1350s in England

Events from the 1350s in England.

1350s in England
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Incumbents

Events

  • 1350
    • 29 August – Battle of Winchelsea (Les Espagnols sur Mer) off the south coast of England: 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
  • 1352
    • August – Hundred Years' War: English forces heavily defeat the French at the Battle of Mauron in Brittany.[1]
    • 7 November – 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 property without being given the opportunity to answer their accusers in court.
  • 1355
  • 1356
  • 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

Deaths

References

  1. Palmer, Alan; Palmer, Veronica (1992). The Chronology of British History. London: Century Ltd. pp. 104–106. ISBN 0-7126-5616-2.
  2. Although unrepealed as of 2021 it has no remaining effects in the United Kingdom."Treason Act 1351". The UK Statute Law Database. Retrieved 2007-12-01.
  3. Williams, Hywel (2005). Cassell's Chronology of World History. London: Weidenfeld & Nicolson. pp. 164–166. ISBN 0-304-35730-8.
  4. Rickard, J. (2000-10-03). "Battle of Taillebourg, 8 April 1351". Military History Encyclopedia on the Web. Retrieved 2015-03-26.
  5. Sheeran, George (1998). Medieval Yorkshire Towns. Edinburgh University Press. p. 24. ISBN 1-85331-242-8.
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