1380s in England explained
Events from the
1380s in England.
Incumbents
Events
- 1380
- 1381
- January – Hundred Years' War: Brittany surrenders to France, although England retains control of Brest.
- Spring – the third and final of a series of poll taxes designed to help pay for the war against France. This tax is highly unpopular, with many people blaming Simon Sudbury, at this time both Lord Chancellor and Archbishop of Canterbury.
- 30 May – Peasants' Revolt breaks out when the attempts of an official (John Brampton) to collect unpaid poll taxes in Brentwood, Essex, ends in violent confrontation.
- 12 June – Peasants' Revolt: Rebels from Kent and Essex, led by Wat Tyler and Jack Straw, meet at Blackheath, London, where they are encouraged by a sermon from renegade Lollard priest John Ball. Suffolk rising begins.
- 14 June – Peasants' Revolt: Rebels destroy John of Gaunt's Savoy Palace and storm the Tower of London, finding and beheading Simon Sudbury, and also Robert Hales, Lord High Treasurer. King Richard (age 14) meets the leaders of the revolt and agrees to reforms such as fair rents and the abolition of serfdom.[3]
- 15 June – Peasants' Revolt: During further negotiations, Wat Tyler is murdered by the King's entourage. Noble forces subsequently overpower the rebel army, the rebel leaders are captured and executed and Richard revokes his concessions.[4]
- 16 June – Peasants' Revolt: Townspeople of Cambridge sack buildings of the university in the town and burn official documents, with the slogan "Away with the learning of clerks, away with it!".
- Late June to July – Peasant revolts spread to St Albans and East Anglia, but are quickly suppressed. Norfolk rebels are defeated at the Battle of North Walsham (25 or 26 June).[5]
- 15 July – John Ball is hanged, drawn and quartered in the presence of the King at St Albans for his part in the Peasants' Revolt.
- 30 July – William Courtenay enthroned as Archbishop of Canterbury.
- In response to the Peasants' Revolt, Parliament passes the Treason Act making the starting of a riot high treason.
- Parliament passes the Forcible Entry Act 1381 making taking possession of property by force a statutory offence.
- Parliament passes the first Navigation Act to give economic protection to English shipping.[3]
- 1382
- 1383
- 16 May – Henry le Despenser, Bishop of Norwich, leads a crusade against supporters of the Avignon Pope in Flanders.
- October – Bishop of Norwich impeached, against the wishes of Parliament.
- Act forbids maintenance, i.e. the protection of criminal retainers by their overlords.
- 1384
- 1385
- 14 August – Portuguese troops and their English allies defeat those of Castile at the Battle of Aljubarrota.[3]
- 31 August – King Richard II begins an invasion of Scotland.[8] The English burn Holyrood and Edinburgh, but return home without a decisive battle.
- 20 October – licence permitting construction of Bodiam Castle in East Sussex is issued.
- The Canterbury city walls are being repaired. The ancient Roman walls are in disrepair and there has been concern that the French might raid the city. Murage is used for raising the money.
- King Richard II tries to rule the country without Parliament.[3]
- 1386
- 1387
- 1388
- 1389
Births
- 1380
- 1381
- 1382
- 1383
- 1384
- 1385
- 1387
- 9 August – King Henry V (died 1422)
- 1388
- 1389
Deaths
- 1381
- 1383
- 1384
- 31 December – John Wycliffe, theologian, Bible translator and Catholic reform campaigner (born 1320s)
- 1385
- 1386
- 1387
- 1388
- 1389
Notes and References
- "Fires, Great", in The Insurance Cyclopeadia: Being an Historical Treasury of Events and Circumstances Connected with the Origin and Progress of Insurance, Cornelius Walford, ed. (C. and E. Layton, 1876) p27
- Web site: Dockyard Timeline. Portsmouth Royal Dockyard Historical Trust. 2018-09-21.
- Book: Williams, Hywel. Cassell's Chronology of World History. registration. London. Weidenfeld & Nicolson. 2005. 0-304-35730-8. 169–170.
- Web site: BBC History British History Timeline. 2007-09-04. https://web.archive.org/web/20070909012414/http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/british/launch_tl_british.shtml. 9 September 2007.
- Book: Hingeston, F. C.. Capgrave, John, 1393–1464. Francis Charles Hingeston-Randolph. 1858. The Book of Illustrious Henries.
- Web site: Notes on individual earthquakes. dead. British Geological Survey. 8 December 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20110516173115/http://www.quakes.bgs.ac.uk/earthquakes/historical/historical_listing.htm. 16 May 2011.
- Book: Earthquake Synod. Cross, F. L.. Livingstone, E. A.. The Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church. Oxford University Press. 2nd. 1974. 0-19-211545-6. 437. registration.
- Book: Penguin Pocket On This Day. Penguin Reference Library. 0-14-102715-0. 2006.
- Book: Hibbert, Christopher. The Encyclopædia of Oxford. London. Macmillan. 1988. 0-333-39917-X. 269–70.
- Web site: Oldest Working Clock. Frequently Asked Questions. Salisbury Cathedral. 2008-01-17. https://web.archive.org/web/20080120181747/http://www.salisburycathedral.org.uk/750.php. 20 January 2008.
- Web site: Timeline - Poor Laws, Workhouses, and Social Support. Kings Norton. 2010-12-20. dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120713202144/http://www.kingsnorton.info/time/poor_law_workhouse_timeline.htm. 2012-07-13.
- Book: Palmer, Alan. Palmer. Veronica. 1992. The Chronology of British History. Century Ltd. London. 109–113. 0-7126-5616-2.