History of Britain

14th Century AD

Date
Event

1301
Edward I of England invests his baby son Edward as Prince of Wales

1305
The English capture and execute William Wallace

1306
New Scottish rebellion against English rule led by Robert Bruce. Robert I, the Bruce, crowned King of Scotland (to 1329) at Scone

1307
Edward I dies on march north to crush Robert Bruce. Edward II, King of England (to 1327)

1310
English barons appoint 21 peers, the Lords Ordainers, to manage Edward II's household

1312
Order of Knights Templar abolished

1314
Old St. Paul's Cathedral completed in London; Battle of Bannockburn: Robert Bruce defeats Edward II and makes Scotland independent

1326
Queen Isabella and Roger Mortimer sail from France with an army to rebel against Edward II of England

1327
Incorporation of first trade guilds in London (which govern the City for centuries); Parliament declares Edward II deposed, and his son accedes to the throne as Edward III. Edward II is hideously murdered, nine months later

1328
Charles IV dies, ending the Capetian dynasty. Philip of Valois succeeds him as Philip VI.

1329
Edward III of England does simple homage for Aquitaine (Guienne), but refuses to do liege homage.

1333
Edward III invades Scotland on Balliol's behalf and defeats the Scots at battle of Halidon Hill

1336
Edward places an embargo on English exports of wool to Flanders.

1337
Philip declares Edward's fiefs forfeit and begins harassing the frontiers of Aquitaine; Edward III, provoked by these attacks on his territories in France, declares himself king of France; "The Hundred Years' War " begins (ends 1453)

1338
Treaty of Koblenz: alliance between England and the Holy Roman Empire; Edward III formally claims the French crown.

1340
Naval victory at Sluys gives England the command of the English Channel; English Parliament passes four statutes providing that taxation shall be imposed only by Parliament

1346
Edward III of England invades France with a large army and defeats an even bigger army under Philip VI at the Battle of Crécy

1347
The English capture Calais

1348 - 58
The Black Death strikes London; one-third of population dies

1348
Edward III establishes the Order of the Garter; Black Death (bubonic plague) reaches England; The Plague causes more distrust amongst the kindred as the Tremere had only just arrived. Most of the 9th & 10th generation kindred in London die, due to feeding on tainted kine. Mithras takes advantage of this and captures the head of the Tremere Chantry and makes an example of him; many mortal agents of the Tremere disappear.

1351
The English remove the Pope's power to give English benefices to foreigners

1353
Statue of Praemunire: English Parliament forbids appeals to Pope

1356
Edward the Black Prince, son of Edward III, defeats the French at the battle of Poitiers, capturing King John II

1358
The Jacquerie

1360
Peace of Bretigny ends the first stage of the Hundred Years' War. Edward III gives up claim to French throne

1369
Second stage of war between England and France begins

1370
French troops commanded by Bertrand du Guesclin; Edward, the Black Prince, sacks Limoges

1372
French troops recapture Poitou and Brittany; Naval battle of La Rochelle: French regain control of English Channel

1373
John of Gaunt, Duke of Lancaster, son of Edward III, leads new English invasion of France

1374
John of Gaunt returns to England and takes charge of the government; Edward III in his dotage, the Black Prince is ill

1375
Truce of Bruges ends hostilities between England and France

1376
The Good Parliament in England, called by Edward the Black Prince, introduces many reforms of government; Death of Edward the Black Prince, aged 45; The Civil Dominion of John Wyclif, an Oxford don, calling for Church reforms

1377
Richard II, son of the Black Prince, King of England (to 1399)

1381
Peasants' Revolt in England; John Wyclif, an Oxford theologian, publishes his "Confession", denying that the "substance" of bread and wine are miraculously changed during the Eucharist.

1382
The Peasant's Revolt destroys part of London; John Wyclif is expelled from Oxford because of his opposition to certain Church doctrines

1386
John of Gaunt leads an expedition to Castile, which he claims in his wife's name; fails 1388

1387
Geoffrey Chaucer begins work on The Canterbury Tales

1389
Richard II, aged 22, assumes power

1394
Richard II leads expedition to subdue Ireland; returns to England 1395; The Tremere Council member Meerlinda, along with the Ventrue Hardestadt, propose a league of vampires. No one listens

1396
Richard II marries the seven-year old Princess Isabella of France

1399
Death of John of Gaunt; Gaunt's eldest son, Henry of Bolingbroke, lands in Yorkshire with 40 followers, and soon has 60,000 supporters: Richard II is deposed; Bolingbroke becomes Henry IV, King of England (to 1413)

1400
Richard II murdered at Pontefract Castle; Owen Glendower proclaims himself Prince of Wales and begins rebellion

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Date	Event
1301	Edward I of England invests his baby son Edward as Prince of Wales
1305	The English capture and execute William Wallace
1306	New Scottish rebellion against English rule led by Robert Bruce. Robert I, the Bruce, crowned King of Scotland (to 1329) at Scone
1307	Edward I dies on march north to crush Robert Bruce. Edward II, King of England (to 1327)
1310	English barons appoint 21 peers, the Lords Ordainers, to manage Edward II's household
1312	Order of Knights Templar abolished
1314	Old St. Paul's Cathedral completed in London; Battle of Bannockburn: Robert Bruce defeats Edward II and makes Scotland independent
1326	Queen Isabella and Roger Mortimer sail from France with an army to rebel against Edward II of England
1327	Incorporation of first trade guilds in London (which govern the City for centuries); Parliament declares Edward II deposed, and his son accedes to the throne as Edward III. Edward II is hideously murdered, nine months later
1328	Charles IV dies, ending the Capetian dynasty. Philip of Valois succeeds him as Philip VI.
1329	Edward III of England does simple homage for Aquitaine (Guienne), but refuses to do liege homage.
1333	Edward III invades Scotland on Balliol's behalf and defeats the Scots at battle of Halidon Hill
1336	Edward places an embargo on English exports of wool to Flanders.
1337	Philip declares Edward's fiefs forfeit and begins harassing the frontiers of Aquitaine; Edward III, provoked by these attacks on his territories in France, declares himself king of France; "The Hundred Years' War " begins (ends 1453)
1338	Treaty of Koblenz: alliance between England and the Holy Roman Empire; Edward III formally claims the French crown.
1340	Naval victory at Sluys gives England the command of the English Channel; English Parliament passes four statutes providing that taxation shall be imposed only by Parliament
1346	Edward III of England invades France with a large army and defeats an even bigger army under Philip VI at the Battle of Crécy
1347	The English capture Calais
1348 - 58	The Black Death strikes London; one-third of population dies
1348	Edward III establishes the Order of the Garter; Black Death (bubonic plague) reaches England; The Plague causes more distrust amongst the kindred as the Tremere had only just arrived. Most of the 9th & 10th generation kindred in London die, due to feeding on tainted kine. Mithras takes advantage of this and captures the head of the Tremere Chantry and makes an example of him; many mortal agents of the Tremere disappear.
1351	The English remove the Pope's power to give English benefices to foreigners
1353	Statue of Praemunire: English Parliament forbids appeals to Pope
1356	Edward the Black Prince, son of Edward III, defeats the French at the battle of Poitiers, capturing King John II
1358	The Jacquerie
1360	Peace of Bretigny ends the first stage of the Hundred Years' War. Edward III gives up claim to French throne
1369	Second stage of war between England and France begins
1370	French troops commanded by Bertrand du Guesclin; Edward, the Black Prince, sacks Limoges
1372	French troops recapture Poitou and Brittany; Naval battle of La Rochelle: French regain control of English Channel
1373	John of Gaunt, Duke of Lancaster, son of Edward III, leads new English invasion of France
1374	John of Gaunt returns to England and takes charge of the government; Edward III in his dotage, the Black Prince is ill
1375	Truce of Bruges ends hostilities between England and France
1376	The Good Parliament in England, called by Edward the Black Prince, introduces many reforms of government; Death of Edward the Black Prince, aged 45; The Civil Dominion of John Wyclif, an Oxford don, calling for Church reforms
1377	Richard II, son of the Black Prince, King of England (to 1399)
1381	Peasants' Revolt in England; John Wyclif, an Oxford theologian, publishes his "Confession", denying that the "substance" of bread and wine are miraculously changed during the Eucharist.
1382	The Peasant's Revolt destroys part of London; John Wyclif is expelled from Oxford because of his opposition to certain Church doctrines
1386	John of Gaunt leads an expedition to Castile, which he claims in his wife's name; fails 1388
1387	Geoffrey Chaucer begins work on The Canterbury Tales
1389	Richard II, aged 22, assumes power
1394	Richard II leads expedition to subdue Ireland; returns to England 1395; The Tremere Council member Meerlinda, along with the Ventrue Hardestadt, propose a league of vampires. No one listens
1396	Richard II marries the seven-year old Princess Isabella of France
1399	Death of John of Gaunt; Gaunt's eldest son, Henry of Bolingbroke, lands in Yorkshire with 40 followers, and soon has 60,000 supporters: Richard II is deposed; Bolingbroke becomes Henry IV, King of England (to 1413)
1400	Richard II murdered at Pontefract Castle; Owen Glendower proclaims himself Prince of Wales and begins rebellion