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Events relating to england
A year after succeeding to the throne of England, Richard I sets off east as one of the leaders of the third crusade
Richard I, returning from the Holy Land in disguise, is recognized in an inn near Vienna and is imprisoned until England pays a massive ransom
On the death of his brother, Richard I, John becomes king of England
The longbow, a weapon of great use to English armies, is probably first developed in Wales
In Magna Carta's lesser clauses (39 and 40) there are enshrined certain basic guarantees concerning the rule of law
On the death of his father, King John, Henry III becomes king of England
Magna Carta is reissued slightly modified when Henry III comes of age; in the version which becomes enshrined in English law
The pope, eager to fill the vacant throne of Sicily, offers it to a son of Henry III of England but gets no firm response
Henry III accepts severe curtailment of his powers in the Provisions of Oxford, but then asks the pope to absolve him from his oath
Simon de Montfort, leading the barons in rebellion, captures Henry III and his son Edward at Lewes
Prince Edward, escaping from captivity, defeats and kills Simon de Montfort at Evesham
In a treaty agreed at Shrewsbury, the English king Henry III acknowledges Llewellyn ap Gruffydd as the prince of Wales
The first mention of a lens occurs in a manuscript by Roger Bacon, to be soon followed by the invention of spectacles
Edward I is in Sicily when he becomes king of England, on the death of his father, Henry III
An uprising by Llewellyn ap Gruffydd, the prince of Wales, ends with his own death and the subjugation of Wales by the king of England, Edward I
Edward I begins a series of powerful castles - Harlech, Caernarfon and Conwy in this year alone - to subdue the Welsh
Edward I of England arranges for his 5-year-old heir to marry Margaret the Maid of Norway, the 7-year-old heiress to the kingdom of Scotland
The Jews in England are driven out of the country, soon to be followed by those in France
The parliament summoned by Edward I in Westminster Hall is later seen as a 'model' for the breadth of its representation
The English government in Dublin calls a parliament on the lines of England's recent Model Parliament
Southampton boasts the earliest known bowling green, mentioned in a document of this year
The Early English phase in Gothic architecture gives way to the Decorated style
Duns Scotus, known as the Subtle Doctor in medieval times, later provides humanists with the name Dunsman or dunce
Edward I, conqueror of Wales, bestows the cherished title 'prince of Wales' on his own heir, the future Edward II
The English king Edward I dies campaigning near Carlisle, on an expedition north against his Scottish rival Robert the Bruce
