1310s in England

Events from the 1310s in England.

Incumbents

Monarch - Edward II of England

Events

• 1310
  • 16 March - Edward II of England agrees to the election of a committee of twenty-one barons as "Lord Ordainers" to reform the government.^[1]
  • October - English army raids southern Scotland, but fails to reach the north.^[1]
  • The first purpose-built accommodation for students (Mob Quad) completed in Merton College, Oxford.
• 1311
  • August - Parliament publishes the ordinances, substituting the Lord Ordainers for the King as the effective government of the country.^[1]
  • Scottish forces under Robert the Bruce raid Northumberland and burn Corbridge.^[1]
  • Bolingbroke Castle passes to the House of Lancaster.
  • Completion of Lincoln Cathedral.
• 1312
  • January - Edward II moves his court to York and prepares to fight rebellious barons.^[1]
  • 19 June - Thomas, 2nd Earl of Lancaster, leader of rebels, orders the execution of royal favourite Piers Gaveston.^[1]
  • Scottish forces under Robert the Bruce raid as far as Durham.^[1]
  • 22 December - Earl of Lancaster and his supporters refuse an offer of pardon from Edward II.^[1]
  • Walter of Guisborough writes Cronica, a history of England from 1066.^[1]
• 1313
  • 13 January - Robert the Bruce expels English troops from Perth, Scotland.^[2]
  • 20 May - Ordinance of the Staple establishes specific depots through which the English wool trade to Europe must pass.^[1]
  • 28 May - Thomas Cobham elected to the Archbishopric of Canterbury.
  • 1 October - Pope Clement V dismisses the election of Thomas Cobham to the Archbishopric of Canterbury having been petitioned to do so by King Edward II. Walter Reynolds enthroned as the Archbishop.
  • October - Edward II pardons rebellious barons after they publicly apologise.^[1]
  • Robert the Bruce retakes the Isle of Man from the English.^[2]
• 1314
  • May - English forces invade Scotland.^[1]
  • 24 June - Battle of Bannockburn. Scottish forces led by Robert the Bruce defeated Edward II of England.^[3]
  • June - Scotland regains its independence and raids England as far as Yorkshire.^[1]
  • Exeter College, Oxford founded by Walter de Stapledon.
  • June–September - Welsh revolt in Glamorgan.
  • Ban on the playing of violent ball games (precursors of football) is instituted and widely ignored.^[1]
• 1315
  • February - Earl of Lancaster takes control of administration, removing the last of the King's supporters from the Royal Council.^[1]
  • 25 October - Adam Banastre, Henry de Lea and William Bradshaw attack Liverpool Castle.
  • The Borough of Liverpool, along with Liverpool Castle, is granted to Robert de Holland.
  • Widespread famine after heavy rain destroys the harvest; lasts until 1317.^[1]
• 1316
  • January–March - Welsh revolt in Glamorgan led by Llywelyn Bren.
  • February - Earl of Lancaster becomes Chief Councillor to Edward II, who confirms the Ordinances of 1311.^[1]
• 1317
  • April - Baron Roger Mortimer, newly appointed Justiciar of Ireland drives Scottish raiders back to the north of Ireland.^[1]
• 1318
  • 8 April - Berwick-upon-Tweed is retaken by the Scottish from the English.^[2]
  • 9 August - Treaty of Leake between Edward II and Earl of Lancaster, agreeing on control of administration.^[1]
  • 14 October - Anglo-Irish forces defeat a Scots-Irish army at the Battle of Faughart in Ireland. Edward Bruce, brother of Robert the Bruce, is killed in the battle.^[2]
• 1319
  • 20 September
    • A siege of Berwick-upon-Tweed to recapture it from the Scottish occupation is abandoned.^[2]
    • First War of Scottish Independence: Scottish victory at the Battle of Myton.^[1]

Births

• 1311
• 24 June - Philippa of Hainault, queen of Edward III of England (died 1369)
• 1312
  • 13 November - King Edward III of England (died 1377)
• 1313
  • 20 July - John Tiptoft, 2nd Baron Tibetot, (died 1367)
• 1314
  • Philippa of Hainault, Queen consort of Edward III of England (died 1369)
• 1317
  • Michael 2nd Baron Poynings, Knight (d. 1369)
• 1318
  • 8 June - Eleanor of Woodstock, eldest daughter of King Edward II of England
  • Eleanor of Lancaster (died 1372)
• 1319
  • William de Bohun, 1st Earl of Northampton, military leader (died 1360)

Deaths

• 1311
  • Antony Bek, bishop of Durham (year of birth unknown)
• 1312
  • 19 June - Piers Gaveston, favourite of Edward II of England (born c. 1284)
• 1313
  • John Schorne, rector of North Marston in the county of Buckinghamshire (year of birth unknown)
• 1315
  • 10 August - Guy de Beauchamp, 10th Earl of Warwick, nobleman (year of birth unknown)
• 1317
  • 14 February - Marguerite of France, queen of Edward I of England (born 1282)

References

See also