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Nov 2, 1207
new king/ murder
1307-1327 The reign of King Edward II (son of Edward I) The Knights Templar are rounded up and murdered by Philip the Fair of France, with the backing of the Pope -
Nov 2, 1215
magna carta
limits power of king -
Nov 2, 1216
king
1216-1272 The reign of King Henry III (son of John) -
Nov 2, 1258
provisions
Provisions of Oxford forced upon Henry III of England, establishing a new form of government limited regal authority -
Nov 2, 1272
king
1272-1307 The reign of King Edward I (son of Henry III) -
Nov 2, 1297
scottish leader
William Wallace emerges as the leader of the Scottish resistance to England -
Nov 2, 1311
death
1311-1315: The Great Famine -
Nov 2, 1327
king
1327-1377 The reign of King Edward III (son of Edward II) -
Nov 2, 1337
war
The Hundred Years War begins. England and France struggle for dominance of Western Europe -
Nov 2, 1337
kings
1377-1399 The reign of King Richard II (grandson of Edward III, son of the Black Prince) -
Nov 2, 1347
death
The Black Death ravages Europe for the first of many times. An estimated one third of the population is thought to have perished within the first year -
Nov 5, 1347
black death
The Black Death ravages Europe for the first of many times. An estimated one third of the population is thought to have perished within the first year -
Nov 5, 1356
battle
Battle of Poitiers -
Nov 5, 1377
kings
1377-1399 The reign of King Richard II (grandson of Edward III, son of the Black Prince -
Nov 7, 1381
revolt
Peasants Revolt -
Nov 7, 1382
english bible
The Bible is translated into English by John Wycliffe -
Nov 7, 1399
Death
John of Gaunt dies and King Richard seized his lands. Gaunt's son, Henry Bolingbroke invaded England, whilst Richard was on campaign in Ireland, usurping the throne from the king -
Nov 7, 1399
kings
October: King Richard II was condemned as a tyrant. He renounced the crown and Henry IV was proclaimed King the next day -
Nov 7, 1399
death
1399-1413 The reign of King Henry IV (grandson of Edward III, son of John of Gaunt) Henry IV died suffering from leprosy and epilepsy -
Nov 7, 1413
kings
1413-1422 The reign of King Henry V (son of Henry IV). -
Nov 7, 1415
battle
Battle of Agincourt -
Nov 7, 1422
kings
1422-1461 The reign of King Henry VI (son of Henry V) -
Nov 7, 1429
siege
Joan of Arc lifts the siege of Orleans for the Dauphin of France, enabling him to eventually be crowned at Reims -
Nov 7, 1430
death
1430 Capture, trial, and execution of Joan of Arc -
Nov 7, 1434
family prominence
1434 The Medici family rises to prominence in Florence -
Nov 7, 1453
war ends
1453 The Hundred Years War ends. Calais is the only English possession on Continental Europe -
Nov 7, 1455
printing of the first bible
1455 Johann Gutenberg prints the first of his Bibles on his new printing press -
Nov 8, 1455
war
The Wars of the Roses begin in England -
kingly problems
1461 1461-1483 The reign of King Edward IV ( youngest son of Edward III). Edward IV was a notorious womaniser - his affairs led to claims of illegitimacy and ultimately led to the murder of his sons - the Princes in the Tower