Since the reign of King Henry from 1399 to 1413, he had to face many tragedies. During his reign, he foiled numerous assassination attempts, rebellions and plots to restore King Richard's throne. He managed to thwart these potential tragedies thanks to his loyal and well-trained army (wikipedia). King Henry was born on April 3, 1367 (wikipedia), at Bolingbroke Castle, as he was later nicknamed "Henry of Bolingbroke" (wikipedia). He was born to John of Gaunt, Duke of Lancaster, and Blanche of Lancaster (Britannia). As a child, Henry played with his cousin Richard the future king of England whom Henry would eventually defeat (Wekipedia). They were both admitted to the Order of the Garter in 1377. Later in Henry's life he would take part in the Lords Appellant's Rebellion. After Richard regained power, he sentenced most of the rebels to execution or exile, but he spared the life of his cousin Henry who would later come back to haunt him. In 1389, Henry and Richard had a second conflict when Richard exiled Henry with his father's approval. Henry was banished to avoid a bloody confrontation with Thomas de Mowbray, 1st Duke of Norfolk, who was exiled for life. The following year, Henry's father, John of Gaunt, died and King Richard decided to abandon the legal documents so that Henry could return. Henry inherited all the lands of Guant (wikipedia), because he was the eldest son. While King Richard was in Ireland on a military campaign, Henry was leading his own military campaign to remove Richard from the throne..