Henry IV
King Henry IV
Deposition of King Richard II
Richard (Dick) Whittington becomes Mayor of London
The three kingdoms of Denmark, Sweden, and Norway are united in the Union of Kalmar
Battle of Otterburn, Northumberland (Chevy Chase)
Chaucer begind writing the Canterbury Tales (d.1400)
Regular series of wills starts in Prerogative Court of Canterbury
First translation of the Bible into English by John Wycliffe
Peasants Revolt under Wat Tyler in protest at poll tax of 1380
Richard II
King Richard II
Accession of Robert II, the first Stewart King of Scots
'Perpendicular' Gothic period in English architecture till about 1550
Statuts ot Kilkenny belatedly forbid intermarriage of English and Irish
Scales for weighing invented
English becomes official language in English Parliament and Law Courts
Statute of Labourers - attempt to regulate wages and prices at 1340 levels
Black Death reaches England
Order of the Garter founded by King Edward III of England
Battle of Neville's Cross; English capture King David II
Edward III of Windsor
Death of Robert the Bruce; succeeded by King David II of Scots
Treaty of Northampton, formalised peace between England and Scotland
First sawmill
King Edward III
Deposition and regicide of King Edward II of England
First Scottish Parliamanet at Cambuskenneth
First mention of a handgun
Declaration of Arbroath; a statement of Scottish Independence
Battle of Bannockburn PROBLEM: start is > earliestEnd, start is > end
Edward II
King Edward II
Robert the Bruce crowned King Robert I of Scots
Unlawful trial and execution of William Wallace
Edward Son of Edward I created first Prince of Wales
Battle of Falkirk
Battle of Stirling Bridge, defeat of the English Army.
Annexation of Scotland by England
signing of the "Auld Alliance" between Scotland and France
Modern glassmaking begins in Italy
King Edward awards Scottish crown to John Baiol (Toon Tabard)
Compwetition for the Crown of Scotland
Death of 'maid of Norway' heiress to the Scotish crown
Windmills invented
Annexation of Wales to England
'Decorated' Gothic period in English architecture
Mechanical clocks invented
Edward I Longshanks
King Edward I Longshanks
Start of building of York Minster: Archbishop Walter de Gray started its construction (with transept) in 1220
Henry III
King Henry II
'Early English' Gothic period in English architecture
1320 - 1381 (61 years)