1350s in England

Events from the 1350s in England.

Incumbents

Monarch - Edward III of England

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.
** "Gough Map" of England produced; the first to accurately plot distances and show the true shape of the country.
* 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.
** Statute of Labourers enacted to fix labour costs at 1346 levels due to the increases caused by the Black Death.cite book|last=Williams|first=Hywel|title=Cassell's Chronology of World History|publisher=Weidenfeld & Nicolson|year=2005|isbn=0-304-35730-8|pages=164–166]
** Statute of Provisions forbids the Pope from appointing clergy to English benefices.
** Parliament passes the Treason Act 1351 which is still in force as of 2008. [cite web|url=http://www.statutelaw.gov.uk/content.aspx?activeTextDocId=1517663|title=Treason Act 1351, The UK Statute Law Database|accessdate=2007-12-01]
* 1352
** August - Hundred Years' War: English forces heavily defeat the French at the Battle of Mauron in Brittany.
** 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.
** Hundred Years' War: Peace negotiations with France.
* 1354
** The Statute of the Staple is enacted, protecting the wool trade.
** April - Resumption of the Hundred Years' War between France and England.
** Scottish army captures Berwick upon Tweed.
* 1355
** 10 February - The St. Scholastica's Day riot broke out in Oxford leaving 63 scholars and perhaps 30 locals dead in two days.
** 5 October - Hundred Years' War: Edward, the Black Prince begins campaigns in southern France.
* 1356
** 20 January - Edward Balliol surrenders title as King of Scotland to Edward III of England.
** 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.
* 1357
** 22 March - Hundred Years' War: A two-year truce is declared at Bordeaux between France and England.
** 6 November - King David II of Scotland ransomed back to Scotland.
* 1358
** April - "Round Table" tournament held at Windsor Castle, attracting contestants from across Europe.
** 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.
* 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.
** 4 December - Edward III lays siege to Rouen in France.
** December - Hundred Years' War: English blockade Rheims.cite book |last=Palmer |first=Alan & Veronica |year=1992 |title= The Chronology of British History|publisher= Century Ltd|location=London|pages= 104-106|isbn= 0-7126-5616-2]

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)

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)

References

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