1330s in England

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Events from the 1330s in England.

1 Incumbents
2 Events
3 Births
4 Deaths
5 References
6 See also

Incumbents

Monarch - Edward III of England

Events

1330
- 19 October - King Edward III of England starts his personal reign, arresting his regent Roger Mortimer.^[1]
- 29 November - Execution of Mortimer.^[2]
- Approximate date of completion of the tower and spire of Salisbury Cathedral.^[3]
1331
1332
- 10 August–11 August - Second War of Scottish Independence: Edward Balliol, pretender to the Scottish throne, and his English allies defeat troops loyal to Robert the Bruce at the Battle of Dupplin Moor.
- 12 December - Second War of Scottish Independence: Balliol forced to flee to England.^[1]
1333
- 25 March - Second War of Scottish Independence: An English victory over the Scots at the Battle of Dornock.
- May - Second War of Scottish Independence: David II of Scotland flees to France allowing his rival Balliol to recognise Edward III as overlord. Balliol cedes Berwick-upon-Tweed and eight Southern Scottish counties to Edward.^[2]
- May - Second War of Scottish Independence: Balliol, with English support, besieges Berwick.^[1]
- 8 June - Edward III seizes the Isle of Man from Scottish control.^[2]
- 19 July - Second War of Scottish Independence: A decisive English victory over the Scots is won at the Battle of Halidon Hill, and Berwick falls.^[4]
- 3 November - John de Stratford enthroned as Archbishop of Canterbury.
1334
- February - Second War of Scottish Independence: Edward Balliol cedes Berwick to England.^[1]
- June - Second War of Scottish Independence: Balliol cedes the counties of southern Scotland to England and recognises Edward III as his overlord.^[1]
- September - Second War of Scottish Independence: English armies enter southern Scotland to put down rebellions.^[1]
1335
- 30 July - Second War of Scottish Independence: Scottish victory over the English at the Battle of Boroughmuir.
- 30 November - Second War of Scottish Independence: Robert the Bruce loyalists win a victory over Edward Balliol and his English allies at the Battle of Culblean.
1336
- English troops burn Aberdeen in Scotland.
- August - England bans wool exports to Flanders.^[1]
- September - Parliament votes for taxes to fund a war against France.^[1]
1337
- 17 March - Edward, the Black Prince is created Duke of Cornwall, becoming the first English Duke.^[4]
- 24 May - Philip VI of France confiscates Gascony from English control.^[1]
- August - English forces relieve Stirling Castle, ending Edward III's last Scottish campaign.^[1]
- October - Edward III formally rejects Philip VI's claim to the French throne, initiating the Hundred Years' War.^[1]
- First phase of the Hundred Years' War.^[2]
- Bisham Priory founded.
- Rebuilding of Gloucester Abbey in perpendicular style begins.^[1]
1338
- July - Edward III issues the Walton Ordinances at Walton-on-the-Naze, giving emergency powers to royal officials in order to raise funds for the war effort.^[1]
- 5 September - Hundred Years' War: Louis IV, Holy Roman Emperor appoints Edward III a vicar-general of the Holy Roman Empire. Louis supports Edward's claim to the French throne under the terms of the Treaty of Koblenz.^[2]
- Philip VI of France's navy attacks and burns Portsmouth.^[2]
1339
- Hundred Years' War: French fleet raids Dover and Folkestone.^[1]
- 3 December - Hundred Years' War: England allies with Flanders against the French.^[1]

Births

1330
- 15 June - Edward, the Black Prince, son of Edward III of England (died 1376)^[4]
- John Gower, English poet (died 1410)
1332
- William Langland, poet (died 1400)

Deaths

1330
- 19 March - Edmund of Woodstock, 1st Earl of Kent, son of Edward I and brother of Edward II, (executed by Roger Mortimer) (born 1301)
- 29 November - Roger Mortimer, 1st Earl of March, de facto ruler of England (born 1287)
1332
- 20 July - Thomas Randolph, 1st Earl of Moray, regent of Scotland
- Adam de Brome, founder of Oriel College, Oxford
1336
- 23 May - Richard of Wallingford, mathematician and Abbot of St. Albans (b. 1292)
1339
- Henry de Cobham, 1st Baron Cobham, Lord Warden of the Cinque Ports (born 1260)

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o Palmer, Alan & Veronica (1992). The Chronology of British History. London: Century Ltd. pp. 100–102. ISBN 0-7126-5616-2.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Williams, Hywel (2005). Cassell's Chronology of World History. Weidenfeld & Nicolson. pp. 159–161. ISBN 0-304-35730-8.
^ "History of Salisbury Cathedral". http://www.salisburycathedral.org.uk/history.cathedral.php. Retrieved 2007-08-05.
^ ^a ^b ^c Penguin Pocket On This Day. Penguin Reference Library. 2006. ISBN 0-14-102715-0.

1330s in England

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Incumbents

Events

Births

Deaths

References

See also