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| John became king of France after the death of his father Philippe. |
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| Aug - Edward III attacks the Spanish fleet |
| The Spanish fleet was returning from Sluys where it had stayed over winter. Edward had taken his time and prepared an English fleet that could attack the Spanish boats as they came back down the English Channel. The two fleets met off the south coast near Winchelsea. Fierce hand-to-hand fighting took place as the ships, using grappling hooks, came together. Both Edward III and his son the Black Prince took part in the battle and defeated the Spanish. |
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| 1351 | Eastminster Abbey founded |
| Henry III founded a new Cistercian abbey near the Tower of London. Monks from Beaulieu Abbey populated the new abbey. |
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| Henry of Gosmont becomes Duke of Lancaster |
| Edward III makes Henry the Duke of Lancaster. |
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| Statutes of Provisors |
| This was a statute that allowed the King to overrule Church appointments proposed by the Pope. |
| Statute of Labourers |
| Because so many people died from the plague, labour was a scarce resource. To prevent workers demanding their own prices, the costs were fixed for labourer's wages at the pre-plague levels. Labourers had to stay in their own villages, and had to appear before a steward or constable each year to swear to abide by the rules of the statute. Stocks were built in each village to punish and deter any that did not abide by the rules. |
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| 1352 | Corpus Christi College founded |
| Corpus Christi College was founded in Cambridge. |
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| 1354 | Statute of Staples |
| A law that fixed 15 towns as staple towns. A staple town was a town that was restricted in what it could sell to foreign merchants. The towns were Bristol, Canterbury, Carmarthen, Chichester, Cork, Drogheda, Dublin, Exeter, Lincoln, London, Newcastle, Norwich, Waterford, Winchester and York. |
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| 1355 | Carisbrooke Castle passes to Isabel |
| After the death of Isabela de Fortibus in 1293 the castle became the property of Edward I and the crown. In 1355 Edward III granted the ownership of the castle to his daughter Isabel. |
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| Bishops of Salisbury regains Sherborne Castle |
| Robert Wyvil, the Bishop of Salisbury regained control of the castle at Sherborne. |
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| Jan 7 - Birth of Thomas of Woodstock |
| Thomas of Woodstock was born to Philippa and Edward III. |
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| 1356 | Sep 17 - English and French armies meet |
| On Saturday 17th of September while the Black Prince was moving his army to English owned city of Bordeaux the English and French armies finally came across each other near Poitiers. Edward moved his army into a defensive position protected by hedges on three sides and a narrow lane on the fourth. |
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| Sep 18 - Papal mission |
| On the Sunday a Cardinal attempted to get the English prince and French king to agree a truce, but the two leaders used the Sunday to rest their troops and prepare for the battle ahead. |
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| Sep 19 - Battle of Poitiers |
| On Monday the 19th of September the battle of Poiters took place. Eventhough the English army was outnumbered the Black Prince used superior tactics in the battle and defeated the French without suffering many losses. John, the French King, was captured along with many other French nobles and taken to Bordeaux. |
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| 1357 | Mar - Truce with France |
| On behalf of the King of England, Edward, the Black Prince arranged a two year truce with John, the King of France at Bordeaux. |
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| Apr - John brought to England |
| The Black Prince with the French king and many other prisoners began the journey from France to England. Once back in England these nobles were ransomed for large amounts of money. |
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| Oct 3 - Treaty of Berwick |
| This treaty, signed between Edward III and David II of Scotland, allowed David to go free from prison where he had been kept for the previous 11 years. A ransom of 100,000 marks was the price of his freedom. |
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| 1358 | Apr 23 - A Splendid Tournament at Windsor |
| To celebrate St. George's day Edward III held a large tournament at Windsor Castle. Edward, the Black Prince, oversaw the proceedings and Kings from all over Europe were given safe passage to take part in the games. |
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| Aug 23 - Death of Queen Isabella |
| Queen Isabella, the wife of Edward II and the mother of Edward III died on the 22nd or 23rd of August. |
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| 1360 | Winchester Cathedral West Front |
| Work began on the West Front of Winchester Cathedral. Extra work was carried out on the North and South aisles |
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| May - Treaty of Bretigny |
| The treaty of Bretigny brought a period of peace for nine years during the Hundred Years War. The treaty was arranged between the Black Prince and the dauphin (later Charles V of France) before being approved by Edward III of England and King John of France. As part of the treaty Edward was given control of the areas of Gascony, Calais and Ponthieu as long as he agreed to give up his claim for the French throne. King John, currently being held hostage in England, was to be released on condition of a payment of 3 million gold crowns to by paid in installments. |
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| Oct - Treaty agreed |
| At Calais Edward III and King John of France, who had be released from captivity, signed the Treaty of Bretigny. |
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| 1361 | John of Gaunt owns Kenilworth |
| John of Gaunt married Blanche, the daughter of Henry, Duke of Lancaster. Henry owned Kenilworth Castle and when he died (?) John became Duke of Lancaster and took ownership of the castle. Gaunt rebuilt the hall and constructed new grand apartments. |
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| Another outbreak of the plague |
| Another outbreak of the plague takes its tool. |
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| 1362 | John becomes Duke of Lancaster |
| John of Gaunt, Edward III's fourth son is created Duke of Lancaster. |
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| Jul - The Black Prince is given Gascony |
| Edward III transferred control of Gascony to his eldest son, the Black Prince. Edward the Black Prince had just married Joan of Kent at Windsor and together they created a magnificent court in Bordeaux. |
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| 1363 | Carlisle Cathedral work on the choir |
| Extra work on the choir was carried out between 1363 and 1395. |
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| Canterbury Black Prince chantry in crypt built |
| The Black Prince chantry in the crypt of Canterbury cathedral built by John Box. |
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| Construction of the Chantry Chapel at Canterbury |
| The Black Prince organised the construction of the Chantry Chapel at Canterbury Cathedral and he expressed the wish to be buried there. |
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| 1364 | Charles V becomes King of France |
| Charles became king of France after the death of his father John. |
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| 1365 | Wells Cathedral South-west Tower |
| William Wynford was the architect behind the South-west tower of Wells Cathedral. |
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| 1366 | Oct - Wykeham becomes Bishop |
| William of Wykeham became the Bishop of Winchester. Although not approved of by the Pope (Urban V), Wykeham was consecrated in October 1367. |
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| 1367 | Mar - Henry (IV) future king of England in born |
| Henry was born at Bolingbroke Castle in Lincolnshire. |
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| Apr - Wykeham becomes Chancellor |
| William of Wykeham became Chancellor of England. |
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| Apr 3 - Battle of Nájera in Spain |
| Edward the Black Prince went to assist Peter the Cruel, King of Castile, who had been driven from his thone by Henry Trastamara. With a combined army of English, Gascons, Navarrese and Castilians the Black Prince won a battle to put Peter back on the thrown. The victory at Nájera also brought the Castilian fleet under control which had been fighting on the side of the French when Trastamara was in power. Peter was later overthrown and the fleet again started fighting on the French side. |
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| 1369 | Beaudesert Castle passes to Warwick |
| When Peter de Montfort died, the castle's ownership passed to Thomas, Earl of Warwick. |
| Again England is hit by the plague |
| Another outbreak of the plague affects England. |
| Jun 3 - Edward III restates claim for French throne |
| The English Parliament freed Edward III from the Treaty of Bretigny that was signed in 1360. When Edward signed the treaty he had agreed to give up the claim for the French throne. Now that Edward was free from the treaty he was able to restate and pursue his claim to be the French King. |
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| Jul - John of Gaunt in northern France |
| John of Gaunt, the Duke of Lancaster, left Calais with 2,000 soldiers and marched across northern France destroying towns along the way. |
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| Aug - Queen Philippa dies |
| Queen Philippa, Edward's wife, died. Edward's affections turned to Alice Perrers who became his mistress and had several illegitimate children. |
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| 1370 | Aug - The French reclaim Limoges |
| French forces led by the Duke of Berry retook the town of Limoges. |
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| Sep 18 - Limoges falls to the Black Prince |
| Edward, the Black Prince, used miners to undermine the section of the town that did not surrender to the English. The walls were brought down and those who had not surrendered were executed. This included women and children. |
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| 1371 | Wykeham asks for war supplies |
| William of Wykeham, Bishop of Winchester and chancellor, asked for supplies for war. Parliament petitioned the king to stop the practice of ecclesiastics having positions of power and not being liable to account for their actions, and that non-clerical laymen should replaced them. An important supporter of this action was John of Gaunt. |
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| Feb - David II dies and is succeeded by Robert II |
| The Stewart dynasty was begun when Robert II took the Scottish throne after the death of David II. |
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| Mar 27 - Robert II is crowned at Scone |
| Robert II is crowned at Scone. |
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| 1372 | Canterbury Crypt Lady Chapel building work |
| Canterbury Crypt Lady Chapel building work by John Box. |
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| 1373 | Nunney Castle construction begins |
| Work on the Somerset castle by Sir John de la Mare began. |
