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Arrest of Roger Mortimer

England · Warfare / Military. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

7Records
1322–1330Date range
3Named people
4Places

Chronological records

1322

Edward IIJanuary 1322

Tower of London · Warfare / Military

Leads an army & captures Roger Mortimer & keeps him in the Tower

Roger Mortimer March, 1stJanuary 1322

Tower of London · Warfare / Military

Arrested by an army led by Edward II

Edward II16 March 1322

Boroughbridge · Warfare / Military

Roger Mortimer is arrested & sent to the Tower at the Battle of Boroughbridge

Roger Mortimer March, 1st21 July 1322

Shrewsbury · Warfare / Military

Forced to surrender to the king at Shrewsbury, Mortimer is consigned to the Tower of London

1323

Roger Mortimer March, 1st1323

Tower of London · Warfare / Military

Escapes from the Tower of London

1330

Edward III19 October 1330

Nottingham · Warfare / Military

Arrests Mortimer in the Queen Mothers Chamber Nottingham Castle

Edward IIIOctober 1330

Warfare / Military

Has Mortimer executed

Names involved

Edward IIEdward IIIRoger Mortimer March, 1st

Provenance

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