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30 March – the heir to the Scottish throne, Prince James, having been captured by English pirates on 22 March, is detained in England. [6] On 4 April he becomes King James I of Scotland on the death of his father but remains detained in England for 18 years. 13 October – Richard Whittington is elected as Lord Mayor of London for his second ...
Jean Froissart completes his Chronicles, detailing the events of the 14th Century in France. 1401 ... 1400. Richard II of England Geoffrey Chaucer. January 7.
4 March – The Duke of York seizes London and proclaims himself King Edward IV of England. 5 March – Henry VI of England is deposed by the Duke of York during war of the Roses. 29 March – Battle of Towton: Edward IV defeats Queen Margaret to make good his claim to the English throne (thought to be the bloodiest battle ever fought in England).
1328 England recognises Scotland's independence in the Treaty of Edinburgh–Northampton 1338 Edward III claims the throne of France, initiating the Hundred Years' War 1348 The Black Death first arrives in England and ultimately kills c. one third of the population
England in the Middle Ages concerns the history of England during the medieval period, from the end of the 5th century through to the start of the early modern period in 1485. When England emerged from the collapse of the Roman Empire, the economy was in tatters and many of the towns abandoned. After several centuries of Germanic immigration ...
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Held briefly in custody, they were abruptly beheaded without trial on 7 January 1400. Le Despenser was captured at Bristol by a mob and was also summarily beheaded on 13 January 1400. Huntingdon was captured at Pleshey and dealt with likewise on 16 January 1400. Blount escaped to Oxford, where he was hanged, drawn and quartered on 12
Mansa Musa I of Mali, described as the wealthiest individual in history [5] [6]. The Little Ice Age was a period of widespread cooling which, while conventionally defined as extending from around the 16th to the 19th centuries, is dated by some experts to a timespan from about 1300 to about 1850, during which average global temperatures dropped by as much as 2 °C (3.6 °F), particularly in ...