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England in 1330

Historical records for England in 1330, rendered directly from the World History Database and ordered by month, day and event.

26Records
15Events
8Named people
8Places
5Categories

Historical records

March

4 March 1330Birth of the Black PrincePhilippa of Hainault

Woodstock · House / House of Plantagenet

Gives birth to Edward, the Black Prince

4 March 1330CoronationPhilippa of Hainault

Westminster Abbey · House / House of Plantagenet

Crowned 3 months before the birth of her 1st son, the Black Prince

June

15 June 1330Birth of Edward the Black PrinceEdward the Black Prince

Woodstock · House / House of Plantagenet

Birth of Edward the Black Prince, eldest son of King Edward III and Philippa of Hainault, and the father of King Richard II of England

October

19 October 1330Arrest of Roger MortimerEdward III

Nottingham · Warfare / Military

Arrests Mortimer in the Queen Mothers Chamber Nottingham Castle

19 October 1330Arrest of Roger MortimerRoger Mortimer March, 1st

Nottingham · House / House of Mortimer

Seized by Edward III in the Queen Mothers Chamber Nottingham Castle

19 October 1330Nottingham CoupEdward III

Nottingham · Government / Government of England

Seizes Roger Mortimer and begins personal rule

20 October 1330Arrest of IsabellaEdward III

Kings Lynn · House / House of Plantagenet

Keeps his mother, Isabella, imprisoned in Norfolk for the rest of her life

20 October 1330Arrest of IsabellaEdward III

Kings Lynn · Warfare / Military

Edward III arrests his mother & keeps her at Castle Rising for the rest of her life

20 October 1330Arrest of IsabellaIsabella

Kings Lynn · Warfare / Military

Edward III arrests his mother & keeps her at Castle Rising for the rest of her life

20 October 1330ParliamentEdward III

London · Government / Government of England

Takes the Government into his own hands & sends out writs summoning a new Parliament

20 October 1330SuccessionEdward III

House / House of Plantagenet

Succeeds as King of England. Assumes personal rule & keeps his mother, Isabella, imprisoned in Norfolk

October 1330Arrest of Roger MortimerEdward III

Warfare / Military

Has Mortimer executed

October 1330Arrest of Roger MortimerRoger Mortimer March, 1st

Tower of London · House / House of Mortimer

Held in the Tower of London

October 1330Reballion of Edward IIIRoger Mortimer March, 1st

House / House of Mortimer

Edward III leads a successful revolt against Roger de Mortimer

October 1330Reballion of Edward IIIRoger Mortimer March, 1st

Warfare / Military

Edward III leads a successful revolt against Roger de Mortimer

October 1330TrialRoger Mortimer March, 1st

London · House / House of Mortimer

Tried before Parliament for usurping royal power & murdering Edward II. Accused of assuming royal power and of various other high misdemeanours, is was condemned without trial and ignominiously hanged

November

29 November 1330Mortimer ExecutedEdward III

Tyburn · Government / Government of England

Has Roger Mortimer executed after the Nottingham coup

December

December 1330Isabella RetiredEdward III

Castle Rising · House / House of Plantagenet

Removes Isabella from political power after taking control of government

Other Events

1330AccessionPhilippa of Hainault

House / House of Plantagenet

King Edward commenced his personal rule when he staged a coup and ordered the arrest of his mother and Mortimer. Shortly afterward, the latter was executed for treason, and Queen Dowager Isabella was sent to Castle Rising in Norfolk, where she spent the remainder of her life

1330Death of Edmund of WoodstockEdmund of Woodstock Kent, 3rd

London · House / House of Plantagenet

Death of Edmund of Woodstock, executed

1330ExecutionEdmund of Woodstock Kent, 3rd

London · House / House of Plantagenet

Implicated in a plot to restore Edward III after & executed

1330ExecutionIsabella

London · Warfare / Military

Edward III has Roger Mortimer executed, Isabella retires & joins an order of nuns

1330ExecutionRoger Mortimer March, 1st

Tyburn · House / House of Mortimer

Executed by Edward III, drawn & hanged on the gallows of thieves at the Elms, Tyburn

1330SuccessionWilliam de Bohun Northampton, 1st

House / House of Bohun

William de Bohun assisted at the arrest of Roger Mortimer in 1330, allowing Edward III to take power

1330TrialBerkeley

House / House of Plantagenet

Edward III tries Thomas Berkeley for the assassination of Edward II, found innocent

1330TrialEdward III

House / House of Plantagenet

Tries Thomas Berkeley for the assassination of Edward II but he is found innocent

Names involved

BerkeleyEdmund of Woodstock Kent, 3rdEdward IIIEdward the Black PrinceIsabellaPhilippa of HainaultRoger Mortimer March, 1stWilliam de Bohun Northampton, 1st

Places involved

Castle RisingKings LynnLondonNottinghamTower of LondonTyburnWestminster AbbeyWoodstock

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.