1360s in England

Events from the 1360s in England.

Incumbents

Monarch - Edward III of England

Events

* 1360
** January - Hundred Years' War: Edward III marches on Paris.
** April - Hundred Years' War: English forces leave the vicinity of Paris after laying waste to the countryside.
** 8 May - Hundred Years' War: The Treaty of Brétigny is signed, marking the end of the first phase of the War. Under its terms, Edward III gives up his claim to the French throne and releases King John II of France in return for French land, including Calais and Gascony.cite book|last=Williams|first=Hywel|title=Cassell's Chronology of World History|publisher=Weidenfeld & Nicolson|year=2005|isbn=0-304-35730-8|pages=166–168]
** 24 October - Hundred Years' War: Treaty of Calais ratifies the earlier Treaty of Brétigny, but omits mention of claims to the French throne.
* 1361
** Spring - Outbreak of plague.
** 10 October - marriage of Edward, the Black Prince and Joan of Kent.
* 1362
** 16 January - Grote Mandrenke storm sweeps across England.
** 22 June - Alliance between England and Castile.
** English first used as the official language in law courts.
* 1363
** 29 June - Hundred Years' War: Edward, the Black Prince takes control of Aquitaine.
** November - David II of Scotland makes an agreement for Edward III to succeed him as King of Scotland.
** Parliament opened in English for the first time.
* 1364
** 4 March - Scottish Parliament rejects Edward's right to rule Scotland.
** Ranulf Higden completes the "Polychronicon", a work of world history.
* 1365
** Parliament passes the second Statute of "Praemunire", forbidding appeals to the Pope.
* 1366
** May - William Edington elected to the Archbishopric of Canterbury but declines the position due to ill-health.
** 24 July - Simon Langham enthroned as Archbishop of Canterbury.
** Statutes of Kilkenny forbid contact between 'obedient English' and 'Irish enemies' in Ireland.
* 1367
** February - Castilian Civil War - English forces led by Edward, the Black Prince side with Pedro of Castile against Pedro's brother Henry II of Castile.
** 3 April - Castilian Civil War: English defeat Franco-Castilian forces at the Battle of Nájera.
** William Langland begins work on the poem "The Vision of Piers Plowman".
* 1368
** 30 January - Hundred Years' War: Barons in English-controlled territory in France object to new taxes, and appeal to King Charles V of France.
** 11 October - William Whittlesey enthroned as Archbishop of Canterbury.
** Powers of Justices of the Peace legally established.
* 1369
** 21 May - Hundred Years' War: Charles V of France declares war on England.
** 3 June - Hundred Years' War: Edward III once again formally claims the throne of France.
** August - Alice Perrers gains influence at court following the death of Queen Philippa of Hainault.cite book |last=Palmer |first=Alan & Veronica |year=1992 |title= The Chronology of British History|publisher= Century Ltd|location=London|pages= 106-108|isbn= 0-7126-5616-2]
** September - Hundred Years' War: English raids on Picardy and Normandy.
** 30 November - Charles V seizes English lands in France.
** 14-year truce between England and Scotland signed.

Births

*1361
** John Beaumont, 4th Baron Beaumont (died 1396)
*1363
** Thomas Langley, cardinal bishop of Durham and Lord Chancellor (died 1437)
*1364
** 30 November - John FitzAlan, 2nd Baron Arundel (died 1390)
*1365
** John de Ros, 6th Baron de Ros (died 1394)
*1366
** 22 March - Thomas de Mowbray, 1st Duke of Norfolk (died 1399)
** Lady Elizabeth FitzAlan (died 1425)
*1367
** 6 January - Richard II of England (died 1400)
** 3 April - Henry IV of England (died 1413)
** Michael de la Pole, 2nd Earl of Suffolk (died 1415)
*1368
** Thomas Occleve (died 1426)
*1369
** William de Ros, 7th Baron de Ros, Lord High Treasurer (died 1414)
** John Dunstaple, composer (died 1453)

Deaths

*1360
** 26 February - Roger Mortimer, 2nd Earl of March, military leader (born 1328)
** 26 December - Thomas Holland, 1st Earl of Kent, nobleman and military commander (born c. 1314)
** Geoffrey the Baker, chronicler
** William de Bohun, 1st Earl of Northampton, nobleman and military commander (born c. 1310)
*1361
** Henry of Grosmont, 1st Duke of Lancaster (born c. 1306)
** Richard Badew, Chancellor of Cambridge University
** John Beauchamp, 3rd Baron Beauchamp de Somerset
** Reginald de Cobham, 1st Baron Cobham (born c. 1295)
*1362
** 10 April - Maud, Countess of Leicester (born 1339)
*1363
** Ranulf Higdon, chronicler (born c. 1299)
*1366
** Simon Islip, Archbishop of Canterbury
*1368
** 29 November - Lionel of Antwerp, 1st Duke of Clarence (born 1338)
*1369
** 15 August - Philippa of Hainault, Queen consort of Edward III (born c. 1314)
** 12 September - Blanche of Lancaster (born 1345)
** 13 November - Thomas de Beauchamp, 11th Earl of Warwick
** John Chandos, knight

References

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