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England in 1383

Historical records for England in 1383, rendered directly from the World History Database and ordered by month, day and event.

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8Events
5Named people
4Places
4Categories

Historical records

March

13 March 1383Lord ChancellorPole Suffolk, 1st

Government / Government of England

Appointed Lord Chancellor

June

June 1383Siege of YpresHenry Despenser

Ypres · Warfare / Hundred Years War

Leads the Norwich Crusade army toward Ypres.

Other Events

1383CardinalWalter Wardlaw

London · Religion / Roman Catholic Church

Appointed Cardinal by Clement VII, the first Scot to be given the red hat

1383Invasion of FlandersHenry Despenser

Flanders · Warfare / England War

Leads an expedition into Flanders

1383Keeper of Great SealJohn de Waltham

London · Government / Government of England

Appointed Keeper of the Great Seal, 2nd term

1383Member of ParliamentJohn de Mowbray Norfolk, 1st

Nottingham · Government / Government of England

Elected Member of Parliament for Nottingham East

1383Norwich Crusade Advances through FlandersHenry Despenser

Flanders · Warfare / England War

Despenser leads an English expedition through Flanders during the campaign against supporters of the Avignon papacy.

1383Ypres Siege Attempted during Norwich CrusadeHenry Despenser

Flanders · Warfare / England War

Despenser's force attempts to press operations around Ypres before the expedition loses momentum.

Names involved

Henry DespenserJohn de Mowbray Norfolk, 1stJohn de WalthamPole Suffolk, 1stWalter Wardlaw

Places involved

FlandersLondonNottinghamYpres

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by record; formal academic citation should be checked against the relevant primary source, archive or specialist historical reference.