House of Lancaster

King Henry IV 

Also known as Henry Bolingbroke

Born - 15th April 1367, Bolingbroke Castle, Lincolnshire, England

Claim to the Throne - Henry made his claim under King Edward III’s entailment of 1376 (grandfather).

Died - 20th March 1413, Jerusalem Chamber - Westminster.  Cause of death - seizure whilst praying - suffered from a skin disease, considered to have been leprosy and reported to have had a tumour.

Buried - Canterbury Cathedral, Kent

King Henry V of England

Also known as Henry of Monmouth

Born - 16th September 1386, Monmouth Castle, Wales

Claim to the Throne - son of Henry IV and Mary de Bohun

Died - 31st August 1422, Château de Vincennes, France. Cause of death – dysentery.

Buried - Westminster Abbey 

King Henry VI of England

Born - 6th December 1421, Windsor Castle, Berkshire

Claim to the Throne - son of Henry V and Catherine of Valois

Died 21st May 1471, Tower of London.  Cause of death - possibly murdered whilst in the Tower of London.

Buried - Windsor Castle, Berkshire