1350s in England
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| 1330s 1330s in England Events from the 1330s in England.-Events:* 1330** 19 October - King Edward III of England starts his personal reign, arresting his regent Roger Mortimer.** 29 November - Execution of Mortimer.... | 1340s 1340s in England Events from the 1340s in England.-Events:* 1340** 25 January - King Edward III of England is declared King of France.** 24 June - Hundred Years' War: The Battle of Sluys is fought between the naval fleets of England and France... | 1350s | 1360s 1360s in England Events from the 1360s in England.-Events:* 1360** January - Hundred Years' War: Edward III marches on Paris.** April - Hundred Years' War: English forces leave the vicinity of Paris after laying waste to the countryside.... | 1370s 1370s in England Events from the 1370s in England.-Incumbents:Monarch - Edward III of England , Richard II of England-Events:* 1370** 19 September - Edward, the Black Prince besieges Limoges in France.... |
Events from the 1350s in England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
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Events
- 1350
- 29 August - An English fleet personally commanded by King Edward IIIEdward III of EnglandEdward III was King of England from 1327 until his death and is noted for his military success. Restoring royal authority after the disastrous reign of his father, Edward II, Edward III went on to transform the Kingdom of England into one of the most formidable military powers in Europe...
defeats a Spanish fleet in the Battle of Les Espagnols sur Mer. - "Gough MapGough MapThe Gough Map or Bodleian Map is a map of the island of Great Britain, dating between 1355 and 1366, and is the oldest surviving route map of Great Britain. Its precise date of production and authorship are unknown. It is named after Richard Gough, who donated the map to the Bodleian Library in 1809...
" of England produced; the first to accurately plot distances and show the true shape of the country.
- 29 August - An English fleet personally commanded by King Edward III
- 1351
- 27 March - Breton War of SuccessionBreton War of SuccessionThe Breton War of Succession was a conflict between the Houses of Blois and Montfort for control of the Duchy of Brittany. It was fought between 1341 and 1364. It formed an integral part of the early Hundred Years War due to the involvement of the French and English governments in the conflict; the...
: Combat of the ThirtyCombat of the ThirtyThe Combat of the Thirty [known as Combat des Trente in French] was an episode in the struggle for the succession to the Duchy of Brittany...
. - Hundred Years' WarHundred Years' WarThe Hundred Years' War was a series of separate wars waged from 1337 to 1453 by the House of Valois and the House of Plantagenet, also known as the House of Anjou, for the French throne, which had become vacant upon the extinction of the senior Capetian line of French kings...
: English repel FrenchFranceThe French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
invaders at the Battle of TaillebourgBattle of TaillebourgThere were three military confrontations called the Battle of Taillebourg, site of strategic importance on the route between Northern and Southern France, via the bridge built over the Charente River. The first one was that which saw the victory of Charlemagne, in 808, over the Saracens...
in GasconyGasconyGascony is an area of southwest France that was part of the "Province of Guyenne and Gascony" prior to the French Revolution. The region is vaguely defined and the distinction between Guyenne and Gascony is unclear; sometimes they are considered to overlap, and sometimes Gascony is considered a...
. - Statute of LabourersStatute of Labourers of 1351The Statute of Labourers was a law enacted by the English parliament under King Edward III in 1351 in response to a labour shortage, designed to stabilize the labor force by prohibiting increases in wages and prohibiting the movement of workers from their home areas in search of improved conditions...
enacted to fix labour costs at 1346 levels due to the increases caused by the Black DeathBlack DeathThe Black Death was one of the most devastating pandemics in human history, peaking in Europe between 1348 and 1350. Of several competing theories, the dominant explanation for the Black Death is the plague theory, which attributes the outbreak to the bacterium Yersinia pestis. Thought to have...
. - Statute of Provisions forbids the Pope from appointing clergy to English beneficeBeneficeA benefice is a reward received in exchange for services rendered and as a retainer for future services. The term is now almost obsolete.-Church of England:...
s. - ParliamentParliament of EnglandThe Parliament of England was the legislature of the Kingdom of England. In 1066, William of Normandy introduced a feudal system, by which he sought the advice of a council of tenants-in-chief and ecclesiastics before making laws...
passes the Treason Act 1351Treason Act 1351The Treason Act 1351 is an Act of the Parliament of England which codified and curtailed the common law offence of treason. No new offences were created by the statute. It is one of the earliest English statutes still in force, although it has been very significantly amended. It was extended to...
which is still in force .
- 27 March - Breton War of Succession
- 1352
- August - Hundred Years' War: English forces heavily defeat the French at the Battle of MauronBattle of MauronThe Battle of Mauron was fought in 1352 between an Anglo-Breton force and France. The Anglo-Bretons were victorious.The battle took place in the context of the Hundred Years War...
in BrittanyBrittanyBrittany is a cultural and administrative region in the north-west of France. Previously a kingdom and then a duchy, Brittany was united to the Kingdom of France in 1532 as a province. Brittany has also been referred to as Less, Lesser or Little Britain...
. - Corpus Christi CollegeCorpus Christi College, CambridgeCorpus Christi College is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge. It is notable as the only college founded by Cambridge townspeople: it was established in 1352 by the Guilds of Corpus Christi and the Blessed Virgin Mary...
founded as a College of the University of CambridgeUniversity of CambridgeThe University of Cambridge is a public research university located in Cambridge, United Kingdom. It is the second-oldest university in both the United Kingdom and the English-speaking world , and the seventh-oldest globally...
by the Guilds of Corpus Christi and the Blessed Virgin Mary.
- August - Hundred Years' War: English forces heavily defeat the French at the Battle of Mauron
- 1353
- The first statute of praemunirePraemunireIn English history, Praemunire or Praemunire facias was a law that prohibited the assertion or maintenance of papal jurisdiction, imperial or foreign, or some other alien jurisdiction or claim of supremacy in England, against the supremacy of the Monarch...
prevents English subjects appealing to foreign courts, especially the Roman CuriaCuria (Roman Catholic Church)In Roman Catholicism, a curia consists of a group of officials who assist in the governance of a particular Church. These curias range from the relatively simple diocesan curia, to the larger patriarchal curias, to the Roman Curia, which is the central government of the Catholic Church.Other...
. - Hundred Years' War: Peace negotiations with France.
- The first statute of praemunire
- 1354
- The Statute of the StapleStatute of the StapleThe Statute of the Staple was a statute passed in 1353 by the Parliament of England. It aimed to regularise the status of staple ports in England, Wales, and Ireland. In particular, it designated particular ports where specific goods could be exported or imported...
is enacted, protecting the wool trade. - April - Resumption of the Hundred Years' War between France and England.
- ScottishScotlandScotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
army captures Berwick upon Tweed.
- The Statute of the Staple
- 1355
- 10 February - The St. Scholastica's Day riot broke out in OxfordOxfordThe city of Oxford is the county town of Oxfordshire, England. The city, made prominent by its medieval university, has a population of just under 165,000, with 153,900 living within the district boundary. It lies about 50 miles north-west of London. The rivers Cherwell and Thames run through...
leaving 63 scholars and perhaps 30 locals dead in two days. - 5 October - Hundred Years' War: Edward, the Black PrinceEdward, the Black PrinceEdward of Woodstock, Prince of Wales, Duke of Cornwall, Prince of Aquitaine, KG was the eldest son of King Edward III of England and his wife Philippa of Hainault as well as father to King Richard II of England....
begins campaigns in southern France.
- 10 February - The St. Scholastica's Day riot broke out in Oxford
- 1356
- 20 January - Edward BalliolEdward BalliolEdward Balliol was a claimant to the Scottish throne . With English help, he briefly ruled the country from 1332 to 1336.-Life:...
surrenders title as King of Scotland to Edward III of England. - 19 September - Hundred Years' War: At the Battle of PoitiersBattle of Poitiers (1356)The Battle of Poitiers was fought between the Kingdoms of England and France on 19 September 1356 near Poitiers, resulting in the second of the three great English victories of the Hundred Years' War: Crécy, Poitiers, and Agincourt....
, the English, commanded by the Black Prince, defeat the French and capture King John II of FranceJohn II of FranceJohn II , called John the Good , was the King of France from 1350 until his death. He was the second sovereign of the House of Valois and is perhaps best remembered as the king who was vanquished at the Battle of Poitiers and taken as a captive to England.The son of Philip VI and Joan the Lame,...
in the process.
- 20 January - Edward Balliol
- 1357
- 22 March - Hundred Years' War: A two-year truce is declared at BordeauxBordeauxBordeaux is a port city on the Garonne River in the Gironde department in southwestern France.The Bordeaux-Arcachon-Libourne metropolitan area, has a population of 1,010,000 and constitutes the sixth-largest urban area in France. It is the capital of the Aquitaine region, as well as the prefecture...
between France and England. - 6 November - King David II of ScotlandDavid II of ScotlandDavid II was King of Scots from 7 June 1329 until his death.-Early life:...
ransomed back to Scotland.
- 22 March - Hundred Years' War: A two-year truce is declared at Bordeaux
- 1358
- April - "Round Table" tournamentTournament (medieval)A tournament, or tourney is the name popularly given to chivalrous competitions or mock fights of the Middle Ages and Renaissance . It is one of various types of hastiludes....
held at Windsor CastleWindsor CastleWindsor Castle is a medieval castle and royal residence in Windsor in the English county of Berkshire, notable for its long association with the British royal family and its architecture. The original castle was built after the Norman invasion by William the Conqueror. Since the time of Henry I it...
, attracting contestants from across Europe. - Hundred Year's 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 CharlesCharles V of FranceCharles V , called the Wise, was King of France from 1364 to his death in 1380 and a member of the House of Valois...
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- April - "Round Table" tournament
- 1359
- 24 March - Hundred Years' War: Second Treaty of London signed between England and FranceFranceThe French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
, but rejected by the French States-GeneralFrench States-GeneralIn France under the Old Regime, the States-General or Estates-General , was a legislative assembly of the different classes of French subjects. It had a separate assembly for each of the three estates, which were called and dismissed by the king...
on 25 May. - 4 December - Edward IIIEdward III of EnglandEdward III was King of England from 1327 until his death and is noted for his military success. Restoring royal authority after the disastrous reign of his father, Edward II, Edward III went on to transform the Kingdom of England into one of the most formidable military powers in Europe...
lays siege to RouenRouenRouen , in northern France on the River Seine, is the capital of the Haute-Normandie region and the historic capital city of Normandy. Once one of the largest and most prosperous cities of medieval Europe , it was the seat of the Exchequer of Normandy in the Middle Ages...
in France. - December - Hundred Years' War: English blockade Rheims.
- 24 March - Hundred Years' War: Second Treaty of London signed between England and France
Births
- 1350
- William GascoigneWilliam GascoigneSir William Gascoigne Kt. was Chief Justice of England during the reign of King Henry IV. Sir William Gascoigne was born in Gawthorpe W-Riding, Yorks. In 1369, William married Elizabeth de Mowbray...
, Chief Justice of England (approximate date; died 1419) - Thomas Holland, 2nd Earl of KentThomas Holland, 2nd Earl of KentThomas Holland , 2nd Earl of Kent, 3rd Baron Holand KG was an English nobleman and a councillor of his half-brother, King Richard II of England.-Family and early Life:...
(died 1397) - John Montacute, 3rd Earl of SalisburyJohn Montacute, 3rd Earl of Salisbury`John Montacute, 3rd Earl of Salisbury and 5th and 2nd Baron Montacute, KG was an English nobleman, one of the few who remained loyal to Richard II after Henry IV became king.-Early life:...
(approximate date; died 1400) - John I Stanley of the Isle of ManJohn I Stanley of the Isle of ManSir John I Stanley, KG was Lord Lieutenant of Ireland and titular King of Mann, the first of that name. The Stanley family later became the Earls of Derby and remained prominent in English history into modern times.-Early years:...
(approximate date; died 1414) - Ralph StrodeRalph StrodeRalph Strode , English schoolman, was probably a native of the West Midlands.He was a fellow of Merton College, Oxford, before 1360, and famous as a teacher of logic and philosophy and a writer on educational subjects...
, English scholar (died 1400) - Katherine SwynfordKatherine SwynfordKatherine Swynford, Duchess of Lancaster , née Roet , was the daughter of Sir Payne Roet , originally a Flemish herald from County of Hainaut, later...
, mistress of John of Gaunt (approximate date; died 1403) - Richard WhittingtonRichard WhittingtonSir Richard Whittington was a medieval merchant and politician, and the real-life inspiration for the pantomime character Dick Whittington. Sir Richard Whittington was four times Lord Mayor of London, a Member of Parliament and a sheriff of London...
, Lord Mayor of London (died 1423) - William le Scrope, 1st Earl of WiltshireWilliam le Scrope, 1st Earl of WiltshireSir William le Scrope, 1st Earl of Wiltshire, King of Mann KG was a close supporter of King Richard II of England. He was a second son of Richard le Scrope, 1st Baron Scrope of Bolton.-Life:...
(died 1399)
- William Gascoigne
- 1351
- Edmund Mortimer, 3rd Earl of March (died 1381)
- 1352
- John Holland, 1st Duke of ExeterJohn Holland, 1st Duke of ExeterJohn Holland, 1st Duke of Exeter KG , also 1st Earl of Huntingdon, was an English nobleman, primarily remembered for helping cause the downfall of Thomas of Woodstock, 1st Duke of Gloucester and then for conspiring against Henry IV.He was the third son of Thomas Holland, 1st Earl of Kent and Joan...
(approximate date; died 1400)
- John Holland, 1st Duke of Exeter
- 1353
- Thomas ArundelThomas ArundelThomas Arundel was Archbishop of Canterbury in 1397 and from 1399 until his death, an outspoken opponent of the Lollards.-Family background:...
, Archbishop of CanterburyArchbishop of CanterburyThe Archbishop of Canterbury is the senior bishop and principal leader of the Church of England, the symbolic head of the worldwide Anglican Communion, and the diocesan bishop of the Diocese of Canterbury. In his role as head of the Anglican Communion, the archbishop leads the third largest group...
(died 1413) - John PurveyJohn PurveyJohn Purvey was one of the leading followers of the English theologian and reformer John Wycliffe during the late fourteenth and early fifteenth centuries. He was probably born around 1361 in Lathbury, then in Buckinghamshire, England. He was ordained a priest in 1377 and was a great scholar in...
, scholar and Bible translator (died 1428)
- Thomas Arundel
- 1355
- 7 January - Thomas of Woodstock, 1st Duke of GloucesterThomas of Woodstock, 1st Duke of GloucesterThomas of Woodstock, 1st Duke of Gloucester, 1st Earl of Buckingham, 1st Earl of Essex, Duke of Aumale, KG was the thirteenth and youngest child of King Edward III of England and Philippa of Hainault...
, son of King Edward IIIEdward III of EnglandEdward III was King of England from 1327 until his death and is noted for his military success. Restoring royal authority after the disastrous reign of his father, Edward II, Edward III went on to transform the Kingdom of England into one of the most formidable military powers in Europe...
(died 1397)
- 7 January - Thomas of Woodstock, 1st Duke of Gloucester
- 1358
- Richard WhittingtonRichard WhittingtonSir Richard Whittington was a medieval merchant and politician, and the real-life inspiration for the pantomime character Dick Whittington. Sir Richard Whittington was four times Lord Mayor of London, a Member of Parliament and a sheriff of London...
, Lord Mayor of LondonLord Mayor of LondonThe Right Honourable Lord Mayor of London is the legal title for the Mayor of the City of London Corporation. The Lord Mayor of London is to be distinguished from the Mayor of London; the former is an officer only of the City of London, while the Mayor of London is the Mayor of Greater London and...
(died 1423)
- Richard Whittington
- 1359
- Philippa of LancasterPhilippa of LancasterPhilippa of Lancaster, LG was a Queen consort of Portugal. Born into the royal family of England, her marriage with King John I secured the Anglo-Portuguese Alliance and produced several famous children who became known as the "Illustrious Generation" in Portugal...
, queen of John I of PortugalJohn I of PortugalJohn I KG , called the Good or of Happy Memory, more rarely and outside Portugal the Bastard, was the tenth King of Portugal and the Algarve and the first to use the title Lord of Ceuta...
(died 1415)
- Philippa of Lancaster
Deaths
- 1352
- William de Ros, 4th Baron de RosWilliam de Ros, 4th Baron de RosWilliam de Ros, 4th Baron de Ros of Helmsley was a military commander under Edward, the Black Prince. He was knighted by the Black Prince in 1346, having helped raise the siege of Arguillon...
(born 1325) - Laurence MinotLaurence MinotLaurence Minot was an English poet. Nothing is certainly known of him. He may have been a soldier. Eleven poems are attributed to them, all of which appear uniquely in...
, poet (born 1300)
- William de Ros, 4th Baron de Ros
- 1353
- Roger Grey, 1st Baron Grey de RuthynRoger Grey, 1st Baron Grey de RuthynRoger Grey, 1st Baron Grey de Ruthyn was summoned to parliament in 1324. He saw much service as a soldier.He was the son of John Grey, 2nd Baron Grey de Wilton, by his second marriage, to Maud Bassett, a daughter of Ralph Bassett, 1st Baron Bassett...
(year of birth unknown)
- Roger Grey, 1st Baron Grey de Ruthyn
- 1358
- 22 August - Isabella of FranceIsabella of FranceIsabella of France , sometimes described as the She-wolf of France, was Queen consort of England as the wife of Edward II of England. She was the youngest surviving child and only surviving daughter of Philip IV of France and Joan I of Navarre...
, queen of King Edward IIEdward II of EnglandEdward II , called Edward of Caernarfon, was King of England from 1307 until he was deposed by his wife Isabella in January 1327. He was the sixth Plantagenet king, in a line that began with the reign of Henry II...
(born 1295)
- 22 August - Isabella of France