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England in 1278

Historical records for England in 1278, rendered directly from the World History Database and ordered by month, day and event.

10Records
9Events
5Named people
1Places
5Categories

Historical records

October

13 October 1278MarriageEleanor de Montfort

London · House / House of Montfort

Marries Llywelyn, the Prince of Wales, after his surrender to Edward I

Other Events

1278Arrest of Roger BaconRoger Bacon

Science / Mathematics

Imprisoned for witchcraft for 10 yrs, placed under house arrest by Jerome of Ascoli, the Minister General of the Franciscan Order

1278Birth of eldest sonThomas of Plantagenet Lancaster, 2nd

House / House of Plantagenet

Eldest son of Edmund Crouchback, 1st Earl of Lancaster and Blanche of Artois, paternal grandparents are Henry III of England and Eleanor of Provence

1278Birth of Guy de BeauchampGuy de Beauchamp Warwick, 10th

House / House of Beauchamp

Birth of Guy de Beauchamp

1278FranchiseEdward I

London · Government / Government of England

Uses the Statute of Gloucester to define the franchises of the feudal barons

1278HomageEdward I

London · House / House of Plantagenet

Alexander III of Scotland pays homage to Edward

1278MarriageEdward I

House / House of Plantagenet

Edward I allows the marriage of Llywelyn III to Eleanor, daughter of Simon de Montfort

1278PersecutionEdward I

London · House / House of Plantagenet

Jews are arrested for coin-clipping & 280 are hanged

1278Reform of Electoral SystemEdward I

London · Government / Government of England

Uses the Statute of Gloucester to define the franchises of the feudal barons

1278Statute of GloucesterEdward I

London · Government / Government of England

Uses the Statute of Gloucester to define the franchises of the feudal barons

Names involved

Edward IEleanor de MontfortGuy de Beauchamp Warwick, 10thRoger BaconThomas of Plantagenet Lancaster, 2nd

Places involved

London

Provenance

This page is generated from stored World History Database records matching the exact country and year shown above. Exact duplicate display records are collapsed. Records without a month are listed after the monthly sections. Source provenance varies by record; formal academic citation should be checked against the relevant primary source, archive or specialist historical reference.