Submission at Shrewsbury
Mortimer surrendered to Edward II at Shrewsbury after the marcher resistance collapsed.
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1322 in England
Explore 39 historical events and records for England in 1322.
Historical records for England in 1322
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January
Arrest of Roger Mortimer
Leads an army & captures Roger Mortimer & keeps him in the Tower
Arrest of Roger Mortimer
Arrested by an army led by Edward II
Burning of Bridgnorth
Roger Mortimer attacked and burned Bridgnorth during the final phase of the Marcher rebellion against Edward II.
March
Arrest of Roger Mortimer
Roger Mortimer is arrested & sent to the Tower at the Battle of Boroughbridge
Battle of Boroughbridge
Killed in battle in Yorkshire by the northward advancing forces of Edward II
Battle of Boroughbridge
Defeats Lancaster & beheads him without a trial
Battle of Boroughbridge
Forces the rebel nobles to make a truce, Lancaster is later arrested & executed
Battle of Boroughbridge
Defeated by Edward II & beheaded
Battle of Boroughbridge
Defeat of Thomas of Lancaster marks the rise of the Despensers & decline of Pembroke
Death of Humphrey de Bohun
Death of Humphrey de Bohun, 4th Earl of Hereford, executed
Execution
Defeats Lancaster & beheads him without a trial at the Battle of Boroughbridge
Execution
Orders the execution of the Earl of Lancaster at Pontefract. 1st time a sentence of death is passed on a peer
Reform of Ordinances
Parliament repeals the Ordinances after Edward's victory at Boroughbridge
May
Reform of Ordinances
Revokes the ordinances
Invasion of Scotland
Agrees a 13 yr truce between England & Scotland
July
Arrest of Roger Mortimer
Forced to surrender to the king at Shrewsbury, Mortimer is consigned to the Tower of London
Battle of Shrewsbury
Forced to surrender to Edward II
Other events (month unknown)
Battle of Boroughbridge
Executed for supporting the rebellious barons
Battle of Byland
An attempt by Edward II to invade Scotland is defeated by Robert I
Death of Andrew Hartcla
Death of Andrew Hartcla, executed by Edward II for helping the Scots advance into Cumberland
Death of Humphrey de Bohun
Death of Humphrey de Bohun, executed
Death of Thomas of Plantagenet
Death of Thomas of Lancaster, executed
Death Sentence Commuted
A death sentence imposed on Roger Mortimer was commuted to life imprisonment before he was confined in the Tower of London.
Execution
Executed for supporting the rebellious barons
Execution
Witnesses Lancasters execution
Execution
Has Hartcla executed for helping the Scots advance into Cumberland
Execution
Executed by Edward II for helping the Scots advance into Cumberland
Execution
Executed after being defeated at Boroughbridge by Edward II
Exile of Hugh Despenser
Restored by Edward II
Exile of Hugh Despenser
Recalled by Edward II
Imprisonment in Tower of London
Mortimer was imprisoned in the Tower of London after his surrender to Edward II.
Invasion of Cumberland
Has Hartcla executed for helping the Scots advance into Cumberland
Invasion of Cumberland
Executed by Edward II for helping the Scots advance into Cumberland. Betrays Edward II & allies with the Scots
Invasion of Scotland
An attempt by Edward II to invade Scotland is defeated by Robert I
Invasion of Scotland
Invades Scotland & reaches Edinburgh but is forced to rereat
Peerage
Created Earl of Winchester by Edward II
Siege of Edinburgh
Invades Scotland & reaches Edinburgh but is forced to rereat
Siege of Pontefract
Witnesses Lancasters execution. Besieges Lancasters Yorkshire stronghold in support of Edward II & the Despensers
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