King Richard II of England surrenders to his cousin Henry Bolingbroke at Flint Castle on August 19, 1399. Richard was forced to abdicate and Henry crowned himself King Henry IV, beginning the Lancastrian dynasty and ultimately leading to the Wars of the Roses. Richard was imprisoned in the Tower of London before his death in February 1400.
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