Henry IV
Henry IV , was King of England from 1399 to 1413. He asserted the claim of his grandfather King Edward III, a maternal grandson of Philip IV of France, to the Kingdom of France. Henry was the first English ruler since the Norman Conquest whose mother tongue was English rather than French.
The king had poor health in the latter part of his reign. Upon his death in 1413, he was succeeded by his eldest son, Henry V.
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Henry V
(Prince Hal)
Henry V, also called Henry of Monmouth, was King of England from 1413 until his death in 1422. Despite his relatively short reign, Henry's outstanding military successes in the Hundred Years' War against France made England one of the strongest military powers in Europe. Immortalised in Shakespeare's "Henriad" plays, Henry is known and celebrated as one of the greatest warrior kings of medieval England.
Henry Percy
Henry Percy was originally a follower of Edward III of England, for whom he held high offices in the administration of northern England. But later, he took part in a rebellion. In September 1402 the Percys took part in the Battle of Homildon Hill, which led to the capture of many Scots nobles. In 1408 Percy invaded England in rebellion once more and was killed at the Battle of Bramham Moor. His severed head was subsequently put on display at London Bridge.
Ralph Neville
Ralph Neville, 1st earl of Westmorland, Neville also spelled Nevill, English noble who, though created earl by King Richard II, supported the usurpation of the crown by Henry IV and did much to establish the Lancastrian dynasty.