Daily Medieval

Young Edmund Mortimer , who was the heir-presumptive of Richard II with the strongest claim to the throne of England, was being raised by th...

Although Edmund Mortimer was only seven years old when Henry Bolingbroke usurped the throne from Richard II, he was a potential political ...

When Henry Bolingbroke decided in 1399 to return from exile in France and force his cousin, King Richard II, to return to him the propertie...

After the Trial by Combat affair in 1398 between Henry Bolingbroke and Thomas Mowbray (which was supposed to be to the death), King Richar...

Henry Bolingbroke and his cousin, Richard, were childhood friends, but when they were older Henry became one of the Lords Appellant  in 138...

I mentioned yesterday that Henry Bolingbroke , son of John of Gaunt, married Mary de Bohun, through whom he inherited the title Earl of Here...

I wrote not too long ago about Bolingbroke and his adversarial relationship with his cousin, Richard II. It might be useful to see him as a...

The Lords Appellant must have felt they had done good service to the kingdom of England after the Merciless Parliament  of 1388 eliminated ...

Pontefract Castle, where Richard II was imprisoned  by his cousin (although for a very short time), had been begun very shortly after Willi...

Edward III of England had several sons. His eldest was also Edward, known as The Black Prince. Another was John of Gaunt . Prince Edward had...

England and France were at war for a long time, and neither side was in great shape in the late 1380s. England had been unsuccessful in seve...