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England in 1380

Historical records for England in 1380, rendered directly from the World History Database and ordered by month, day and event.

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5Events
3Named people
1Places
4Categories

Historical records

January

16 January 1380SuccessionRichard II

London · House / House of Plantagenet

Parliament declares that Richard is old enough to rule

Other Events

1380Bible TranslationJohn Wycliffe

Religion / Lollardism

English translation of the Bible

1380English Bible TranslationJohn Wycliffe

Religion / Lollardism

English translation of the Bible

1380Reform of GovernmentJohn of Gaunt Lancaster, 1st

London · Government / Government of England

Set at 1 shilling per head, 3x the 1377 level, for the male population

1380Reform of ParliamentRichard II

London · Warfare / Military

Parliament trebles the rate of Poll tax

Names involved

John of Gaunt Lancaster, 1stJohn WycliffeRichard II

Places involved

London

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varies by record; formal academic citation should be checked against the relevant primary source, archive or specialist historical reference.