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England in 1426

Historical records for England in 1426, rendered directly from the World History Database and ordered by month, day and event.

10Records
9Events
7Named people
5Places
4Categories

Historical records

March

6 March 1426Battle of St JamesJohn Bedford, 2nd

Avranches · Warfare / Hundred Years War

Forces Richemonts brother, the Duke of Brittany, to submit to the English

6 March 1426Battle of St JamesJohn of Bedford Bedford, 2nd

Avranches · Warfare / Hundred Years War

Defeats Arthur de Richemont, Constable of France

October

12 October 1426Siege of New OrleansThomas de Montacute Salisbury, 4th

New Orleans · Warfare / Hundred Years War

Commences operations by eliminating the fortified French bridgehead south of the Loire

December

27 December 1426Death of Thomas de BeaufortThomas de Beaufort Exeter, 1st

Greenwich · House / House of Beaufort

Death of Thomas de Beaufort

31 December 1426Death of Thomas BeaufortThomas Beaufort Exeter, 2nd

House / House of Beaufort

Death of Thomas Beaufort, Duke of Exeter

Other Events

1426BurialThomas de Beaufort Exeter, 1st

Bury St Edmunds · House / House of Beaufort

Buried at Bury St Edmunds Abbey, Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk

1426KnighthoodRichard York, 3rd

House / House of Plantagenet

Richard is knighted

1426Leicester ParliamentHenry VI

Leicester · Government / Government of England

The Leicester Parliament is forbidden arms, MPs arrive with bats, "Parliament of Bats"

1426ParliamentHenry VI

Leicester · Government / Government of England

The Leicester Parliament is forbidden arms, MPs arrive with bats, "Parliament of Bats"

1426SuccessionRichard York, 3rd

House / House of Plantagenet

The Earl of March dies leaving Richard as his heir

Names involved

Henry VIJohn Bedford, 2ndJohn of Bedford Bedford, 2ndRichard York, 3rdThomas Beaufort Exeter, 2ndThomas de Beaufort Exeter, 1stThomas de Montacute Salisbury, 4th

Places involved

AvranchesBury St EdmundsGreenwichLeicesterNew Orleans

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by record; formal academic citation should be checked against the relevant primary source, archive or specialist historical reference.