1300s in England
Events from the 1300s in England.
Incumbents
Monarch - Edward I of England (to 7 July 1307), Edward II of England
Events
- 1300
- 1301
- 1302
- 1303
- 1 February - Edward I issues the Carta Mercatoria, allowing foreign merchants free entry and departure with their goods.[4]
- 24 February - First War of Scottish Independence: Scottish victory at the Battle of Roslin.
- 20 May - Treaty of Paris restores Gascony to England from France.[3]
- First War of Scottish Independence: Edward I reconquers Scotland.
- 1304
- 1305
- 5 August - English troops capture William Wallace, leader of the resistance to the English occupation of Scotland.
- 23 August - Wallace executed in London.[5]
- September - Edward I issues ordinances for the government of Scotland.[1]
- Edward I issues the first commission of Trailbaston.[5]
- 1306
- 1307
- January - Statute of Carlisle forbids religious foundations from sending money to their mother houses abroad.[1]
- 10 May - Battle of Loudon Hill: Scottish forces under Robert the Bruce defeat an English army.[1]
- 7 July - Edward II becomes King of England following the death of Edward I whilst campaigning in Scotland.[5]
- 6 August - Edward II's alleged lover Piers Gaveston is made Earl of Cornwall.[1]
- 1308
- January - Order of the Knights Templar dissolved in England; Edward II appropriates their lands.[1]
- 25 January - King Edward II marries Isabella of France.[5]
- 25 February - Coronation of King Edward II.[3]
- 18 May - Edward forced to banish Piers Gaveston by his barons.[5]
- 1309
- 27 July - Parliament allows Gaveston to return in exchange for an agreement to reform the royal administration.[1]
- Alnwick Castle, Northumberland, bought by the Percy family, later Earls of Northumberland.
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Deaths
References
See also