Not surprisingly for one who had usurped the throne Henry IV's reign was punctuated by rebellions.  He died due to a skin condition rumoured to be leprosy.



  Shakespeare's portrayal of Henry V accurately reflects the medieval warrior-king whose excellence in the field of battle was immortalized in his victory over the French at Agincourt in 1415.



* Whilst serving his father at the battle of Shewsbury in 1403 he was wounded in the face by an arrow.


Henry VI  1422-1461, 1470-1471




Infighting came to dominate Henry VI's long reign.  Military defeats hastened Henry's mental collapse and was deposed in favour og Edward IV.

He was murdered whilst imprisoned in the Tower of London in 1471.