1290s in England

1290s in England

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Events from the 1290s in England.

Incumbents

Monarch – Edward I

Events

• 1290
  • 21 May – the statute of quo warranto establishes the concept of time immemorial in English law, dating it to before the accession of Richard I of England in 1189.[1]
  • 8 July – the statute Quia Emptores is passed, reforming the feudal system of land leases and allowing the sale of fee simple estates.[2]
  • 18 July – the Edict of Expulsion is issued expelling all the Jews from England (at this time probably around 2,000) by 1 November.[1][3]
  • The second of the Statutes of Mortmain is passed under King Edward I, which prevents land from passing into possession of the church.
  • Approximate date of construction of the Round Table at Winchester Castle by order of King Edward.
• 1291
  • 10 May – at Norham Castle, Edward forces the Scottish nobles to recognise his right to determine the succession to the throne of Scotland.[2]
  • 8 August – twelve applicants submit their claims to the Scottish throne to Edward I.[2]
  • The Eleanor crosses are erected at Charing Cross and across England marking the route of the funeral procession Edward I's Queen, Eleanor of Castile.[1]
  • Construction of the nave of York Minster begins.[1]
• 1292
  • 17 November – Edward I places John Balliol on the Scottish throne.[1]
  • Edward I reforms and standardises the system of legal education.[2]
  • Great Coxwell Barn is built; it will still be standing in the 21st century.
• 1293
  • 13 February – Robert Winchelsey elected as Archbishop of Canterbury, an office he will hold until his death in 1313.
  • 15 May – English fleet defeats a French force and sacks La Rochelle.[2]
• 1294
  • January – war breaks out between England and France when Philip IV of France attempts to seize Gascony from English control.[1]
  • 14 May – Philip formally announces the confiscation of Gascony.[2]
  • June – Edward I takes direct control of the English wool trade (until 1297).[2]
  • 24 August – Treaty of Nuremberg: England allies with the Holy Roman Empire against France.[2]
  • September – Madog ap Llywelyn leads a Welsh revolt against English rule.[1]
  • 9 October – delayed by the Welsh revolt, an English army finally leaves to invade France.[2]
  • November – Edward I requires coastal towns to build ships for an expedition to France.[4]
  • Edward I demands from the Church a grant of one half of all clerical revenues.[5]
• 1295
  • 5 March – Battle of Maes Moydog: English defeat Welsh rebels.[2]
  • 5 July – Scotland and France form the Auld Alliance against England.[1]
  • 13 November – Edward I summons the Model Parliament to Westminster, the composition of which serves as a model for later parliaments.[1]
• 1296
  • 30 March – Capture of Berwick: Edward I captures the town of Berwick-upon-Tweed from the Scots and sacks it.[1]
  • 27 April – at the Battle of Dunbar, the English defeat the Scots.[1]
  • August – Edward takes the Stone of Scone from Scotland to London.[1]
  • 28 August – Scottish assembly pays homage to Edward at Berwick. Edward establishes a system of English rule over Scotland.[2]
• 1297
  • 30 January – Edward I outlaws the clergy who have refused to pay his taxes due to an edict of Pope Boniface VIII.[1]
  • 24 February – a parliament assembled at Salisbury refuses to endorse Edward's war in Gascony.[1]
  • May – William Wallace begins a Scottish rebellion against English rule.[2]
  • 24 August – Edward I leaves England to support an invasion of France by the Flemish Count Guy of Dampierre.[1]
  • 11 September – at the Battle of Stirling Bridge, the Scots under William Wallace defeat an English army.[1]
  • 7 October – a truce is signed between England and France.[1]
  • 10 October – Confirmation of Charters: Edward issues a statute reconfirming Magna Carta;[1] copies are to be displayed in every cathedral.
• 1298
  • 22 July – at the Battle of Falkirk, Edward I defeats the Scottish army led by William Wallace.[1]
  • Rebuilding of Saint Stephen's Chapel at Westminster begins.[2]
• 1299
  • 4 January – earthquake felt across the home counties.
  • 27 June – Pope Boniface VIII issues the papal bull Scimus Fili condemning King Edward I's invasion and occupation of Scotland.
  • 4 September – Edward I marries Marguerite, sister of King Philip IV.[2]
  • A fire damages the Palace of Westminster.[6]

Births

• 1292
  • Henry Burghersh, statesman (died 1340)
  • Eleanor de Clare, noblewoman (died 1337)
  • John Grandisson, Bishop of Exeter (died 1369)
• 1293
  • Margaret de Clare, noblewoman (died 1342)
• 1295
  • 16 September – Elizabeth de Clare, noblewoman (died 1360)
  • Reginald de Cobham, 1st Baron Cobham (died 1361)
• 1297
  • Thomas Wake, 2nd Baron Wake of Liddell (died 1349)

Deaths

• 1290
  • 28 November – Eleanor of Castile, queen of Edward I of England (born 1241)
• 1291
  • 26 June – Eleanor of Provence, queen of Henry III of England (born c. 1223)
• 1292
  • June? – Roger Bacon, philosopher and scientist (born c. 1220?)
  • 25 October – Robert Burnell, bishop and Lord Chancellor (born c. 1239)
  • 8 December – John Peckham, Archbishop of Canterbury (born c. 1230)
• 1295
  • 7 December – Gilbert de Clare, 6th Earl of Hertford, politician (born 1243)
• 1296
  • May – William de Valence, 1st Earl of Pembroke (year of birth unknown)
  • 5 June – Edmund Crouchback, 1st Earl of Lancaster, son of Henry III of England (born 1245)
• 1297
  • 11 September – Hugh de Cressingham, treasurer (year of birth unknown)
  • 31 December – Humphrey de Bohun, 3rd Earl of Hereford, soldier (born 1249)

References

1. Williams, Hywel (2005). Cassell's Chronology of World History. Weidenfeld & Nicolson. pp. 150–152. ISBN 0-304-35730-8.
2. Palmer, Alan; Palmer, Veronica (1992). The Chronology of British History. London: Century Ltd. pp. 91–94. ISBN 0-7126-5616-2.
3. Mundill, Robin R. (2002). England's Jewish Solution: Experiment and Expulsion, 1262–1290. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 0-521-52026-6. p. 27.
4. Friel, Ian (1986). "The building of the Lyme Galley, 1294–1296". Dorset Natural History & Archaeological Society Proceedings. 108: 41–4.
5. Prestwich, Michael (1997). Edward I (updated ed.). New Haven: Yale University Press. pp. 403–4. ISBN 0-300-07209-0.
6. Weinreb, Ben; Hibbert, Christopher (1995). The London Encyclopaedia. Macmillan. p. 287. ISBN 0-333-57688-8.