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Events that took place in the month of April

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1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th
1204 Death of Eleanor of Aquitaine 1215 Pope sides with John	1101 Henry I appoints Roger, a Norman Monk, as Chancellor 1454 Earl of Salisbury becomes chancellor	1203 Arthur is murdered 1367 Battle of Nájera in Spain	1331 Meeting between Edward III and Philippe VI 1471 Clarence rejoins his brothers
6th	7th	8th	9th	10th
1152 Theobald refuses to crown Eustace	1498 Death of Charles VIII of France		1413 Henry V crowned 1483 Edward IV dies, Edward V becomes king	1191 Richard's fleet leave Sicily 1460 James III crowned at Kelso Abbey
11th	12th	13th	14th	15th
1471 London opens its gates to Edward and the Yorkists 1554 Wyatt executed	1258 Henry is opposed by the Barons	1436 The French retake Paris	1118 Baldwin II crowned 1129 Coronation of Philip of France 1297 Edward appeals for support 1471 The Battle of Barnet 1471 Queen Margaret lands at Weymouth	1450 Battle of Formigny
16th	17th	18th	19th	20th
	1172 Henry returns to England 1194 The 'Crown Wearing' 1492 Columbus signs agreement 1500 Louis XII enters Milan	1161 Death of Theobald of Bec	1164 Reading Abbey consecrated 1390 Robert III becomes King of the Scots 1558 Betrothal of Mary and Dauphin Francis	1191 Philippe Augustus arrives in Acre 1314 Pope Clement V dies
21st	22nd	23rd	24th	25th
1109 Archbishop Anselm dies 1509 Death of Henry VII		1348 Creation of the Order of the Garter 1358 A Splendid Tournament at Windsor 1390 A joust on London Bridge 1445 Marriage of Henry VI and Margaret of Anjou	1494 Columbus heads for Cuba 1558 Marriage and a secret agreement	1199 John is crowned Duke of Normandy 1284 Edward (II) is born 1464 Battle of Hedgeley Moor 1599 Birth of Oliver Cromwell
26th	27th	28th	29th	30th
	1296 Battle of Dunbar	1069 Death of Magnus II 1074 Harold III becomes King of Denmark 1192 Conrad is assassinated 1202 John fails to attend a summons to Philippe's court 1442 Future Edward IV is born	1429 Joan reaches Orleans 1483 Woodvilles escort Edward V	1483 Richard captures the King

1st

1204 Death of Eleanor of Aquitaine

1215 Pope sides with John

2nd

1101 Henry I appoints Roger, a Norman Monk, as Chancellor

1454 Earl of Salisbury becomes chancellor

3rd

1203 Arthur is murdered

1367 Battle of Nájera in Spain

4th

1331 Meeting between Edward III and Philippe VI

1471 Clarence rejoins his brothers

5th

6th

1152 Theobald refuses to crown Eustace

7th

1498 Death of Charles VIII of France

8th

9th

1413 Henry V crowned

1483 Edward IV dies, Edward V becomes king

10th

1191 Richard's fleet leave Sicily

1460 James III crowned at Kelso Abbey

11th

1471 London opens its gates to Edward and the Yorkists

1554 Wyatt executed

12th

1258 Henry is opposed by the Barons

13th

1436 The French retake Paris

14th

1118 Baldwin II crowned

1129 Coronation of Philip of France

1297 Edward appeals for support

1471 The Battle of Barnet

1471 Queen Margaret lands at Weymouth

15th

1450 Battle of Formigny

16th

17th

1172 Henry returns to England

1194 The 'Crown Wearing'

1492 Columbus signs agreement

1500 Louis XII enters Milan

18th

1161 Death of Theobald of Bec

19th

1164 Reading Abbey consecrated

1390 Robert III becomes King of the Scots

1558 Betrothal of Mary and Dauphin Francis

20th

1191 Philippe Augustus arrives in Acre

1314 Pope Clement V dies

21st

1109 Archbishop Anselm dies

1509 Death of Henry VII

22nd

23rd

1348 Creation of the Order of the Garter

1358 A Splendid Tournament at Windsor

1390 A joust on London Bridge

1445 Marriage of Henry VI and Margaret of Anjou

24th

1494 Columbus heads for Cuba

1558 Marriage and a secret agreement

25th

1199 John is crowned Duke of Normandy

1284 Edward (II) is born

1464 Battle of Hedgeley Moor

1599 Birth of Oliver Cromwell

26th

27th

1296 Battle of Dunbar

28th

1069 Death of Magnus II

1074 Harold III becomes King of Denmark

1192 Conrad is assassinated

1202 John fails to attend a summons to Philippe's court

1442 Future Edward IV is born

29th

1429 Joan reaches Orleans

1483 Woodvilles escort Edward V

30th

1483 Richard captures the King

Other events occurring in April

871 Alfred 'The Great' becomes king of Wessex	878 Battle of Edington	1016 Edmund II (Ironside) becomes King
1016 Canute attempts to take the throne	1053 Harold becomes Earl of Wessex	1066 Halley's Comet
1088 Pevensey Castle siege	1096 Peter the Hermit preaches in Cologne	1097 Crusaders reach Constantinople
1097 Crusaders advance on Nicaea	1123 Baldwin II is captured	1128 Hugh de Payen visits Fulk of Anjou
1137 Stephen goes to Normandy	1141 Matilda is elected Queen	1147 Eugenius meets King Louis
1174 Richard of Dover becomes Archbishop	1185 John is knighted	1185 John in Ireland
1205 Hubert de Burgh loses his lands	1217 Siege of Mountsorrel Castle	1258 Henry asks for money
1264 Northampton captured by the King	1264 Warwick castle attacked and destoyed	1283 Birth of Margaret, Maid of Norway
1295 Beaumaris Castle begun	1295 Edward occupies Anglesey	1296 Balliol: Renounces homage to England
1308 Parliament angry with the King	1320 Declaration of Arbroath	1327 Edward II is imprisoned
1329 Philippe summons Edward	1338 A comet seen in Europe	1357 John brought to England
1367 Wykeham becomes Chancellor	1384 Criticism of Richard	1387 Future Henry V born
1405 Scrope's revolt	1406 James I of Scotland	1406 Robert III dies
1414 Parliament at Leicester	1429 Joan is given an army	1444 Treaty of Tours
1462 Queen Margaret sails to France	1483 Richard made Protector	1484 Prince Edward dies
1493 Henry becomes Lord Warden of the Cinque Ports	1502 Prince Arthur dies	1547 Catherine Parr marries Thomas Seymour