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England in 1385

Historical records for England in 1385, rendered directly from the World History Database and ordered by month, day and event.

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6Named people
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Historical records

Other Events

1385Invasion of ScotlandRichard II

Edinburgh · Warfare / England War

Leads an army as far as Edinburgh but the Scots are not brought out into battle

1385MarshalJohn de Mowbray Norfolk, 1st

London · Government / Government of England

Appointed Marshal for England for life

1385PeerageEdmund of Langley

York · House / House of Plantagenet

Created Duke of York

1385PeerageRobert de Vere Oxford, 9th

Dublin · House / House of Vere

Created Marquis of Dublin

1385SuccessionEdmund Mortimer March, 2nd

House / House of Mortimer

Proclaimed heir presumptive to the English throne

1385Troilus and CriseydeGoeffrey Chaucer

Arts / Literature

Publication of "Troilus & Criseyde"

Names involved

Edmund Mortimer March, 2ndEdmund of LangleyGoeffrey ChaucerJohn de Mowbray Norfolk, 1stRichard IIRobert de Vere Oxford, 9th

Places involved

DublinEdinburghLondonYork

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by record; formal academic citation should be checked against the relevant primary source, archive or specialist historical reference.