This Day in Medieval History

This Day in Medieval History

This Day in Medieval History

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Events that took place in the month of May

Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec

1	2	3	4	5	6	7
1049 Earthquake in Midlands 1118 Queen Matilda dies 1185 Eclipse 1436 Richard, Duke of York is appointed Lieutenant-general 1511 Joust at Greenwich	1497 John Cabot sets sail for Asia 1536 Anne Boleyn arrested		1471 The Battle of Tewkesbury	1646 Charles' escape	1191 Richard sails to Cyprus.
8	9	10	11	12	13	14
1429 Siege of Orleans is lifted	1502 Columbus starts his fourth voyage 1646 Royalists at Newark surrender	1291 Edward I meets Scottish Claimants 1307 Battle of Loudoun Hill	973 Coronation of King Edgar 1068 Matilda is crowned Queen 1191 Meeting in Limassol 1258 Treaty of Corbeil 1625 Proxy marriage of Charles and Henrietta Maria	1191 Richard marries Berengaria 1343 The Black Prince becomes Prince of Wales 1641 Strafford Executed	1515 Mary and Suffolk marry 1629 Birth of Charles's first child	1264 Battle of Lewes
15	16	17	18	19	20	21
	1450 Bayeux surrendered to the French	1215 London falls to the Rebels	1216 A storm hits John's fleet	1536 Execution of Anne Boleyn	1217 Battle of Lincoln 1301 Treaty finally signed 1506 Death of Columbus	1172 Compromise of Avranches 1216 Prince Louis of France claims English Throne 1382 Earthquake 1420 Treaty of Troyes 1455 The Yorkists are summoned 1471 The murder of Henry VI 1527 Birth of Philip II of Spain
22	23	24	25	26	27	28
1149 Henry (II) knighted by David 1200 Philippe and John sign a treaty 1455 Battle of St. Albans	1430 Joan of Arc is captured 1533 Marriage to Catherine of Aragon declared illegal	1089 Lanfranc dies 1321 Meeting at Pontefract 1444 Betrothal of Henry VI and Margaret of Anjou 1487 Lambert Simnel crowned in Dublin	1261 Death of Pope Alexander IV 1502 Columbus leaves the Canary Islands	1465 Elizabeth crowned	1199 John is crowned King 1215 A truce is sought	1265 Edward escapes 1533 Marriage to Anne Boleyn declared legal
29	30	31
1630 Charles (II) born 1660 Charles II becomes King of England	1213 French fleet defeated 1431 Joan of Arc burnt at the stake 1445 Margaret of Anjou crowned 1498 Columbus begins his third voyage 1536 Henry marries Jane Seymour

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Other events occurring in May

804 Death of Alcuin of York	946 Eadred becomes King of Wessex	1016 Canute attacks London
1052 Godwines invade England	1066 Tostig invades the south of England	1088 William puts down the revolt
1094 Duncan II becomes King of the Scots	1097 Siege of Nicaea	1123 Egyptian navy destroyed off Ascalon
1138 Robert sides with Matilda	1147 The start of the Second Crusade	1152 Henry marries Eleanor
1169 Dermot retakes Leinster	1170 Raymond de Gros lands in Ireland	1174 Richard (I) seizes the town of Saintes from his father, Henry II
1177 Council at Oxford	1184 Fire destroys Glastonbury Abbey	1194 Richard leaves England
1199 John succeeds Richard I	1199 Important Appointments	1201 John sails to Normandy
1213 King John's first act of submission	1220 Coronation of Henry III	1261 Henry back in control
1264 Henry's war with the Barons	1271 Edward reaches Acre	1274 Little battle of Chalons
1275 Statute of Westminster	1283 Harlech Castle begun	1294 Philippe IV confiscates Gascony
1298 Edward at York	1300 Edward starts another Scottish campaign	1303 Edward's last campaign in Scotland
1312 Gaveston surrenders	1322 Parliament at York	1323 Treaty signed
1328 Treaty of Northampton	1360 Treaty of Bretigny	1381 Start of the Peasant's Revolt
1389 Richard II declared his intention to rule freely	1404 Glendower's Parliament	1405 Scrope executed
1422 Meaux falls to the English	1424 James I crowned	1450 Revolt in Kent
1450 Death of William de la Pole	1463 Alnwick Castle in Lancastrian hands	1464 Edward secretly marries
1464 Battle of Hexham	1470 Warwick and Clarence escape to France	1471 London attacked by rebels
1494 Jamaica Explored	1498 Cabot disappears on voyage	1527 Wolsey sets up secret court
1639 Charles advances on Scotland	1643 Destruction of (Old) Wardour Castle	1644 Advance on Oxford