April 1279ExecutionEdward I
About 300 Jews are hanged in London for clipping the coinage
Historical records for England in 1279, rendered directly from the World History Database and ordered by month, day and event.
About 300 Jews are hanged in London for clipping the coinage
About 300 Jews are hanged in London for clipping the coinage
Appointed Archbishop of Canterbury
Appointed Archbishop of Canterbury
Instructs a new copy of the Magna Carta be nailed up annually in every major church
The Archbishop of Canterbury reverses the Council of Readings declarations
Attacks the Crowns use of pluralities, supplementing the incomes of civil servants. Announces those who violate the Magna Carta should be excommunicated
Instructs a new copy of the Magna Carta be nailed up annually in every major church
Announces those who violate the Magna Carta should be excommunicated
The Statute of Mortmain forbids the gifts of land to the Church without royal licence
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