1430s in England explained
Events from the
1430s in England.
Incumbents
Events
- 1430
- 1431
- 1432
- 9 February – financial crisis following the expense of two coronations.[2]
- 1433
- 1434
- 1435
- 1436
- 13 April – Hundred Years' War: the French retake Paris from the English.[1]
- 25 June – The Incorporated Guild of Smiths in Newcastle upon Tyne is founded.
- 10 September – Scottish defeat the English at the Battle of Piperdean.
- 1437
- 12 February – Hundred Years' War: English forces under John Talbot capture Pontoise.[2]
- 16 November – King Henry VI comes of age and takes over the rule of England and its possessions.[2]
- Almshouses and school established at Ewelme in Oxfordshire by William de la Pole, 1st Duke of Suffolk and his wife Alice (née Chaucer). By the 21st century this will form the earliest school building in the United Kingdom still in use as a local authority school.[4]
- 1438
- 1439
- 2 July – Hundred Years' War: peace negotiations at Gravelines fail when Henry continues to insist on his right to the French throne.[2]
- 13 September – Hundred Years' War: Meaux surrenders to the French.[2]
- 12 November – Plymouth becomes the first town incorporated by Parliament.
Births
- 1430
- 1431
- 1435
- 1436
- 1437
- 1438
Deaths
- 1430
- 1432
- 1435
- 1437
- 1438
- 1439
Notes and References
- Book: Williams, Hywel. Cassell's Chronology of World History. registration. London. Weidenfeld & Nicolson. 2005. 0-304-35730-8.
- Book: Palmer, Alan. Palmer. Veronica. 1992. The Chronology of British History. Century Ltd. London. 119–123. 0-7126-5616-2.
- Book: Penguin Pocket On This Day. Penguin Reference Library. 0-14-102715-0. 2006.
- Web site: Sapere Aude – Dare to be Wise. Ewelme C. E. Primary School. 2014. 2016-08-19.