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Event Title World Events
10 year overview for 1300 to 1309
 1300MayEdward starts another Scottish campaign
JulCaerlaverock Castle siege
AugThe Pope Intervenes
Oct 30Truce with the Scots
 1301FebEdward (II) invested as Prince of Wales
May 20Treaty finally signed
SummerEdward advances into Scotland
 1302SpringTreaty is signed
 1303
 Baltic Sea Freezes over
Edward takes Urquhart Castle
Treaty of Paris
Feb 24Battle of Roslin
SpringJohn Comyn is appointed regent
MayEdward's last campaign in Scotland
JunEdward I reaches Perth
DecEdward stays at Dunfermline Abbey
 1304Canterbury Screen of choir and chapter house building work
SpringEdward besieges Stirling Castle
JulStirling Castle surrenders
 1305'Captivity of the Popes'
William Wallace captured
AugWallace executed
 1306Philippe confiscates Italian bankers' goods
 
 
Episode: Robert the Bruce
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Feb 10John Comyn murdered by Robert Bruce
Mar 25Robert Bruce is crowned Robert I of Scotland
 1307Philippe adds Bigorre to his territories
May 10Battle of Loudoun Hill
Jul 7Death of Edward I
 
 
The reign of Edward II (1307 - 1327)
   Information on Edward II
 
Jul 8Edward II becomes king
Oct 13
 Knights Templar are arrested
 1308Rebuilding work at Exeter Cathedral
Bruce takes Urquhart Castle
 
 
Episode: Edward II and Piers Gaveston
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Jan 25Edward marries
Feb 25Edward's Coronation
JunGaveston banished
 1309Robert Bruce recognised as King
10 year overview for 1310 to 1319
 1310Wells Cathedral Lady Chapel
SepEdward campaigns in Scotland
 1311Lancaster's marriage provides more power
Bruce attacks the north
Qtr 1Lancaster pays homage
Qtr 1The rise of Thomas Earl of Lancaster
JulEdward returns to England
AugOrdinances
Sep 27Ordinances Proclaimed
Nov 3Gaveston leaves
 1312Qtr 1Edward looks to Scotland for help
MayGaveston surrenders
Jun 19Gaveston executed
NovFuture Edward III is born
 1313Construction of Dunstanburgh Castle
The Scots regain ground
Montagne and Tournai fall to Philippe
JunStirling Castle Siege
Dec 23Edward prepares for invasion
 1314Bruce orders destruction of castles
Mar 18Jacques de Molay and Geoffroi de Charney burnt at the stake.
Apr 20Pope Clement V dies
Jun 17Edward leaves Berwick
Jun 24Battle of Bannockburn
SepEdward loses power to Lancaster
Nov 29Philippe IV, the Fair dies, and is succeeded by Louis X
DecGaveston buried
 1315Edward Bruce invades Ireland
Lancaster in power
A year of flood, famine and disease
Wells Cathedral Central Tower
 1316More famines and floods.
 Philippe V becomes King of France
Nov 15
 Birth of John I King of France
Nov 20
 Death of King John of France
 1318AugHugh Despenser is made Chamberlain
Aug 9Treaty of Leake
OctBattle of Faughart
 1319JunEdward marches to free Berwick
Sep 20Battle of Myton
10 year overview for 1320 to 1329
 1320AprDeclaration of Arbroath
 1321Qtr 1Despenser and the Marcher Lords
May 24Meeting at Pontefract
JulParliament at Westminster
AugThe Despensers are banished
OctSiege of Leeds Castle
 1322Collapse of central tower at Ely Cathedral
 Charles IV becomes King of France
Qtr 1Edward attacks the Marcher Lords
JanThe Despensers return
Mar 16Battle of Boroughbridge
Mar 22Lancaster Executed
MayParliament at York
JulThe Scots invade
AugEdward advances into Scotland
OctEdward almost captured
 1323Sections of St. Alban collapses
MarPeace negotiations
MayTreaty signed
AutumnMortimer escapes from the Tower
 1324Extensive repairs to Bath Abbey
Mar 5David (II) born
 1325Peterborough's Central Tower
 
 
Episode: Isabella, She-Wolf of France and death of Edward II
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MarIsabella leaves for France
SepPrince Edward in France
Sep 21Prince Edward is captured
NovEdward commands Isabella to return
 1326Threat of invasion
Clare College Cambridge founded
Oriel College Oxford founded
SpringMarriage arranged between Edward and Philippa
SepIsabella and Mortimer land to take the throne
OctPrince Edward is declared Keeper of the Realm
NovEdward captured
 
 
The reign of Edward III (1327 - 1377)
   Information on Edward III
 
 1327JanEdward III takes the throne
AprEdward II is imprisoned
SepEdward II murdered at Berkeley Castle
 1328Jan 24Edward III marries
Feb 1
 Charles IV of France Dies, followed by Philippe VI
MayTreaty of Northampton
SummerDavid (II) marries Joan
 1329Edward agrees to do homage to Philippe
Jun 7David II becomes king of Scotland
10 year overview for 1330 to 1339
 1330Sherborne Castle is given to the Earl of Salisbury
York Minster West Window
MarExecution of Edmund, Earl of Kent
Jun 15Edward (the Black Prince) is born
OctExecution of Mortimer
 1331Apr 4Meeting between Edward III and Philippe VI
Nov 24David II is crowned
 1332Jun 16Isabella born
Aug 12Battle of Dupplin Moor
Sep 24Balliol crowned king of Scotland
DecBalliol overthrown
 1333Isle of Man comes under English control
Mar 18Earl of Chester
Jul 19Battle of Halidon Hill
Jul 20Berwick surrenders to the English
 1334The sprire of Salisbury Cathedral
JunEngland takes control of parts of Scotland
 1335Qtr 2Edward attacks the Scots
 1336Bampton Castle rebuilding work
Aug 12Exports of Wool Stopped
 13371st Duke of Cornwall
Qtr 2Cardinals sent to Europe
JunA comet is seen over France
AugEdward rescues Stirling Castle
Aug 14Robert III is born at Scone
 
 
Episode: The Hundred Years War
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OctStart of the Hundred Years' War
 1338Construction of Ford Castle
Wells Cathedral scissor arches
Qtr 1French attack English ports
AprA comet seen in Europe
JulEdward invades France
OctFrench attacks continue on the south coast
Nov 29Lionel born to Queen Philippa
 1339Mar 12French attack Jersey
Mar 23French plan invasion
JulFrench attack Dover
SepEdward in Northern France
10 year overview for 1340 to 1349
 1340Building work at Windsor Castle
Queen's College Oxford founded.
Battle of the Salado River
Universal Crop Failure
Jan 25Edward declares himself King
Mar 29Edward raises taxes
Jun 24Battle of Sluys
JulSiege of Tournai
Sep 25Treaty of Esplechin
NovEdward dismisses his Chancellor
 1341SpringEdward raises funds
JunDavid II returns to Scotland
JulEdward goes north
 1342JanTruce agreed with David II
OctEdward and Brittany
DecSiege of Vannes
 1343JanTreaty of Malstroit
May 12The Black Prince becomes Prince of Wales
 1344Construction of Chillingham Castle
Jan 19First Round Table at Windsor
 1346Maxstoke Castle licence to crenellate
Jan 1Edward III orders an invasion fleet
Jul 5Edward departs Portsmouth
 
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Jul 12Edward III lands in Normandy
Jul 17Devastation of Normandy
AugEdward III crosses the Seine
Aug 26Battle of Crecy
Sep 4Siege of Calais
Oct 17Scots defeated at Neville's Cross
 
 
Episode: The Black Death
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 1347The Black Death
AugCalais captured by the English
SepEdward accepts truce
 1348Water gate built at Tower of London
Construction of Maxstoke Castle
Founding of the Order of the Garter
Apr 23Creation of the Order of the Garter
JunThe Plague reaches England
 1349Earthquake
Meaux Abbey hit by epidemic
SummerThe Plague is at its peak
Qtr 3Spanish fleet sail up English Channel
10 year overview for 1350 to 1359
 1350
 John II becomes King of France
AugEdward III attacks the Spanish fleet
 1351Eastminster Abbey founded
Henry of Gosmont becomes Duke of Lancaster
Statutes of Provisors
Statute of Labourers
 1352Corpus Christi College founded
 1354Statute of Staples
 1355Carisbrooke Castle passes to Isabel
Bishops of Salisbury regains Sherborne Castle
Jan 7Birth of Thomas of Woodstock
 1356Sep 17English and French armies meet
Sep 18Papal mission
Sep 19Battle of Poitiers
 1357MarTruce with France
AprJohn brought to England
Oct 3Treaty of Berwick
 1358Apr 23A Splendid Tournament at Windsor
Aug 23Death of Queen Isabella
10 year overview for 1360 to 1369
 1360Winchester Cathedral West Front
MayTreaty of Bretigny
OctTreaty agreed
 1361John of Gaunt owns Kenilworth
Another outbreak of the plague
 1362John becomes Duke of Lancaster
JulThe Black Prince is given Gascony
 1363Carlisle Cathedral work on the choir
Canterbury Black Prince chantry in crypt built
Construction of the Chantry Chapel at Canterbury
 1364
 Charles V becomes King of France
 1365Wells Cathedral South-west Tower
 1366OctWykeham becomes Bishop
 1367MarHenry (IV) future king of England in born
AprWykeham becomes Chancellor
Apr 3Battle of Nájera in Spain
 1369Beaudesert Castle passes to Warwick
Again England is hit by the plague
Jun 3Edward III restates claim for French throne
JulJohn of Gaunt in northern France
AugQueen Philippa dies
10 year overview for 1370 to 1379
 1370AugThe French reclaim Limoges
Sep 18Limoges falls to the Black Prince
 1371Wykeham asks for war supplies
FebDavid II dies and is succeeded by Robert II
Mar 27Robert II is crowned at Scone
 1372Canterbury Crypt Lady Chapel building work
 1373Nunney Castle construction begins
 1375Construction of Bolton Castle
Galilee porch as Peterborough
Worcester Cathedral major building work
Simon Sudbury becomes Archbishop of Canterbury
 1376JunDeath of the Black Prince
 1377Construction of Farleigh Hungerford Castle
Carisbrooke defended against the French
Building work at Gloucester Cathedral
Jun 21Edward III Dies
 
 
The reign of Richard II (1377 - 1399)
   Information on Richard II
 
Jun 23Richard II becomes king
Jul 16Richard II crowned
 1378Canterbury Cathedral rebuilding work
 1379Canterbury Cloisters
Canterbury Nave and South Transept
New College Oxford founded
10 year overview for 1380 to 1389
 1380
 Death of Charles V and accession of Charles VI
Construction of Wressle Castle
Richard takes control
 1381Construction of Raby Castle
 
 
Episode: Peasants Revolt
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MayStart of the Peasant's Revolt
Jun 7Peasant's Revolt reaches Maidstone
Jun 10Peasant's Revolt reaches Canterbury
Jun 10William Courtenay becomes Archbishop of Canterbury
Jun 11Rebels move towards London
Jun 12Rebels reach London
Jun 13Rebels enter London
Jun 14Richard meets the rebels
Jun 15Watt Tyler killed
Jun 16Rebellion elsewhere
Jun 17Rebellion again
 1382A new castle at Sherriff Hutton is begun
Founding of Winchester College
Jan 14Richard marries
May 21Earthquake
 
 
Episode: Lords Appellant
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 1384AprCriticism of Richard
Dec 31Death of John Wycliffe
 1385Richard make his uncles Dukes
Richard leads army to North
Licence granted to crenellate at Donnington
Qtr 2French prepare for invasion
 1386Richard makes de Vere more powerful
Licence granted to crenellate at Bodiam
SpringGaunt and the Castilian throne
SummerCommission appointed
SummerFrench fleet mass at Sluys
Jul 8John leaves Plymouth
 1387The Canterbury Tales
AprFuture Henry V born
DecInvasion threat from France
Dec 19Battle of Radcot Bridge
 1389MayRichard II declared his intention to rule freely
10 year overview for 1390 to 1399
 1390Construction of Lumley Castle
Apr 19Robert III becomes King of the Scots
 1393
Construction of Wardour Castle

The geometrical Old Wardour Castle. The design of the castle is based on a hexagon and a square.
 1394Queen Anne dies
Winchester Cathedral rebuilding work
 1395Guy's Tower completed at Warwick Castle
 1396Richard II marries Isabella
 1397Wilton Diptych painted
 1398Urquhart Castle becomes the King's property
Sep 16Bolingbroke exiled
 1399FebDeath of John of Gaunt
MarBolingbroke's land confiscated
SummerRichard goes to Ireland
JulBolingbroke returns to England
AugRichard is captured
SepBolingbroke accepted by Parliament
 
 
The reign of Henry IV (1399 - 1413)
   Information on Henry IV
 
Oct 13Henry IV becomes king
Oct 15A new Prince of Wales
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