1370s in England
Events from the 1370s in England.
Incumbents
Monarch - Edward III of England (to 21 June 1377), Richard II of England
Events
- 1370
- 1371
- 1372
- 1373
- 1374
- January - Hundred Years' War: John of Gaunt's forces reach Bordeaux.[2]
- In recognition for his great works, King Edward III grants the writer Geoffrey Chaucer a gallon of wine a day for the rest of his life.
- 1375
- 1376
- Hundred Years' War: March - The peace treaty between England and France is extended until April 1377.
- 28 April - The start of Good Parliament in England, so called because its members attempted to reform the corrupt Royal Council, through the first use of impeachment.[1]
- 7 June - The dying Prince Edward summons his father Edward III and brother John of Gaunt and makes them swear to uphold the claim to the throne of his son Richard.
- 8 June - Edward, the Black Prince dies, becoming the first English Prince of Wales to not rule as king.[2]
- 10 July - The Good Parliament is dissolved. At that time, it was the longest Parliament to have sat in England.
- September - John of Gaunt summons religious reformer John Wycliffe to appear before the Royal Council to defend Gaunt from bishops who have become his enemies.
- October - John of Gaunt, through the Royal Council, proceeds to undo the work of the Good Parliament.[2]
- 25 December - John of Gaunt presents his nephew, Prince Richard of Bordeaux, to the feudatories of the realm and swears to uphold Richard's right to succeed Edward III.
- 1377
- 27 January - The Bad Parliament begins sitting. Influenced by Prince John of Gaunt, it undoes the work done by the Good Parliament, the previous year, to reduce corruption in the Royal Council. It also introduces a poll tax. Thomas Hungerford is the first Parliamentary spokesman to hold the title of Speaker.[2]
- 20 February - Riots in London after John of Gaunt attacks the privileges of the City.[2]
- 2 March – The Bad Parliament dissolved.
- 22 May - Pope Gregory XI issues five Bulls condemning the opinion of John Wycliffe that Catholic priests should live in poverty like the twelve disciples of Jesus.[1]
- 21 June - Edward III dies of a stroke at age 65, ending his 50 year reign.[1]
- 16 July - Coronation of the 10-year-old Richard II, grandson of Edward III. Richard's uncle John of Gaunt and Thomas of Woodstock, 1st Duke of Gloucester rule on his behalf until 1381.[1]
- 13 October – Richard II’s first parliament meets.
- Hundred Years' War: French fleet burns Rye, Hastings, and Gravesend, and raids the Isle of Wight.[2]
- 1378
- 1379
Births
- 1370
- 1373
- 1374
- 1375
- 1376
- 1377
- 1378
- 1379
Deaths
- 1372
- 1373
- 1374
- 1376
- 1377
- 1379
References
See also