Cradle of Henry V the son of Mary de Bohun and Henry Bolingbroke, and the grandson of John of Gaunt. Monmouth was among Henry of Bolingbroke's possessions and it was where the newly married couple lived for several years. Mary was to die in 1394; Henry Bolingbroke ousted king Richard II and became Henry IV, King of England, in 1399. The young Henry of Monmouth succeeded his father to become King Henry V in 1413. During the 18th and early 19th centuries the cradle was famous locally and its claim to be a genuine relic of Henry V's childhood was generally accepted. It was
Edward IV of England declared illegitimate by Parliament in 1484 in an act known as Titulus Regius (King's Title), clearing the way for Richard III to become King. This act was later repealed by Henry VII, thus (re-)legitimising Edward and Elizabeth's children. Edward had numerous mistresses. These included, Elizabeth Shore, also called Jane Shore, Lady Eleanor Talbot and Elizabeth Lucy Wayte. Edward IV reportedly had several illegitimate children: Edward IV's eldest son was invested with the title of Prince of Wales at the age of seven months. At the age of three, he was sent by his father to Ludlow Castle as nominal head