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Events from the 1350s in England.

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Monarch - Edward III of England

[edit] Events

1350
- 29 August - An English fleet personally commanded by King Edward III defeats a Spanish fleet in the Battle of Les Espagnols sur Mer.^[1]
- "Gough Map" of England produced; the first to accurately plot distances and show the true shape of the country.^[1]
1351
- 27 March - Breton War of Succession: Combat of the Thirty.
- Hundred Years' War: English repel French invaders at the Battle of Taillebourg in Gascony.^[1]
- Statute of Labourers enacted to fix labour costs at 1346 levels due to the increases caused by the Black Death.^[2]
- Statute of Provisions forbids the Pope from appointing clergy to English benefices.^[1]
- Parliament passes the Treason Act 1351 which is still in force as of 2008^[update].^[3]
1352
- August - Hundred Years' War: English forces heavily defeat the French at the Battle of Mauron in Brittany.^[1]
- 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.^[2]
- Hundred Years' War: Peace negotiations with France.^[1]
1354
- The Statute of the Staple is enacted, protecting the wool trade.^[1]
- April - Resumption of the Hundred Years' War between France and England.^[2]
- Scottish army captures Berwick upon Tweed.^[1]
1355
- 10 February - The St. Scholastica's Day riot broke out in Oxford leaving 63 scholars and perhaps 30 locals dead in two days.^[1]
- 5 October - Hundred Years' War: Edward, the Black Prince begins campaigns in southern France.^[2]
1356
- 20 January - Edward Balliol surrenders title as King of Scotland to Edward III of England.^[2]
- 19 September - Hundred Years' War: At the Battle of Poitiers, the English, commanded by the Black Prince, defeat the French and capture King John II of France in the process.^[2]
1357
- 22 March - Hundred Years' War: A two-year truce is declared at Bordeaux between France and England.^[2]
- 6 November - King David II of Scotland ransomed back to Scotland.^[1]
1358
- April - "Round Table" tournament held at Windsor Castle, attracting contestants from across Europe.^[1]
- 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 Charles.^[2]
1359
- 24 March - Hundred Years' War: Second Treaty of London signed between England and France, but rejected by the French States-General on 25 May.^[2]
- 4 December - Edward III lays siege to Rouen in France.^[2]
- December - Hundred Years' War: English blockade Rheims.^[1]

[edit] Births

1350
- William Gascoigne, Chief Justice of England (approximate date; died 1419)
- Thomas Holland, 2nd Earl of Kent (died 1397)
- John Montacute, 3rd Earl of Salisbury (approximate date; died 1400)
- John I Stanley of the Isle of Man (approximate date; died 1414)
- Ralph Strode, English scholar (died 1400)
- Katherine Swynford, mistress of John of Gaunt (approximate date; died 1403)
- Richard Whittington, Lord Mayor of London (died 1423)
- William le Scrope, 1st Earl of Wiltshire (died 1399)
1351
- Edmund Mortimer, 3rd Earl of March (died 1381)
1352
- John Holland, 1st Duke of Exeter (approximate date; died 1400)
1353
- Thomas Arundel, Archbishop of Canterbury (died 1413)
- John Purvey, scholar and Bible translator (died 1428)
1355
- 7 January - Thomas of Woodstock, 1st Duke of Gloucester, son of King Edward III (died 1397)
1358
- Richard Whittington, Lord Mayor of London (died 1423)
1359
- Philippa of Lancaster, queen of John I of Portugal (died 1415)

[edit] Deaths

1352
- William de Ros, 4th Baron de Ros (born 1325)
- Laurence Minot, poet (born 1300)
1353
- Roger Grey, 1st Baron Grey de Ruthyn (year of birth unknown)
1358
- 22 August - Isabella of France, queen of King Edward II (born 1295)

[edit] References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l Palmer, Alan & Veronica (1992). The Chronology of British History. London: Century Ltd. pp. 104–106. ISBN 0-7126-5616-2.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j Williams, Hywel (2005). Cassell's Chronology of World History. Weidenfeld & Nicolson. pp. 164–166. ISBN 0-304-35730-8.
^ "Treason Act 1351, The UK Statute Law Database". http://www.statutelaw.gov.uk/content.aspx?activeTextDocId=1517663. Retrieved 2007-12-01.

[edit] See also

[CBH-0] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l Palmer, Alan & Veronica (1992). The Chronology of British History. London: Century Ltd. pp. 104–106. ISBN 0-7126-5616-2.

[Cassell.27s_Chronology-1] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j Williams, Hywel (2005). Cassell's Chronology of World History. Weidenfeld & Nicolson. pp. 164–166. ISBN 0-304-35730-8.

[2] "Treason Act 1351, The UK Statute Law Database". http://www.statutelaw.gov.uk/content.aspx?activeTextDocId=1517663. Retrieved 2007-12-01.

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