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construction of royal castles and residences; it will continue until 1832. 1379 30 June – New College, Oxford, founded by William of Wykeham, Bishop of Winchester...

Year 1379 (MCCCLXXIX) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. May 29 – John I succeeds his...

The Poll Tax of 1379 was granted to the King by the lords, commoners and clergy of England in order to finance the Hundred Years' War. It was graduated...

Monmouth, was King of England from 1413 until his death in 1422. Despite his relatively short reign, Henry's outstanding military successes in the Hundred Years'...

Events from the 10th century in the Kingdom of England. 902 Irish Norsemen, expelled from Dublin, establish colonies on The Wirral. 909 King Edward the...

Events from the 1590s in England. Monarch – Elizabeth I 1590 Publication of Edmund Spenser's poetry The Faerie Queene and his satire Mother Hubbard's Tale...

Richard III (2 October 1452 – 22 August 1485) was King of England from 26 June 1483 until his death in 1485. He was the last king of the Plantagenet dynasty...

Events from the 1550s in England. This decade marks the beginning of the Elizabethan era. Monarch – Edward VI (until 6 July 1553), Jane (disputed, 6 July...

Events from the 1170s in England. Monarch – Henry II 1170 April – Inquest of Sheriffs: Henry II looks into the financial dealings of local officials. 14...

Events from the 1150s in England. Monarch – Stephen (to 25 October 1154), then Henry II 1150 Henry, son of Empress Matilda, becomes Duke of Normandy. The...

Events of the year 2024 in England. 1 January – Figures published by NHS England show that almost three million people were seen for an urgent cancer check...

from the 1300s in England. Monarch – Edward I (to 7 July 1307), then Edward II 1300 10 March – Wardrobe accounts of King Edward I of England ("Edward Longshanks")...

Events from the 1530s in England. Monarch – Henry VIII 1530 26 January – Thomas Boleyn, 1st Earl of Wiltshire, becomes Keeper of the Privy Seal. January...

the 1580s in England. Monarch – Elizabeth I 1580 March – Thomas Legge's Richardus Tertius, the first known history play performed in England, is acted...

Events from the 1200s in England. Monarch – John 1200 22 May – Treaty of Le Goulet signed by King John and Philip II of France, confirming John as ruler...

Events from the 1520s in England. Monarch – Henry VIII Regent – Thomas Howard, 2nd Duke of Norfolk (starting 31 May, until 16 July 1520) 1520 26–31 May...

Events from the 1030s in England. Monarch – Canute (to 12 November 1034), Harold I 1030 1031 King Cnut invades Scotland and forces the submission of Malcolm...

Events from the 1540s in England. Monarch – Henry VIII (until 28 January 1547), then Edward VI Regent – Catherine, Queen Consort (starting 15 July, until...

Events from the 1600s in England. This decade marks the end of the Elizabethan era with the beginning of the Jacobean era and the Stuart period. Monarch...

Events from the 1400s in England. Monarch – Henry IV 1400 January – Henry IV quells the Epiphany Rising and executes the Earls of Kent, Huntingdon and...