1320s in England

Events from the 1320s in England.

Incumbents

Monarch - Edward II of England (to 25 January 1327), Edward III of England

Events

* 1320
** Walter de Stapledon appointed as Lord High Treasurer.
* 1321
** March - Marcher lords seize the lands of Hugh le Despenser, 1st Earl of Winchester.
** 28 June - Thomas Plantagenet, 2nd Earl of Lancaster holds an assembly at Sherburn-in-Elmet demanding administrative reforms and denouncing Hugh le Despenser.
** 19 August - Edward II of England forced to banish his most loyal baron, Hugh le Despenser, and his son Hugh the younger Despenser.cite book|last=Williams|first=Hywel|title=Cassell's Chronology of World History|publisher=Weidenfeld & Nicolson|year=2005|isbn=0-304-35730-8|pages=157–159]
** Construction of the Lady Chapel at Ely Cathedral begins.
** First recorded tower clock in England constructed, at Norwich Cathedral.
* 1322
** 16 March - At the Battle of Boroughbridge, King Edward II defeats rebellious barons.
** 14 October - First War of Scottish Independence: Scottish victory over the English at the Battle of Old Byland.
** The central tower of Ely Cathedral collapses.
* 1323
** March - Edward II makes a 15-year truce with Scotland.
** Walter de Stapledon conducts a major re-organisation of government records and financial rolls.
* 1324
** War of Saint-Sardos: France invades Gascony.
** William of Ockham summoned before the Papal court at Avignon on charges of heresy.
* 1325
** 9 March - Edward II's wife, Isabella of France, travels to France to negotiate a truce with Charles IV of France.
** 21 September - Edward of Windsor goes to France to pay homage for Gascony, and remains there with his mother.
* 1326
** Isabella of France arranges the betrothal of Edward of Windsor to Philippa of Hainault, in return for military support in her planned invasion of England.
** 23 September - An army led by Isabella and her lover Roger Mortimer lands in Suffolk.
** 15 October - Walter de Stapledon murdered in London. Edward II flees to Gloucester.
** 27 October - Execution of Hugh le Despenser, 1st Earl of Winchester.
** 16 November - Edward II captured at Neath Abbey.
** 26 November - Execution of Hugh the younger Despenser.
** Richard of Wallingford constructs a great public clock at St. Albans.
* 1327
** 25 January - Edward II deposed, Edward III becomes King. Isabella and Mortimer rule as regents.
** 1 February - Coronation of Edward III.
** 31 March - Charles IV of France (Isabella's brother) makes peace with Edward III, returning Gascony to English control.
** 4 August - First War of Scottish Independence: Scottish forces defeat the English at the Battle of Stanhope Park.
** 21 September - Death of Edward II at Berkeley Castle, later rumoured to be murdered.
** "De Officiis Regum" written by Walter de Millinate; the oldest known text to include an illustration of a cannon.
* 1328
** 24 January - Marriage of Edward III to Philippa of Hainault.
** 1 May - By the Treaty of Edinburgh-Northampton, England recognises Scotland as an independent nation after the Wars of Scottish Independence.
** 5 June - Simon Mepeham enthroned as Archbishop of Canterbury.
** 12 June - Edward III's sister Joan marries David Bruce, son of the Scottish King.cite book |last=Palmer |first=Alan & Veronica |year=1992 |title= The Chronology of British History|publisher= Century Ltd|location=London|pages= 98-100|isbn= 0-7126-5616-2]
** October - Mortimer proclaims himself Earl of March.
** Willam of Ockham flees Avignon and seeks refuge with the Holy Roman Emperor Louis IV of Bavaria.
* 1329

Births

* 1320
** John Hawkwood, mercenary (died 1394)
** William of Wykeham, Bishop of Winchester (died 1404)
* 1325
** William de Ros, 4th Baron de Ros (died 1352)
* 1328
** 25 June - William Montacute, 2nd Earl of Salisbury, military leader (died 1397)
** 29 September - Joan of Kent, wife of Edward, the Black Prince (died 1385)
** Roger Mortimer, 2nd Earl of March (died 1360)

Deaths

* 1321
** Walter Langton, bishop of Lichfield and treasurer of England
* 1322
** 16 March - Humphrey de Bohun, 4th Earl of Hereford, soldier (born 1276)
** 22 March - Thomas, Earl of Lancaster, politician (born 1278)
** 14 April - Bartholomew de Badlesmere, 1st Lord Badlesmere, soldier (b. 1275)
** Maud Chaworth, Countess of Leicester (born 1282)
* 1323
** Andrew Harclay, 1st Earl of Carlisle, military leader (born c. 1276)
* 1324
** John de Halton, Bishop of Carlisle (year of birth unknown)
** Aymer de Valence, 2nd Earl of Pembroke (born 1270)
* 1326
** 15 October - Walter de Stapledon, bishop and Lord High Treasurer (born 1261)
** 27 October - Hugh le Despenser, 1st Earl of Winchester, chief adviser to Edward II (born 1262)
** 17 November - Edmund FitzAlan, 9th Earl of Arundel, politician (born 1285)
** 26 November - Hugh the younger Despenser, knight (born 1286)
* 1327
** 21 September - King Edward II of England (born 1284)
** Walter Reynolds, Archbishop of Canterbury

References

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