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Timeline of the 14th Century. The 14th Century 1300 - 1399, was a period of great human suffering as the Black Death crept its way across Europe. It decimated the population of Britain which in turn left the survivors in a new world, one in which the power of the Church had undertaken a seismic shift. Explore the 14th Century using the timeline ...
1003. Edward the Confessor, the future king of England (r. 1042-1066), is born to parents Æthelred the Unready and Emma of Normandy. 1016. Harold Harefoot, the future king of England (r.1037-1040), is born to parents Cnut the Great and Ælfgifu of Northhampton. 1016.
- Era of King Henry The Fourth
- Era of King Henry The Fifth
- Henry The Sixth
- Era of King Edward The Fourth
- Era of King Henry Sixth
- Era of King Edward The Fifth
- Era of King Richard Richard The Third
- Era of King Henry The Seventh
1400: Death of Geoffrey Chauceron the 25th October. 1401: Owen Glendowercharged with treason by Lord Grey. A new Act comes into force which allows the burning of heretics. 1403: Owen Glendowerwas defeated near Carmarthen. Battle of Shrewsbury on the 21st July. 1404: Owen Glendowerby now had gained overall control of Wales and taken control Harlech ...
1414:The Lollard Rising. 1415:Battle of Agincourt on the 25th October. 1416: Death of Owen Glendower. 1417:Institution of the Garter King of Arms. An English army is victorious at the Battle of Caen. 1420:At the Treaty of Troyes King Henry is guaranteed the French throne after the death of Charles the Sixth of France.
1422: Birth of William Caxton. 1429:Joan of Arc helps relieve Orleans and France itself from the English. 1431:Joan of Arc is burned as a witch in Rouen and King Henry the Sixth is crowned King of France. 1440:Foundation of Eton College by the King for the education of the poor. 1451:Foundation of Glasgow University. 1455-85:The Wars of the Roses. ...
1461:Battle of Towton on the 29th March. 1469:The Shetland Isles become part of Scotland. 1470: Thomas Malorywrites “L’ Morte D’Arthur”.
1471:On April 14 Yorkists defeat the Lancastrians at the Battle of Barnet and kill the Earl of Warwick. (as part of the wars of the Roses). Edward the Fourth seizes the throne of England.
1483:Lord Protector Richard assumes the throne from the twelve year old Edward before he could be crowned.
1484:The College of Arms is formally incorporated by Royal Charter on the 2nd March and signed by King Richard III of England.
1485: Battle of Bosworth Field on the 22nd August. Richard is the last English King to die in battle and Henry Tudor assumes the throne. Birth of Hugh Latimer. William Caxton makes first printing of “L’Morte D’Arthur” by Malory. The Yeoman of the Guard is formed. 1486:The Houses of York and Lancaster are united at last by the marriage between King ...
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“At the start of the period, concurrent with the accession of Henry IV (r. 1399–1413), England’s first Lancastrian king, Great Britain and Ireland are rife with internal tensions, including Welsh revolt, a series of baronial rebellions led by the Percy family of Northumberland, and ongoing warfare among the Anglo-Irish nobility. In 1415, Henry V (r. 1413–22) renews the war with France ...
Until the 13th century, the English legal year began at Christmas (25 December). From the 14th century until 1752, the legal year began on 25 March. It is only since 1752 that the legal year was re-set to coincide with the start of the historical calendar year (1 January) (see Calendar (New Style) Act 1750).
Harold II, the future king of England (r. 1066-1066), is born to parents Godwin of Wessex and Gytha Thorkelsdóttir. 1028. William the Conqueror, the future king of England (r.1066-1087), is born to parents Robert the Magnificent and Herleva. 1043. Edward the Confessor becomes king of all England.
e. England in the Middle Ages concerns the history of England during the medieval period, from the end of the 5th century through to the start of the early modern period in 1485. When England emerged from the collapse of the Roman Empire, the economy was in tatters and many of the towns abandoned. After several centuries of Germanic immigration ...
