19 August 1388Battle of OtterburnHenry "Hotspur" Percy Northumberland ,1st
War between the Scots and English turns into a feud between the Douglases & the Percys. Percy is captured & held for ransom by the Scots, Lord Montgomery, at Otterburn
Historical records for England in 1388, rendered directly from the World History Database and ordered by month, day and event.
War between the Scots and English turns into a feud between the Douglases & the Percys. Percy is captured & held for ransom by the Scots, Lord Montgomery, at Otterburn
Ralph Percy, the brother of Hotspur, is arrested & made prisoner by the Earl Mareschal
The Bishop of Durham was on his way from Newcastle with 2000 cavalry and 5000 infantry, they arrived at Ponteland where they met groups of men fleeing from the battlefield which demoralised them
Death of John Neville
Helps route the royal favourite, Robert de Vere Eal of Oxford
Percy is captured & held for ransom by the Scots at the Battle of Otterburn. A victory for the Scots, led by James Douglas, 2nd Earl of Douglas over Harry Hotspur, son of the Earl of Northumberland
Birth of Thomas de Montacute
Completes the 1st translation of the entire Bible into English
Accused of treason by the Lords Appellant, opponents of Richard II, & hanged at Tyburn
Accused of treason by the Lords Appellant, opponents of Richard II, & hanged at Tyburn
Appointed Lieutenant of Aquitaine
Marries the niece of King Richard II
1 of 5 Lords who forces Richard II to dismiss or execute some of his court favourites
Henry Bolingbroke enters Parliament to protest against the tyranny of Richard II
One of the 5 appellants in proscribing the King's friends in the Wonderful Parliament
The Merciless Parliament protests against Richards tyranny
Completes the 1st translation of the entire Bible into English
Accused of treason by the Lords Appellant, opponents of Richard II, & hanged at Tyburn
The invasion of Castille fails. Surrenders claim to his daughter Catherine on her marriage to the son of John I
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