1350s in England

1350s in England:

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Events from the 1350s in England.

Incumbents

Monarch - Edward III

Events

• 1350
  • 29 August - Battle of Les Espagnols sur Mer off Winchelsea: An English fleet personally commanded by King Edward III defeats a Castilian fleet.^[1]
  • 26 October - Sir William de Thorpe, Chief Justice of the King's Bench, is imprisoned for taking bribes.
  • "Gough Map" of England produced; the first to accurately plot distances and show the true shape of the country.^[1]
• 1351
  • 26 March - Combat of the Thirty: Thirty picked knights each from the Kingdoms of France and England fight in Brittany to determine who will rule the Duchy of Brittany as part of the War of the Breton Succession; a Franco-Breton victory is secured.
  • 8 April - Hundred Years' War: At the Battle of Taillebourg in Gascony, the French are defeated by the English.^[1][2]
  • Statute of Labourers enacted to fix labour costs at 1346 levels due to the increases caused by the Black Death.^[3]
  • Statute of Provisions forbids the Pope from appointing clergy to English benefices.^[1]
  • Parliament passes the Treason Act, codifying the offence.^[4]
• 1352
  • August - Hundred Years' War: English forces heavily defeat the French at the Battle of Mauron in Brittany.^[1]
  • Corpus Christi College founded as a College of the University of Cambridge by the Guilds of Corpus Christi and the Blessed Virgin Mary.
• 1353
  • The first statute of praemunire prevents English subjects appealing to foreign courts, especially the Roman Curia.^[3]
  • Hundred Years' War: Peace negotiations with France.^[1]
• 1354
  • April - Resumption of the Hundred Years' War between France and England.^[3]
  • Scottish army captures Berwick-upon-Tweed.^[1]
  • The Statute of the Staple is enacted, protecting the wool trade.^[1]
  • Statute makes it illegal for anyone to be executed or deprived of their real poperty without being given the opportunity to answer their accusers in court.
• 1355
  • 10 February - St Scholastica Day riot breaks out in Oxford leaving 63 scholars and perhaps 30 locals dead in two days.^[1]
  • August - Battle of Nesbit Moor: Scottish army decisively defeats the English.
  • 5 October - Hundred Years' War: Edward, the Black Prince begins campaigns in southern France.^[3]
• 1356
  • 20 January - Edward Balliol surrenders title as King of Scotland to Edward III of England.^[3]
  • 19 September - Hundred Years' War: At the Battle of Poitiers, the English, commanded by the Black Prince, defeat the French and capture King John II of France in the process.^[3]
• 1357
  • 22 March - Hundred Years' War: A two-year truce is declared at Bordeaux between France and England.^[3]
  • 6 November - King David II of Scotland ransomed back to Scotland.^[1]
  • Humber estuary port of Ravenser Odd abandoned following flooding.^[5]
• 1358
  • April - "Round Table" tournament held at Windsor Castle, attracting contestants from across Europe.^[1]
  • Hundred Years' War: The captive French King John II agrees to restore much of the Angevin lands to England, but this is rejected by his son Dauphin Charles.^[3]
• 1359
  • 24 March - Hundred Years' War: Second Treaty of London signed between England and France, but rejected by the French States-General on 25 May.^[3]
  • 4 December - Edward III lays siege to Rouen in France.^[3]
  • December - Hundred Years' War: English blockade Rheims.^[1]

Births

• 1350
  • William Gascoigne, Chief Justice of England (approximate date; died 1419)
  • Thomas Holland, 2nd Earl of Kent (died 1397)
  • John Montacute, 3rd Earl of Salisbury (approximate date; died 1400)
  • John I Stanley of the Isle of Man (approximate date; died 1414)
  • Ralph Strode, English scholar (died 1400)
  • Katherine Swynford, mistress of John of Gaunt (approximate date; died 1403)
  • Richard Whittington, Lord Mayor of London (died 1423)
  • William le Scrope, 1st Earl of Wiltshire (died 1399)
• 1351
  • Edmund Mortimer, 3rd Earl of March (died 1381)
• 1352
  • John Holland, 1st Duke of Exeter (approximate date; died 1400)
• 1353
  • Thomas Arundel, Archbishop of Canterbury (died 1413)
  • John Purvey, scholar and Bible translator (died 1428)
• 1355
  • 7 January - Thomas of Woodstock, 1st Duke of Gloucester, son of King Edward III (died 1397)
• 1358
  • Richard Whittington, Lord Mayor of London (died 1423)
• 1359
  • Philippa of Lancaster, queen of John I of Portugal (died 1415)

Deaths

• 1352
  • William de Ros, 3rd Baron de Ros (born 1325)
  • Laurence Minot, poet (born 1300)
• 1353
  • Roger Grey, 1st Baron Grey de Ruthyn (year of birth unknown)
• 1358
  • 22 August - Isabella of France, queen of King Edward II (born 1295)

References

1. Palmer, Alan; Palmer, Veronica (1992). The Chronology of British History. London: Century Ltd. pp. 104–106. ISBN 0-7126-5616-2.
2. Rickard, J. (2000-10-03). "Battle of Taillebourg, 8 April 1351". Military History Encyclopedia on the Web. Retrieved 2015-03-26.
3. Williams, Hywel (2005). Cassell's Chronology of World History. London: Weidenfeld & Nicolson. pp. 164–166. ISBN 0-304-35730-8.
4. Although unrepealed as of 2011 it has no remaining effects in the United Kingdom."Treason Act 1351". The UK Statute Law Database. Retrieved 2007-12-01.
5. Sheeran, George (1998). Medieval Yorkshire Towns. Edinburgh University Press. p. 24. ISBN 1-85331-242-8.

See also