1240s in England
Events from the 1240s in England.
Incumbents
Monarch - Henry III of England
Events
- 1240
- 1241
- 1242
- May - English army supports rebels in Poitou against French rule.[1]
- 1243
- September - England signs a truce with France.[1]
- 1244
- Dafydd ap Llywelyn forms alliance of minor Welsh rulers in Wales and begins revolt against English rule.
- August - Henry blockades Scotland and musters an army at Newcastle upon Tyne after Scots threaten the border.[1]
- November - Bishops and barons refuse to pay taxes demanded by King Henry, and insist on administrative reforms.[2]
- 1245
- English army campaigns in north Wales to subdue Dafydd ap Llywelyn. A truce is agreed in the autumn, and Henry returns to England.[1]
- The rebuilding of Westminster Abbey in Gothic style begins.[2]
- 1246
- 1247
- 1248
- 1249
Births
- 1240
- 1241
- 1243
- 1245
- 1246
- 1247
- 1249
Deaths
- 1240
- 1241
- 1242
- 1243
- 1245
- 1246
- 1247
- 1249
References
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