Permanent historical records · Updated 2026-11-03

1285 in England

Explore 6 historical events and records for England in 1285.

Historical records for England in 1285

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Commissioners of Array

Edward I · London · House / House of Plantagenet

Commissioners of Array in every town recruit & train men in military arts

Marriage

Mortimer, Edmund · House / House of Mortimer

Marries Margaret de Fiennes, the daughter of William II de Fiennes and Blanche de Brienne (herself the granddaughter of John of Brienne)

Reform of Legal System

Edward I · Government / Government of England

Limits the powers of Church Courts over temporal issues

Statute of Westminster

Edward I · London · House / House of Plantagenet

Commissioners of Array in every town recruit & train men in military arts

Statute of Winchester, 1st

Edward I · Winchester · House / House of Plantagenet

Strengthens the police system for preserving public order

Statute of Winchester, 2nd

Edward I · Winchester · House / House of Plantagenet

Keeps inherited land within a family

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