Historical Timeline
| year | event |
| 1307 | Edward I dies |
| 1308 | Edward II marries Isabella of France (daugher of Philip IV, and sister to three French kings) then withn a month is crowned King of England |
| 1327 | Edward II dies, Edward III becomes King of England |
| Charles IV of France dies, leaving no heir; by ENGLISH thinking, Edward III is King of France, as well; French "Salic Law" refuses to recongize a king who descends via the female (as Edward III had through Isabella); Philip of Valois becomes Philip VI of France (even though he is a first cousin of Charles IV, and further in blood from Charles than was Edward III) | |
| 1330 | Edward, Black Prince of Wales, heir to Edward III is born |
| 1337 | Edward declares himself King of France; the Hundred Years' War begins |
| 1338 | Lionel of Antwerp (Clarence), second heir to Edward III, is born |
| 1340 | English navy defeats France at the coast of the Netherlands; English now control the channel |
| John of Gaunt (Lancaster), third heir to Edward III, is born | |
| 1341 | Edmund of Langley (York), fourth heir to Edward III, is born |
| 1346 | England invades France |
| 1347 | England takes Calais after year-long seige |
| 1350 | Phlip VI dies; John II of France begins reign |
| 1355 | Edward Black Prince of Wales goes to France with his own mlitary command |
| Thomas of Woodstock (Gloucester), fifth heir to Edward III, is born | |
| 1356 | John II captured at Battle of Poitiers |
| 1359 | John of Gaunt marries Blanche of Lancaster |
| 1360 | Treaty of Calais ends first portion of Hundred Years' War; Edward gains control over more French territories |
| 1361 | Edward Black Prince of Wales marries Joan of Kent (his cousin, after receiving papal permission and absolution) |
| 1364 | Charles V of France begins reign |
| Henry Percy (Hotspur) is born… three years before Bolingbroke is born | |
| 1365 | Edward of Angouleme, son to Edward Black Prince of Wales, is born |
| 1367 | Richard of Bordeaux, son to Edward Black Prince of Wales (and future Richard II), is born |
| Henry Bolingbroke, son to John of Gaunt, and future Henry IV, is born | |
| 1368 | Lionel of Antwerp (Clarence), second heir to Edward III, dies |
| 1369 | Blanche of Lancaster, wife to John of Gaunt, dies |
| 1371 | John of Gaunt marries Constance of Castille while simultaneously beginning an affair with Katherine Swynford (fathering four children by her… don't worry, he'll marry her later) |
| 1372 | Edward of Angouleme, son to Edward Black Prince of Wales, dies |
| 1373 | Edward, son of Duke of York (Aumerle), is born |
| John of Gaunt assumes command of English army in France | |
| John Beaufort, then illegitimate child of John of Gaunt, is born | |
| 1375 | Henry Beaufort, then illegitimate child of John of Gaunt, is born |
| 1376 | Edward Black Prince of Wales, heir to Edward III, dies |
| Thomas of Woodstock (Gloucester) marries Eleanor de Bohun | |
| 1377 | Edward III dies |
| Richard II crowned King of England at age ten | |
| Thomas Beaufort, then illegitimate child of John of Gaunt, is born | |
| 1379 | Joan Beaufort, then illegitimate child of John of Gaunt, is born |
| 1381 | Richard II puts down Wat Tyler uprisings |
| 1382 | Richard II marries Anne of Bohemia |
| 1386 | Henry Bolingbroke marries Mary de Bohun, sister of Eleanor de Bohun, making Gloucester and Bolingbrook both uncle and nephew AND brothers-in-law |
| 1387 | Prince Hal, son of Henry Bolingbroke, and future Henry V, is born |
| Thomas, son of Henry Bolingbroke, is born | |
| 1388 | Thomas of Woodstock (Gloucester) leads the Lords Appellant uprising against Richard II, weakening the king's power |
| 1389 | John, son of Henry Bolingbroke, is born |
| 1390 | Humphrey, son of Henry Bolingbroke, is born |
| 1394 | Anne of Bohemia dies of plague without providing an heir for Richard II |
| Constance of Castille, John of Gaunt's second wife, died | |
| Mary de Bohun, wife of Henry Bolingbroke, dies | |
| 1396 | John of Gaunt marries (again) Katherine Swinford, with whom he had fathered four children in the 1370's |
| 1397 | Richard II marries Isabella, daughter to new King of France Charles VI, age seven |
| 1397 | Richard II deposes the Lords Appellant and imprisons Gloucester |
| 1397 | Thomas of Woodstock (Gloucester), fifth heir to Edward III, is murdered in prison (presumably under Richard II's order) |
| 1398 | EVENTS OF RICHARD THE SECOND BEGIN both Bolingbroke and Richard are 31 years old, and Richard is in the 21st year of his reign |
| 1398 | Bolingbroke and Mowbray make their accusations |
| 1398 | Richard banishes Mowbray and Bolingbroke |
| 1399 | John of Gaunt dies (February) |
| Richard II leaves for the Irish Wars (May) | |
| Bolingbroke lands at Ravenspur (June) | |
| Richard returns from Ireland (July 24) | |
| Richard II surrenders (August 19) | |
| Richard II imprisoned in Tower of London (September 1) | |
| Richard II resigns crown (September 29) | |
| Bolingbroke is crowned King Henry IV (October 13) | |
| 1400 | Richard dies in captivity (February 14) |
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