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Events that took place in the month of April

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1st2nd3rd4th5th
1204 Death of Eleanor of Aquitaine

1215 Pope sides with John

1328 The child of the late French king is a girl

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

1559 Treaty of Cateau-Cambresis

1331 Meeting between Edward III and Philippe VI

1471 Clarence rejoins his brothers

6th7th8th9th10th
1152 Theobald refuses to crown Eustace

1192 Cypriot revolts

1378 Papal Conclave

1498 Death of Charles VIII of France

1413 Henry V crowned

1483 Edward IV dies, Edward V becomes king

879 Death of Louis II

1191 Richard's fleet leave Sicily

1460 James III crowned at Kelso Abbey

11th12th13th14th15th
1095 Council at Rockingham

1240 Death of Llywelyn the Great

1471 London opens its gates to Edward and the Yorkists

1554 Wyatt executed

1258 Henry is opposed by the Barons

1567 Bothwell's trial for Darnley's murder

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

16th17th18th19th20th
1172 Henry returns to England

1194 The 'Crown Wearing'

1492 Columbus signs agreement

1500 Louis XII enters Milan

1520 Eclipse of the Sun

1161 Death of Theobald of Bec

1378 Urban VI becomes Pope

1164 Reading Abbey consecrated

1390 Robert III becomes King of the Scots

1558 Betrothal of Mary and Dauphin Francis

1587 Drake attacks Cadiz

1191 Philippe Augustus arrives in Acre

1314 Pope Clement V dies

21st22nd23rd24th25th
1109 Archbishop Anselm dies

1509 Death of Henry VII

1509 Henry VIII becomes King

1348 Creation of the Order of the Garter

1358 A Splendid Tournament at Windsor

1390 A joust on London Bridge

1430 Henry VI travels to Calais

1445 Marriage of Henry VI and Margaret of Anjou

1554 Princess Elizabeth in the Tower

1494 Columbus heads for Cuba

1558 Marriage and a secret agreement

1567 Queen Mary abducted by Bothwell

1585 Pope Sixtus V

1199 John is crowned Duke of Normandy

1284 Edward (II) is born

1464 Battle of Hedgeley Moor

1599 Birth of Oliver Cromwell

26th27th28th29th30th
1296 Battle of Dunbar

1521 Magellan killed in combat

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

1489 Murder of Henry Percy

1429 Joan reaches Orleans

1483 Woodvilles escort Edward V

1247 Treaty of Woodstock

1483 Richard captures the young prince

1555 Reports of a royal birth

     
     
1st
1204 Death of Eleanor of Aquitaine

1215 Pope sides with John

1328 The child of the late French king is a girl

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

1559 Treaty of Cateau-Cambresis

4th
1331 Meeting between Edward III and Philippe VI

1471 Clarence rejoins his brothers

5th
6th
1152 Theobald refuses to crown Eustace

1192 Cypriot revolts

7th
1378 Papal Conclave

1498 Death of Charles VIII of France

8th
9th
1413 Henry V crowned

1483 Edward IV dies, Edward V becomes king

10th
879 Death of Louis II

1191 Richard's fleet leave Sicily

1460 James III crowned at Kelso Abbey

11th
1095 Council at Rockingham

1240 Death of Llywelyn the Great

1471 London opens its gates to Edward and the Yorkists

1554 Wyatt executed

12th
1258 Henry is opposed by the Barons

1567 Bothwell's trial for Darnley's murder

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
 

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17th
1172 Henry returns to England

1194 The 'Crown Wearing'

1492 Columbus signs agreement

1500 Louis XII enters Milan

1520 Eclipse of the Sun

18th
1161 Death of Theobald of Bec

1378 Urban VI becomes Pope

19th
1164 Reading Abbey consecrated

1390 Robert III becomes King of the Scots

1558 Betrothal of Mary and Dauphin Francis

1587 Drake attacks Cadiz

20th
1191 Philippe Augustus arrives in Acre

1314 Pope Clement V dies

21st
1109 Archbishop Anselm dies

1509 Death of Henry VII

22nd
1509 Henry VIII becomes King

23rd
1348 Creation of the Order of the Garter

1358 A Splendid Tournament at Windsor

1390 A joust on London Bridge

1430 Henry VI travels to Calais

1445 Marriage of Henry VI and Margaret of Anjou

1554 Princess Elizabeth in the Tower

24th
1494 Columbus heads for Cuba

1558 Marriage and a secret agreement

1567 Queen Mary abducted by Bothwell

1585 Pope Sixtus V

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

1521 Magellan killed in combat

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

1489 Murder of Henry Percy

29th
1429 Joan reaches Orleans

1483 Woodvilles escort Edward V

30th
1247 Treaty of Woodstock

1483 Richard captures the young prince

1555 Reports of a royal birth

 
 

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