1290s in England

Events from the 1290s in England.

1290s in England
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Incumbents

Events

1290

  • 21 May – the statute of quo warranto establishes the concept of time immemorial in English law, dating it to before the accession of Richard I of England in 1189.[1]
  • 8 July – the statute Quia Emptores is passed, reforming the feudal system of land leases and allowing the sale of fee simple estates.[2]
  • 18 July – the Edict of Expulsion is issued expelling all the Jews from England (at this time probably around 2,000) by 1 November.[1][3]
  • The second of the Statutes of Mortmain is passed under King Edward I, which prevents land from passing into possession of the church.
  • Approximate date of construction of the Round Table at Winchester Castle by order of King Edward.

1291

  • 10 May – at Norham Castle, Edward forces the Scottish nobles to recognise his right to determine the succession to the throne of Scotland.[2]
  • 8 August – twelve applicants submit their claims to the Scottish throne to Edward I.[2]
  • The Eleanor crosses are erected at Charing Cross and across England marking the route of the funeral procession Edward I's Queen, Eleanor of Castile.[1]
  • Construction of the nave of York Minster begins.[1]

1292

  • 17 November – Edward I places John Balliol on the Scottish throne.[1]
  • Edward I reforms and standardises the system of legal education.[2]
  • Great Coxwell Barn is built; it will still be standing in the 21st century.

1293

  • 13 February – Robert Winchelsey elected as Archbishop of Canterbury, an office he will hold until his death in 1313.
  • 15 May – English fleet defeats a French force and sacks La Rochelle.[2]

1294

  • January – war breaks out between England and France when Philip IV of France attempts to seize Gascony from English control.[1]
  • 14 May – Philip formally announces the confiscation of Gascony.[2]
  • June – Edward I takes direct control of the English wool trade (until 1297).[2]
  • 24 August – Treaty of Nuremberg: England allies with the Holy Roman Empire against France.[2]
  • September – Madog ap Llywelyn leads a Welsh revolt against English rule.[1]
  • 9 October – delayed by the Welsh revolt, an English army finally leaves to invade France.[2]
  • November – Edward I requires coastal towns to build ships for an expedition to France.[4]
  • Edward I demands from the Church a grant of one half of all clerical revenues.[5]

1295

  • 5 March – Battle of Maes Moydog: English defeat Welsh rebels.[2]
  • 5 July – Scotland and France form the Auld Alliance against England.[1]
  • 13 November – Edward I summons the Model Parliament to Westminster, the composition of which serves as a model for later parliaments.[1]

1296

  • 30 March – Capture of Berwick: Edward I captures the town of Berwick-upon-Tweed from the Scots and sacks it.[1]
  • 27 April – at the Battle of Dunbar, the English defeat the Scots.[1]
  • August – Edward takes the Stone of Scone from Scotland to London.[1]
  • 28 August – Scottish assembly pays homage to Edward at Berwick. Edward establishes a system of English rule over Scotland.[2]

1297

1298

1299

Births

1292

1293

  • Margaret de Clare, noblewoman (died 1342)

1295

  • 16 September – Elizabeth de Clare, noblewoman (died 1360)
  • Reginald de Cobham, 1st Baron Cobham (died 1361)

1297

  • Thomas Wake, 2nd Baron Wake of Liddell (died 1349)

Deaths

1290

1291

1292

1295

1296

1297

1298

  • 24 January – William the Hardy, Lord of Douglas (born 1243 in Scotland)

References

  1. Williams, Hywel (2005). Cassell's Chronology of World History. Weidenfeld & Nicolson. pp. 150–152. ISBN 0-304-35730-8.
  2. Palmer, Alan; Palmer, Veronica (1992). The Chronology of British History. London: Century Ltd. pp. 91–94. ISBN 0-7126-5616-2.
  3. Mundill, Robin R. (2002). England's Jewish Solution: Experiment and Expulsion, 1262–1290. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 0-521-52026-6. p. 27.
  4. Friel, Ian (1986). "The building of the Lyme Galley, 1294–1296". Dorset Natural History & Archaeological Society Proceedings. 108: 41–4.
  5. Prestwich, Michael (1997). Edward I (updated ed.). New Haven: Yale University Press. pp. 403–4. ISBN 0-300-07209-0.
  6. Weinreb, Ben; Hibbert, Christopher (1995). The London Encyclopaedia. Macmillan. p. 287. ISBN 0-333-57688-8.
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