.

Early life

Henry was born atBolingbroke Castle,inLincolnshire,toJohn of GauntandBlanche of Lancaster.His epithet "Bolingbroke" was derived from his birthplace. Gaunt was the third son ofKing Edward III.Blanche was the daughter of the wealthy royal politician and noblemanHenry, Duke of Lancaster.Gaunt enjoyed a position of considerable influence during much of the reign of his own nephew, KingRichard II.Henry's elder sisters werePhilippa, Queen of Portugal,andElizabeth, Duchess of Exeter.His younger half-sisterKatherine, Queen of Castile,was Gaunt's daughter with his second wife,Constance of Castile.Henry also had fourhalf-siblingsborn ofKatherine Swynford,originally his sisters' governess, then his father's longstanding mistress and later third wife. These illegitimate (although later legitimized) children were given the surnameBeaufortfrom their birthplace at theChâteau de BeaufortinAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes,France.

Henry's relationship with his stepmother Katherine Swynford was amicable, but his relationship with the Beauforts varied. In his youth, he seems to have been close to all of them, but rivalries withHenryandThomas Beaufortcaused trouble after 1406.Ralph Neville, 4th Baron Neville,married Henry's half-sisterJoan Beaufort.Neville remained one of his strongest supporters, and so did his eldest half-brotherJohn Beaufort,even though Henry revoked Richard II's grant to John of amarquessate.Katherine Swynford's son from her first marriage, Thomas, was another loyal companion.Thomas Swynfordwas Constable ofPontefract Castle,where Richard II is said to have died.

Conflict at court

Relationship with Richard II

Henry of Bolingbroke, flanked by the lords spiritual and temporal, claims the throne in 1399. From a contemporary manuscript,British Library,Harleian Collection

Henry experienced a more inconsistent relationship with King Richard II than his father had. First cousins and childhood playmates, they were admitted together as knights of theOrder of the Garterin 1377, but Henry participated in theLords Appellants' rebellion against the king in 1387.After regaining power, Richard did not punish Henry, although he did execute or exile many of the other rebellious barons. In fact, Richard elevated Henry fromEarl of DerbytoDuke of Hereford.

Henry spent all of 1390 supporting the unsuccessfulsiege of Vilnius(capital of theGrand Duchy of Lithuania) byTeutonic Knightswith 70 to 80 household knights.During this campaign, he bought captured Lithuanian women and children and took them back toKönigsbergto be converted, even though Lithuanians had already been baptised byPolishpriests for a decade by then.

Henry's second expedition to Lithuania in 1392 illustrates the financial benefits to the Order of these guestcrusaders.His small army consisted of over 100 men, includinglongbowarchers and six minstrels, at a total cost to the Lancastrian purse of £4,360. Despite the efforts of Henry and his English crusaders, two years of attacks on Vilnius proved fruitless. In 1392–93 Henry undertook a pilgrimage toJerusalem,where he made offerings at theHoly Sepulchreand at theMount of Olives.Later he vowed to lead a crusade to "free Jerusalem from the infidel", but he died before this could be accomplished.

The relationship between Henry and Richard had a second crisis. In 1398, a remark about Richard's rule byThomas de Mowbray, 1st Duke of Norfolk,was interpreted as treason by Henry, who reported it to the king.The two dukes agreed to undergo aduel of honour(called by Richard) at Gosford Green nearCaludon Castle,Mowbray's home inCoventry.Yet before the duel could take place, Richard decided to banish Henry from the kingdom (with the approval of Henry's father, John of Gaunt), although it is unknown where he spent his exile, to avoid further bloodshed. Mowbray was exiled for life.

John of Gaunt died in February 1399.Without explanation, Richard cancelled the legal documents that would have allowed Henry to inherit Gaunt's land automatically. Instead, Henry would be required to ask Richard for the lands.

Accession

After some hesitation, Henry met the exiledThomas Arundel,formerarchbishop of Canterbury,who had lost his position because of his involvement with theLords Appellant.Henry and Arundel returned to England while Richard was on a military campaign in Ireland. With Arundel as his advisor, Henry began a military campaign, confiscating land from those who opposed him and ordering his soldiers to destroy much ofCheshire.Henry initially announced that he intended to reclaim his rights asDuke of Lancaster,though he quickly gained enough power and support to have himself declared King Henry IV, imprison Richard (who died in prison, most probably forcibly starved to death,) and bypass Richard'sheir-presumptive,Edmund de Mortimer, 5th Earl of March.

Henry's 13 October 1399 coronation at Westminster Abbeymay have been the first time since theNorman Conquestthat the monarch made an address in English.

In January 1400, Henry quashed theEpiphany Rising,a rebellion by Richard's supporters who plotted to assassinate him. Henry was forewarned and raised an army in London, at which the conspirators fled. They were apprehended and executed without trial.

Reign

The coronation of Henry IV of England, from a 15th century manuscript ofJean Froissart'sChronicles

Henry consulted with Parliament frequently, but was sometimes at odds with the members, especially over ecclesiastical matters. In January 1401, Arundel convened a convocation atSt. Paul's cathedralto addressLollardy.Henry dispatched a group to implore the clergy to address the heresies that were causing turmoil in England and confusion among Christians, and to impose penalties on those responsible.A short time later the convocation along with the House of Commons petitioned Henry to take action against the Lollards.On this advice, Henry obtained from Parliament the enactment ofDe heretico comburendoin 1401, which prescribed the burning ofheretics,an act done mainly to suppress theLollardmovement.In 1404 and 1410, Parliament suggested confiscating church land, in which both attempts failed to gain support.

Rebellions

Silverhalf-groatof Henry IV, York Museums Trust

Henry spent much of his reign defending himself against plots, rebellions, and assassination attempts. Henry's first major problem as monarch was what to do with the deposed Richard. After the earlyassassination plotwas foiled in January 1400, Richard died in prison aged 33, probably of starvation on Henry's order.Some chroniclers claimed that the despondent Richard had starved himself,which would not have been out of place with what is known of Richard's character. Though council records indicate that provisions were made for the transportation of the deposed king's body as early as 17 February, there is no reason to believe that he did not die on 14 February, as several chronicles stated. It can be positively said that he did not suffer a violent death, for his skeleton, upon examination, bore no signs of violence; whether he did indeed starve himself or whether that starvation was forced upon him are matters for lively historical speculation.

After his death, Richard's body was put on public display in theOld St Paul's Cathedral,both to prove to his supporters that he was truly dead and also to prove that he had not suffered a violent death. This did not stop rumours from circulating for years after that he was still alive and waiting to take back his throne, and that the body displayed was that of Richard's chaplain, a priest named Maudelain, who greatly resembled him. Henry had the body discreetly buried in theDominican PrioryatKings Langley,Hertfordshire,where he remained until King Henry V brought the body back to London and buried it in the tomb that Richard had commissioned for himself inWestminster Abbey.

Rebellions continued throughout the first 10 years of Henry's reign, including therevolt of Owain Glyndŵr,who declared himselfPrince of Walesin 1400,and the rebellions led byHenry Percy, 1st Earl of Northumberland,from 1403. The first Percy rebellion ended in theBattle of Shrewsburyin 1403 with the death of the earl's sonHenry,a renowned military figure known as "Hotspur" for his speed in advance and readiness to attack. Also in this battle, Henry IV's eldest son,Henry of Monmouth,later King Henry V, was wounded by an arrow in his face. He was cared for by royal physicianJohn Bradmore.Despite this, the Battle of Shrewsbury was a royalist victory. Monmouth's military ability contributed to the king's victory (though Monmouth seized much effective power from his father in 1410).

In the last year of Henry's reign, the rebellions picked up speed. "The old fable of a living Richard was revived", notes one account, "and emissaries from Scotland traversed the villages of England, in the last year of Henry's reign, declaring that Richard was residing at the Scottish Court, awaiting only a signal from his friends to repair to London and recover his throne."

A suitable-looking impostor was found and King Richard's old groom circulated word in the city that his master was alive in Scotland. "Southwark was incited to insurrection" by Sir Elias Lyvet (Levett) and his associate Thomas Clark, who promised Scottish aid in carrying out the insurrection. Ultimately, the rebellion came to nought. Lyvet was released and Clark thrown into theTower of London.

Foreign relations

Manuel II Palaiologos (left) with Henry IV (right) in London, December 1400

Early in his reign, Henry hosted the visit ofManuel II Palaiologos,the onlyByzantine emperorever to visit England, from December 1400 to February 1401 atEltham Palace,with ajoustbeing given in his honour. Henry also sent monetary support with Manuel upon his departure to aid him against theOttoman Empire.

In 1406, English pirates captured the futureJames I of Scotland,aged eleven, off the coast ofFlamborough Headas he was sailing to France.James was delivered to Henry IV and remained a prisoner until after the death of Henry's son, Henry V.

Final illness and death

The later years of Henry's reign were marked by serious health problems. He had a disfiguring skin disease and, more seriously, suffered acute attacks of a grave illness in June 1405; April 1406; June 1408; during the winter of 1408–09; December 1412; and finally a fatal bout in March 1413. In 1410, Henry had provided his royal surgeonThomas Morstedewith an annuity of £40 p.a. which was confirmed by Henry V immediately after his succession. This was so that Morstede would "not be retained by anyone else".Medical historians have long debated the nature of this affliction or afflictions. The skin disease might have beenleprosy(which did not necessarily mean precisely the same thing in the 15th century as it does to modern medicine), perhapspsoriasis,or a different disease. The acute attacks have been given a wide range of explanations, fromepilepsyto a form of cardiovascular disease.Some medieval writers felt that he was struck with leprosy as a punishment for his treatment ofRichard le Scrope,Archbishop of York,who was executed in June 1405 on Henry's orders after a failed coup.

According toHolinshed,it was predicted that Henry would die in Jerusalem, andShakespeare's playrepeats this prophecy. Henry took this to mean that he would die oncrusade.In reality, he died in theJerusalem Chamberin the abbot's house of Westminster Abbey, on 20 March 1413 during aconvocation of Parliament.Hisexecutor,Thomas Langley,was at his side.

Burial

Henry IV and Joan of Navarre, detail of their effigies inCanterbury Cathedral

16th century imaginary painting of Henry IV,National Portrait Gallery, London

Despite the example set by most of his recent predecessors, Henry and his second wife,Joan,were not buried at Westminster Abbey but atCanterbury Cathedral,on the north side ofTrinity Chapeland directly adjacent to the shrine ofSt Thomas Becket.Becket's cult was then still thriving, as evidenced in the monastic accounts and in literary works such asThe Canterbury Tales,and Henry seemed particularly devoted to it, or at least keen to be associated with it. The reasons for his interment in Canterbury are debatable, but it is highly likely that Henry deliberately associated himself with the martyr saint for reasons of political expediency, namely, the legitimisation of his dynasty after seizing the throne fromRichard II.Significantly, at his coronation, he was anointed with holy oil that had reportedly been given to Becket by the Virgin Mary shortly before his death in 1170;this oil was placed inside a distinct eagle-shaped container of gold. According to one version of the tale, the oil had then passed to Henry's maternal grandfather, Henry of Grosmont, Duke of Lancaster.

Proof of Henry's deliberate connection to Becket lies partially in the structure of the tomb itself. The wooden panel at the western end of his tomb bears a painting of the martyrdom of Becket, and the tester, or wooden canopy, above the tomb is painted with Henry's personal motto, 'Soverayne', alternated by crowned golden eagles. Likewise, the three large coats of arms that dominate the tester painting are surrounded by collars of SS, a golden eagle enclosed in each tiret.The presence of such eagle motifs points directly to Henry's coronation oil and his ideological association with Becket. Sometime after Henry's death, an imposing tomb was built for him and his queen, probably commissioned and paid for by Queen Joan herself.Atop the tomb chest lie detailedalabastereffigies of Henry and Joan, crowned and dressed in their ceremonial robes. Henry's body was evidently well embalmed, as an exhumation in 1832 established, allowing historians to state with reasonable certainty that the effigies do represent accurate portraiture.

Titles and arms

Titles

• StyledEarl of Derby(1377–1397);
• Earl of NorthamptonandHereford(22 December 1384 – 30 September 1399);
• Duke of Hereford(29 September 1397 – 30 September 1399);
• Duke of Lancaster(3 February – 30 September 1399);
• King of EnglandandLord of Ireland(30 September 1399 – 20 March 1413).

Arms

Before his father's death in 1399, Henry bore the arms of the kingdom, differenced by alabel of five points ermine.After his father's death, the difference changed to alabel of five points per pale ermine and France.

Upon his accession as king, Henry updated the arms of the kingdom to match an update in those of royal France from a field offleur-de-lysto just three.

• 
  Coat of arms as Duke of Hereford
• 
  Coat of arms as Duke of Hereford and Lancaster
• 
  Coat of arms as3rd Earl of Derby,KG
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  Henry'sachievementas king with the old arms of France
• 
  Royalachievementas king

Genealogy

English royal families in theWars of the Roses

Dukes (exceptAquitaine) and Princes of Wales are noted, as are the monarchs' reigns. †=Killed in action;=Executed See alsoFamily tree of English monarchs Henry of Grosmont Duke of Lancaster Edward III King of England r. 1327–1377 Edward of Woodstock "The Black Prince" Prince of Wales Lionel of Antwerp Duke of Clarence Blanche of Lancaster John of Gaunt Duke of Lancaster Katherine Swynford Edmund of Langley Duke of York Thomas of Woodstock Duke of Gloucester Richard II Prince of Wales, King of England r. 1377–1399 Philippa of Clarence Henry IV Duke of Lancaster, King of England Lancastrian r. 1399–1413 John Beaufort Lancastrian Thomas Beaufort Duke of Exeter Joan Beaufort Ralph Neville Henry Percy"Hotspur" Elizabeth Mortimer Roger Mortimer Owen Tudor Lancastrian Catherine of Valois Lancastrian Henry V Duke of Lancaster, Prince of Wales, King of England r. 1413–1422 Lancastrian Humphrey Duke of Gloucester Edward of Norwich Duke of York Richard of Conisburgh Anne de Mortimer John Beaufort Duke of Somerset Lancastrian Margaret of Anjou Lancastrian Henry VI King of England r. 1422–1461,r. 1470–1471 Lancastrian Edmund Beaufort Duke of Somerset Lancastrian †1st St Albans William Neville Yorkist Eleanor Neville Henry Percy Lancastrian †1st St Albans Anne Neville Duchess of Buckingham Richard Neville Yorkist Wakefield Cecily Neville Richard of York Duke of York, Prince of Wales Yorkist †Wakefield Henry Beaufort Duke of Somerset Lancastrian Hexham Richard Woodville Edgecote Margaret Beaufort Edmund Beaufort Duke of Somerset Lancastrian Tewkesbury Henry Percy Lancastrian †Towton Humphrey Stafford John Neville Yorkist,thenLancastrian †Barnet Richard Neville "Kingmaker" Yorkist,thenLancastrian †Barnet Margaret Beaufort Lancastrian Edmund Tudor Lancastrian Jasper Tudor Duke of Bedford Lancastrian Catherine Woodville Henry Stafford Duke of Buckingham Yorkist,thenLancastrian Elizabeth Woodville Edward IV Duke of York, King of England r. 1461–1470,r. 1471–1483 Yorkist George Plantagenet Duke of Clarence Yorkist,thenLancastrian Tower Edward of Westminster Prince of Wales Lancastrian †Tewkesbury Anne Neville Richard III Duke of Gloucester, King of England r. 1483–1485 Yorkist †Bosworth Field Henry VII King of England Lancastrian r. 1485–1509 Elizabeth of York Edward V Prince of Wales, King of England r. 1483 Yorkist Tower Richard of Shrewsbury Duke of York Tower

Marriages and issue

First marriage: Mary de Bohun

Henry marriedMary de Bohun(died 1394) at an unknown date,but her marriage licence, purchased by Henry's fatherJohn of Gauntin June 1380, is preserved at theNational Archives.The accepted date of the ceremony is 5 February 1381, at Mary's family home ofRochford Hall,Essex.The near-contemporary chroniclerJean Froissartreports a rumour that Mary's sisterEleanor de Bohunkidnapped Mary fromPleshey Castleand held her atArundel Castle,where she was kept as a novice nun; Eleanor's intention was to control Mary's half of the Bohun inheritance (or to allow her husband,Thomas, Duke of Gloucester,to control it).There Mary was persuaded to marry Henry. They had six children:

Name	Arms	Blazon
Henry V of England(1386–1422), 1st son		Arms of King Henry IV:France modern quartering Plantagenet
Thomas, Duke of Clarence(1387–1421), 2nd son,who marriedMargaret Holland,widow ofJohn Beaufort, 1st Earl of Somerset,and daughter ofThomas Holland, 2nd Earl of Kent,without progeny.		Arms of King Henry IV witha label of three points argent each charged with three ermine spots and a canton gulesfordifference
John, Duke of Bedford(1389–1435), 3rd son,who married twice: firstly toAnne of Burgundy(d. 1432), daughter ofJohn the Fearless,without progeny. Secondly toJacquetta of Luxembourg,without progeny.		Arms of King Henry IV witha label of five points per pale ermine and Francefor difference
Humphrey, Duke of Gloucester(1390–1447), 4th son,who married twice but left no surviving legitimate progeny: firstly toJacqueline, Countess of Hainaut and Holland(d.1436), daughter ofWilliam VI, Count of Hainaut.Through this marriage Gloucester assumed the title "Count of Holland,Zeeland andHainault".Secondly toEleanor Cobham,his mistress.		Arms of King Henry IV withbordure argentfor difference
Blanche of England(1392–1409) married in 1402Louis III, Elector Palatine
Philippa of England(1394–1430) married in 1406Eric of Pomerania,king of Denmark, Norway and Sweden.

Henry had four sons from his first marriage, which was undoubtedly a clinching factor in his acceptability for the throne. By contrast, Richard II had no children and Richard's heir-presumptiveEdmund Mortimerwas only seven years old. The only two of Henry's six children who produced legitimate children to survive to adulthood were Henry V and Blanche, whose son, Rupert, was the heir to theElectorate of the Palatinateuntil his death at 20. All three of his other sons produced illegitimate children. Henry IV's male Lancaster line ended in 1471 during theWar of the Roses,between the Lancastrians and the Yorkists, with the deaths of his grandson Henry VI and Henry VI's sonEdward, Prince of Wales.Mary de Bohun died giving birth to her daughter Philippa in 1394.

Second marriage: Joan of Navarre

On 7 February 1403, nine years after the death of his first wife, Henry married Joan, the daughter ofCharles II of Navarre,atWinchester.She was the widow ofJohn IV, Duke of Brittany(known in traditional English sources as John V),with whom she had 9 children; however, her marriage to King Henry produced no surviving children. In 1403, Joan of Navarre gave birth to stillborn twins fathered by King Henry IV,which was the last pregnancy of her life. Joan was 35 years old at the time.

Mistresses

By an unknown mistress, Henry IV had one illegitimate child:

• Edmund Leborde (1401 – shortly before 19 December 1419)

See also

• Cultural depictions of Henry IV of England
• Naish Prioryin Somerset contains corbelled heads of Henry IV and Joanna celebrating their marriage, at the manor of Mary de Bohun's late and powerful great-aunt,Margaret de Bohun
• List of earls in the reign of Henry IV of England
• Mouldwarp

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Further reading

• Watson, G. W. (1896)."The Seize Quartiers of the Kings and Queens of England".In H. W. Forsyth Harwood (ed.).The Genealogist.New Series. Vol. 12. Exeter: William Pollard & Co.

External links

• Henry IVat the official website of the British monarchy
• Henry IVat BBC History
• Portraits of King Henry IVat theNational Portrait Gallery, London