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| 1400 |
| | Richard II dies in Pontefract castle, almost certainly starved to death on the orders of the new king - insecure on his throne as an undeniable usurper | |
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| 1400 |
| | The Welsh rise against the English and proclaim Owain Glyn Dwr as their own prince of Wales | |
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| 1402 |
| | The Ottoman sultan Bayazid is defeated and captured near Ankara by Timur, who keeps the sultan in captivity until his death the following year | |
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| 1404 |
| | Owain Glyn Dwr captures Aberystwyth and Harlech from the English and sets up an independent Welsh administration | |
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| 1405 |
| | Timur is buried in a mausoleum (the Gur Amir) in Samarkand, a city which becomes an inspiration to his descendants | |
| | Samarkand, tomb of Timur Fotofile CG
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| 1406 |
| | On the death of his father, Robert III, James I becomes king of Scotland | |
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| 1407 |
| | Rivalry between factions of the French royal family results in the murder in Paris of the king's brother, Louis duke of Orléans, and the onset of civil war | |
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| 1408 |
| | Driven from Aberystwyth and Harlech, Owain Glyn Dwr loses support - and the last Welsh rebellion fades away | |
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| 1410 |
| | Shah Rukh, son of Timur, begins rebuilding the city of Herat | |
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| 1413 |
| | Henry V succeeds his father, Henry IV, as king of England | |
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