1320s in England
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Events from the 1320s in England.
Incumbents
Monarch - Edward II (to 25 January 1327), Edward III
Events
- 1320
- Walter de Stapledon appointed as Lord High Treasurer.
- Many horses die of a disease called "Ffarsine".[1]
- 1321
- March - Marcher lords seize the lands of Hugh le Despenser, 1st Earl of Winchester.[2]
- 28 June - Thomas, 2nd Earl of Lancaster holds an assembly at Sherburn-in-Elmet demanding administrative reforms and denouncing Hugh le Despenser.[2]
- 19 August - Edward II is forced to banish his most loyal baron, Hugh le Despenser, and his son Hugh the younger.[3]
- Construction of the Lady Chapel at Ely Cathedral begins.[3]
- First recorded tower clock in England constructed, at Norwich Cathedral.[2]
- 1322
- 12/13 February - The central tower of Ely Cathedral collapses.[3]
- 10 March - Battle of Burton Bridge, part of the Despenser War: Edward II drives off rebel forces.
- 16 March - At the Battle of Boroughbridge, Edward II defeats rebellious barons.[2]
- 14 October - First War of Scottish Independence - Battle of Old Byland: Robert the Bruce of Scotland defeats English troops near Byland Abbey in North Yorkshire.[2]
- 1323
- March - Edward II makes a 15-year truce with Scotland.[2]
- Walter de Stapledon conducts a major re-organisation of government records and financial rolls.[2]
- Northallerton Free School founded.
- 1324
- War of Saint-Sardos: France invades Gascony.[2]
- William of Ockham summoned before the Papal court at Avignon on charges of heresy.[3]
- 1325
- 9 March - Edward II's wife, Isabella of France, travels to France to negotiate a truce with Charles IV of France.[2]
- 21 September - Edward of Windsor goes to France to pay homage for Gascony, and remains there with his mother.[2]
- 1326
- Isabella of France arranges the betrothal of Edward of Windsor to Philippa of Hainault, in return for military support in her planned invasion of England.[2]
- 23 September - An army led by Isabella and her lover Roger Mortimer lands in Suffolk.[2]
- 15 October - Walter de Stapledon, Bishop of Exeter (a supporter of the king) is murdered by the mob in London. Edward II flees to Gloucester.[3]
- 27 October - Hugh le Despenser, 1st Earl of Winchester, hanged, drawn and quartered at Bristol.[3]
- 16 November - Edward II captured at Neath Abbey.[3]
- 26 November - Hugh Despenser the Younger hanged, drawn and quartered at Hereford.[3]
- Richard of Wallingford constructs a great public clock at St. Albans.[2]
- Probable foundation of Hanley Castle Grammar School in Worcestershire.[4]
- 1327
- January - Outbreak of rioting against monastic establishments in St Albans and Bury St Edmunds; extends to Abingdon in April.[5]
- 20 January - Edward II, incarcerated at Kenilworth Castle, abdicates. This is announced in London on 24 January.
- 25 January - The 14-year-old Edward III is proclaimed King in London in place of his father, Edward II. His mother Isabella and Mortimer rule as regents.[3]
- 1 February - Coronation of Edward III at Westminster Abbey.[2]
- 31 March - Charles IV of France (Isabella's brother) makes peace with Edward III, returning Gascony to English control.[3]
- 4 August - First War of Scottish Independence: Scottish forces defeat the English at the Battle of Stanhope Park.
- 10 August - John Grandisson nominated as Bishop of Exeter (consecrated 18 October); he will serve for more than forty years.
- 21 September - Death of Edward II at Berkeley Castle, later rumoured to be murdered.[3]
- De Officiis Regum written by Walter de Millinate; the oldest known text to include an illustration of a cannon.[2]
- 1328
- 24 January - Marriage of Edward III to Philippa of Hainault.[3]
- 1 May - By the Treaty of Edinburgh-Northampton, England recognises Scotland as an independent nation after the Wars of Scottish Independence.
- 5 June - Simon Mepeham enthroned as Archbishop of Canterbury.
- 12 June - Edward III's sister Joan marries David Bruce, son of the Scottish King.[2]
- October - Mortimer proclaims himself Earl of March.[2]
- Willam of Ockham flees Avignon and seeks refuge with the Holy Roman Emperor Louis IV of Bavaria.[3]
- Reconstruction of Exeter Cathedral in the Decorated Gothic style begins.[6]
- A storm surge on the Suffolk coast chokes the harbour of Dunwich[7] and sweeps away the village of Newton.
- St. Catherine's Oratory lighthouse on the Isle of Wight is completed.
- 1329
- Establishment of the predecessor of The King's School, Grantham.
- Establishment of Kilve Chantry in Somerset.
Births
- 1320
- John Hawkwood, mercenary (died 1394)
- William of Wykeham, Bishop of Winchester (died 1404)
- 1325
- William de Ros, 3rd Baron de Ros (died 1352)
- 1328
- 25 June - William de Montacute, 2nd Earl of Salisbury, military leader (died 1397)
- 29 September - Joan of Kent, wife of Edward, the Black Prince (died 1385)
- Roger Mortimer, 2nd Earl of March (died 1360)
Deaths
- 1321
- Walter Langton, bishop of Lichfield and treasurer of England
- 1322
- 16 March - Humphrey de Bohun, 4th Earl of Hereford, soldier (born 1276)
- 22 March - Thomas, Earl of Lancaster, politician (born 1278)
- 14 April - Bartholomew de Badlesmere, 1st Lord Badlesmere, soldier (born 1275)
- Maud Chaworth, Countess of Leicester (born 1282)
- 1323
- Andrew Harclay, 1st Earl of Carlisle, military leader (born c. 1276)
- 1324
- John de Halton, Bishop of Carlisle (year of birth unknown)
- Aymer de Valence, 2nd Earl of Pembroke (born 1270)
- 1326
- 15 October - Walter de Stapledon, bishop and Lord High Treasurer (born 1261)
- 27 October - Hugh le Despenser, 1st Earl of Winchester, chief adviser to Edward II (born 1262)
- 17 November - Edmund FitzAlan, 9th Earl of Arundel, politician (born 1285)
- 26 November - Hugh the younger Despenser, knight (born 1286)
- 1327
- 21 September - King Edward II of England (born 1284)
- Walter Reynolds, Archbishop of Canterbury
References
- ↑ Stratton, J. M. (1969). Agricultural Records. London: John Baker. ISBN 0-212-97022-4.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 Palmer, Alan; Veronica (1992). The Chronology of British History. London: Century Ltd. pp. 98–100. ISBN 0-7126-5616-2.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Williams, Hywel (2005). Cassell's Chronology of World History. London: Weidenfeld & Nicolson. pp. 157–159. ISBN 0-304-35730-8.
- ↑ Sandstone memorial plaque on main school building.
- ↑ Lambrick, Gabrielle (May 1964). "Abingdon and the Riots of 1327" (PDF). Oxoniensia. 29-30: 129–41. Retrieved 2011-11-09.
- ↑ Sutton, Ian (1999). Architecture, from Ancient Greece to the Present. London: Thames & Hudson. ISBN 978-0-500-20316-3.
- ↑ Simons, Paul (2008). Since Records Began. London: Collins. pp. 175–6. ISBN 978-0-00-728463-4.
See also
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