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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
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limits power of king
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1216-1272 The reign of King Henry III (son of John)
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Provisions of Oxford forced upon Henry III of England, establishing a new form of government limited regal authority
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1272-1307 The reign of King Edward I (son of Henry III)
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William Wallace emerges as the leader of the Scottish resistance to England
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1311-1315: The Great Famine
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1327-1377 The reign of King Edward III (son of Edward II)
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The Hundred Years War begins. England and France struggle for dominance of Western Europe
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1377-1399 The reign of King Richard II (grandson of Edward III, son of the Black Prince)
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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
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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
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Battle of Poitiers
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1377-1399 The reign of King Richard II (grandson of Edward III, son of the Black Prince
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Peasants Revolt
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The Bible is translated into English by John Wycliffe
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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
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October: King Richard II was condemned as a tyrant. He renounced the crown and Henry IV was proclaimed King the next day
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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
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1413-1422 The reign of King Henry V (son of Henry IV).
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Battle of Agincourt
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1422-1461 The reign of King Henry VI (son of Henry V)
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Joan of Arc lifts the siege of Orleans for the Dauphin of France, enabling him to eventually be crowned at Reims
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1430 Capture, trial, and execution of Joan of Arc
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1434 The Medici family rises to prominence in Florence
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1453 The Hundred Years War ends. Calais is the only English possession on Continental Europe
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1455 Johann Gutenberg prints the first of his Bibles on his new printing press
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The Wars of the Roses begin in England
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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