Execution
About 300 Jews are hanged in London for clipping the coinage
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1279 in England
Explore 10 historical events and records for England in 1279.
Historical records for England in 1279
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April
Persecution
About 300 Jews are hanged in London for clipping the coinage
Other events (month unknown)
Archbishop
Appointed Archbishop of Canterbury
Archbishop of Canterbury
Appointed Archbishop of Canterbury
Constitution of England
Instructs a new copy of the Magna Carta be nailed up annually in every major church
Council of Reading
The Archbishop of Canterbury reverses the Council of Readings declarations
Council of Reading
Attacks the Crowns use of pluralities, supplementing the incomes of civil servants. Announces those who violate the Magna Carta should be excommunicated
Magna Carta
Instructs a new copy of the Magna Carta be nailed up annually in every major church
Magna Carta
Announces those who violate the Magna Carta should be excommunicated
Reform of Land Ownership
The Statute of Mortmain forbids the gifts of land to the Church without royal licence
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