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Event Title World Events
10 year overview for 1200 to 1209
 1200John divorces Isabella of Gloucester
 Fire destroys the cathedral at Rouen
Lincoln Cathedral Great transept
Rochester Cathedral Presbytery and Choir
Jan 2Annular Eclipse of the moon
May 22Philippe and John sign a treaty
Aug 24John marries Isabella of Angouleme
Sep 8John and Isabella are crowned
Nov 22William does homage to John
 1201Valle Crucis Abbey founded
Dunkeswell Abbey founded
Banbury Castle strengthened
MayJohn sails to Normandy
JunStorms do much damage
JunPhilippe entertains John in Paris
 1202Winchester Cathedral Retrochoir and Lady Chapel
The Fourth Crusade
SpringPhilippe sides with the Lusignans
Apr 28John fails to attend a summons to Philippe's court
JulArthur knighted
Aug 1Battle of Mirebeau
 1203Beaulieu Abbey founded
Apr 3Arthur is murdered
 1204William Marshall captures Cilgerran
Goodrich given to William Marshal
SpringPeace negotiations with France
Apr 1Death of Eleanor of Aquitaine
Jun
 Normandy is taken by Philippe
 1205JanRiver Thames freezes
FebPhilippe plans invasion
JunJohn prepares invasion
Summer
 More castles fall to the French
 
 
Episode: Excommunication of King John
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Jul 13Hubert Walter dies
DecJohn forces election of De Gray
 1206JunJohn defends Aquitaine
Oct 26Philippe and John reach a truce
DecThe Pope chooses Stephen Langton for Canterbury
 1207John introduces the first income tax
Aberystwyth Castle demolished
Marshall inherits the lands of Leinster in Ireland
Odiham Castle built
Earl of Leicester loses land
Stephen Langton becomes Archbishop of Canterbury
AugThe Pope threatens an Interdict
 1208
 West front of Notre Dame
SpringInterdict served by the Pope
 1209Cambridge University founded
Langton lands at Dover
AugJohn prepares to invade Scotland
NovJohn excommunicated by the Pope
10 year overview for 1210 to 1219
 1210Haverfordwest Castle hosts King John
Fountains Abbey rebuilding work
Kenilworth Castle defences improved
Jun 10John lands in Ireland
Nov 1Arrest of Wealthy Jews
 1211
 Rheims Cathedral destroyed by fire
Barbican built at Bridgnorth Castle
SummerExcommunication served
JulPeace with Wales
 1212A Great fire of London
William gives son as hostage
John extorts money from the barons
NovJohn accepts Pope's demands
 1213MarJohn prepares against invasion
Spring
 French plan invasion
May 30
 French fleet defeated
JulExcommunication lifted
Sep 26Pope's envoy arives in England
NovJohn meets the Barons
 1214Dieulacres Abbey moved
Foundation of Deer Abbey
Feb 1Peter Des Roches becomes Justiciar
Feb 2John sails for France
Jun 29Interdict lifted
Jul 27Battle of Bouvines
 
 
Episode: The First Barons' War
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Oct 15John returns from France
Dec 4William the Lyon of Scotland dies
Dec 5Alexander II became King of the Scots
 1215Llewellyn captures Cilgerran Castle
Llewellyn captures Abervagenny Castle
Wallingford Castle fortified
Colchester Castle occupied by the French
JanJohn meets the Barons in London
Mar 4John takes oath for Crusade
Apr 1Pope sides with John
May 17London falls to the Rebels
May 27A truce is sought
 
 
John's Charter (Magna Carta)
 
 
Jun 15John's Great Charter (the Magna Carta)
Aug 24The Magna Carta is annulled
OctBaron's war
 1216Beaudesert castle inner bailey
JanKing John attacks Berwick
FebSmall French fleet land in London
FebKing John puts down revolt
May 18A storm hits John's fleet
May 21Prince Louis of France claims English Throne
JunPrince Louis advances across England
Jul 18Honorius III elected as the new Pope
SepWilliam of Cassingham
OctDeath of King John
Oct 19King John dies
 
 
The reign of Henry III (1216 - 1272)
   Information on Henry III
 
Oct 28King Henry III Crowned
NovLlewelyn divides Wales
Nov 12Revision to the Magna Carta
 1217Foundation of Culross Abbey
Porchester castle captured
AprSiege of Mountsorrel Castle
May 20Battle of Lincoln
Aug 24Battle off Sandwich
Sep 12Treaty of Kingston
 1219Foundation of Deer Abbey
William Marshal dies
 The Fifth Crusade (1219-21)
10 year overview for 1220 to 1229
 1220Llewelyn raids Pembrokeshire
Henry III's improvements at the Tower
Lady Chapel at Oxford
Grosmont Castle building work
Chapter-house of Lincoln Cathedral
Work on the Lady Chapel of Salisbury Cathedral
Salisbury Cathedral rebuilding started
MayCoronation of Henry III
Jul 7Stephen Langton returns to England
 1221Joan marries Alexander II
Hubert de Burgh
 1222William the younger retakes his castles
 1223Earls deprived of their castles
Cilgerran Castle recaptured
 Louis VIII becomes King of France
 1224London Fog
Qtr 1Henry reclaims castles
JunBedford Castle siege
 1225Salisbury Choir
Beeston Castle begun
 1226
 Louis IX becomes King of France
Lady Chapel at Hereford
Grace Dieu Abbey founded
York Minster South Transept
 1227Balmerino Abbey founded
 1228Henry III visits Woodstock.
Stephen Langton dies
The Sixth Crusade (1228-9)
10 year overview for 1230 to 1239
 1230Rievaulx Abbey rebuilding work
Wells Cathedral West Front
Wells Cathedral West Front Started
 1231Tattershall Castle construction
Qtr 1Hubert de Burgh in Wales
Aug 13Simon de Montfort takes possession of his land
 1232Lacock Abbey founded
Oaks given to Gloucester
Peter des Rievaulx becomes treasurer
Henry III removes Hubert de Burgh
 1233Earl of Pembroke's revolt
Qtr 1Baronian rebellion
NovRout of Henry's army
 1235Henry III at Woodstock
 1236The Pope condemns links to the Assassins
Canterbury Cloister building work
Jan 4Henry marries
 1237Lincoln tower collapses
Transepts and Nave of Salisbury Cathedral
Beeston Castle claimed by Henry
 1238JanSimon marries Henry's sister
 1239Wells Cathedral dedication of church
Theobald of Champagne's Crusade
JunEdward (I) is born
10 year overview for 1240 to 1249
 1240Chapter-house as Lichfield
Building work at St. Paul's complete
North Transept of Rochester Cathedral
 1241Henry entertains at Woodstock
 1242York Minster North Transept
Chapel of the Nine Altars
Henry tries to retake Poitou
Henry's financies are criticised
OctEarl Richard's vow
 1243SpringSimon de Montfort gets custody of Kenilworth castle
 1244Bishop of Bath and Wells
AugJerusalem falls.
 1245Bigods take Chepstow Castle
Carlisle Cathedral building work
Rebuilding of Westminster Abbey
Carpini, the Christian envoy, travels to the Mongol Empire
 1246Peter de Savoy granted Pevensey Castle
Hailes Abbey begun
 1247Henry receives a relic
 1248Bath Lady Chapel
The Seventh Crusade (1248-54)
 1249Jul 8Alexander II of Scotland dies
Jul 9Alexander III became King of the Scots
10 year overview for 1250 to 1259
 1250Qtr 4Earthquake shakes St. Albans Abbey
 1251Nov 5Dedication of Hailes Abbey
Dec 26Margaret marries Alexander III
 1252Shrine to St. Ethelreda installed at Ely
 1254Henry gives Edward his own lands
Edward marries
 1255Llewelyn rules North Wales
Angel Choir at Lincoln
Abundant Harvest
OctEdward and Eleanor return to England
 1256Harvest lost
SepThe Welsh invade the coastal plains
 1257Building work at St. Albans
Floods and famine
Henry and Edward reclaim the Lost Territories
 1258Exeter rebuilding work
The West Front of Salisbury Cathedral
Barons confront Henry
 
 
Episode: The Second Barons' War
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Qtr 1The year starts badly
MarLlewelyn becomes 'Prince of Wales'
AprHenry asks for money
Apr 12Henry is opposed by the Barons
JunOdiham and Kenilworth handed over to the King
JunProvisions of Oxford
 1259Oct 13Provisions of Westminster
Dec 4Treaty of Paris
10 year overview for 1260 to 1269
 1260Tenby Castle attacked
Warwick castle construction work
 1261Qtr 1Absolved from the Provisions of Oxford
MayHenry back in control
May 25
 Death of Pope Alexander IV
Aug 16Henry appoints new ministers
 1263First Oxford University college founded
Salisbury Cathedral Cloisters
Edward joins Simon de Montfort
Edward raids the Temple in London
FebEdward returns to England
JunSimon's forces do much damage
Oct 1The Battle of Largs
 1264Siege of Rochester Castle
Possible comet sighting
Army at Barham Down
Pevensey Castle siege
Jan 23The Mise of Amiens
AprNorthampton captured by the King
MayHenry's war with the Barons
May 14Battle of Lewes
JunSimon summons Parliament
JunHaco of Norway attacks Scotland
SummerEdward moved to Kenilworth
 1265Work begins on the Lady Chapel at Chester.
Jan 20Ordinary people's Parliament
FebThe Barons split
May 28Edward escapes
SummerArmies march
Aug 1
 Younger Simon attacked at Kenilworth
Aug 4Battle of Evesham
Sep 16Peace with the Barons
 1266Alexander III aquires the Hebrides
Jul 2Treaty of Perth
OctMise of Kenilworth
 1267Treaty of Shrewsbury
 1268Caerphilly Castle construction
JunEdward take the cross
 1269
 Magnetism Experiments
Oct 13Edward the Confessor moved
10 year overview for 1270 to 1279
 1270Caerphilly Castle attacked
Tintern Abbey begun
JulPrince Edward leaves for the Holy Land
Jul 20
 The Eighth Crusade
Sep 14Relic given to Hailes Abbey
 1271Edward's Crusade
 Marco Polo leaves Venice at the age of eighteen
MayEdward reaches Acre
 1272Peterborough Cathedral's Lady Chapel
Nov 16Henry III dies
Nov 23Edward chosen as King
 1273Foundation of Sweetheart Abbey
FebEdward visits the Pope
 1274Investigation into land ownership
Vale Royal Abbey founded
MayLittle battle of Chalons
Aug 2Edward arrives home
 
 
The reign of Edward I (1272 - 1307)
   Information on Edward I
 
Aug 19Edward I crowned at Westminster
 1275Death of Margaret
Jews forbidden to lend money
Major rebuilding work at the Tower of London
 
 
Episode: Edward I and Wales
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Revolt of Llewelyn of Wales
Chapter-house at Salisbury
MayStatute of Westminster
 1276Edward's war with the Welsh begins
 1277Aberystwyth Castle rebuilt
Construction of Builth Castle
JunFeudal levies
JulEdward reaches Worcester
JulConstruction of Flint Castle begun
AugReconstruction of Rhuddlan Castle begun
Aug 13Vale Royal Abbey foundation stone laid
Nov 10Edward defeats Llewelyn
 1278Many Jews executed
Buckland Abbey founded
Oct 13Llewelyn marries Eleanor
 1279Recoinage
NovStatute of Mortmain
10 year overview for 1280 to 1289
 1280South Transept at Rochester
 1281Beauchamp Tower at Tower of London built
 1282Aberystwyth Castle damaged
Construction of Denbigh Castle
MarHawarden Castle captured by the Welsh
EasterAnother Welsh Uprising
AugFeudal levy gather at Rhuddlan
Nov 6English defeated
Dec 11Llewelyn killed
 1283
Construction of Caernarvon Castle

Edward I and his master castle builder (James of St George) started work on the castle at Caernarvon. The site was previously occupied by a Norman motte and bailey castle and before that a Roman fort.
Construction of Conway Castle begun
Dolwyddelan Castle captured
MarCastle Criccieth captured
AprBirth of Margaret, Maid of Norway
MayHarlech Castle begun
JunDavid of Wales captured
Oct 3David ap Gruffydd is executed
 1284First college at Cambridge University founded
Rebuilding work at Aberystwyth
'Round Table' event in Nefyn
MarStatute of Wales/Rhuddlan
Apr 25Edward (II) is born
 1285Oct 14Alexander III remarries
 1286Edward and Eleanor go to France
York Minster Chapter-house
Edward and Gascony
 
 
Episode: Edward I and Scotland
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Mar 19Alexander III of Scotland dies
 1289Norwich Cathedral Chapter-house
 Philippe obtained the area of Quercy
AugEdward returns to England
10 year overview for 1290 to 1299
 1290Quia Emptores
Jul 18Treaty of Brigham
SepMargaret, 'Maid of Norway' dies on voyage
Nov 28Eleanor of Castile dies
DecThe 'Eleanor Crosses'
 1291Licence to crenelate at Stokesay
York Minster Nave and West Front
Beaugency is bought by Philippe
May 10Edward I meets Scottish Claimants
 1292Rebuilding work at Exeter Cathedral
Rebuilding work at Carlisle Cathedral
Carlisle Cathedral damaged by fire
English and Norman sailor fight
Nov 17John Balliol chosen by Edward I as Scottish King
Nov 30John Balliol become King of the Scots
 1293
 Philippe obtains Maguellone and Montpellier
Wells Cathedral chapter House begun
 1294Commercial treaty with Portugal
Outrage at Philippe's actions
Edward Balliol asks for resources
MayPhilippe IV confiscates Gascony
Qtr 3Caernarfon Castle attacked
Oct 30A Welsh rebellion
 1295Southwell Cathedral Chapter-house
JanEdward besieged at Conway
AprEdward occupies Anglesey
AprBeaumaris Castle begun
OctTreaty Auld Alliance
NovThe first Model Parliament
 1296Edward captures Urquhart Castle
AprBalliol: Renounces homage to England
Apr 27Battle of Dunbar
SummerPhilippe IV threatens Edward
JulBalliol: Surrenders at Stracathro, Edward takes the Stone of Scone
AugThe First Interregnum
 1297Norwich Cathedral cloisters
JanMarriage proposal
FebEdward is deserted by the Barons
Apr 14Edward appeals for support
JulConfederacy formed and destroyed
AugEdward sails for Flanders
AugConfirmation of the Charters
Sep 11Battle at Stirling Bridge
WinterEdward accepts Truce
 1298MayEdward at York
Jul 22Battle of Falkirk
 1299MarEdward evades Parliament
SepEdward marries
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