Edmund of Woodstock, son of Edward I of England and younger half-brother to deposed King Edward II. is executed on March 19, 1330 at Winchester Castle by beheading on order of Ro ger Mortimer, the de facto ruler of England. The execution followed Edmund's prior involvement in a plot to restore the imprisoned Edward II to the throne.
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Edward, the Black Prince, son of Edward III of England, is created Duke of Cornwall, the first Duke in England.
Battle of Arnemuiden: The English defeat a French fleet near the coast of Holland during the Hundred Years' War.
The Order of the Garter is founded by King Edward III of England.
Combat of the Thirty: Thirty Breton knights led by Robert Bemborough fight thirty English knights in Brittany.
The St. Scholastica Day riot in Oxford leads to a confrontation between students and townspeople, resulting in numerous deaths.
Treaty of Brétigny: End of the first phase of the Hundred Years' War between England and France.
Battle of Nájera: English forces under Edward the Black Prince defeat a Franco-Castilian army during the Hundred Years' War.
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King Henry of Trastámara becomes King Henry II (Enrique II) of Castile and Leon on March 23, 1369, after defeating and murdering his half-brother, King Peter, at the Battle of Campo de Montiel earlier that month on March 14.
.Following the battle, King Peter was lured into a trap and killed by Henry himself marking the definitive start of Henry's second and undisputed reign. Although Henry had previously been crowned in 1366 during a brief usurpation, his permanent reign as the first monarch of the House of Trastámara is officially dated from his1369 victory at the Battle of Campo de Montiel
King Robert II of Scotland is crowned, beginning the Stuart dynasty.
Pope Gregory XI dies on March 27, 1378, in Rome, just over a year after he had moved the papal court back to Rome from Avignon. His death was followed by the election of Pope Urban VI on April 8, 1378 but a subsequent dispute over the legitimacy of this election led to the Western Schism with the election of Clement VII on September 20, 1378 as a rival pope in Avignon by a majority of the cardinals seceding from Rome.
Siege of Falaise: English forces under Richard II fail to capture the town of Falaise in Normandy.
Battle of Aljubarrota: Portuguese forces under King John I defeat the Castilians, ensuring Portugal's independence.
Battle of Castagnaro: Verona is captured by Padua in a battle of the War of the Venetian Succession.
Treaty of Salynas: The Teutonic Order cedes Samogitia to the Grand Duchy of Lithuania.
King Charles VI of France announces the end of the Crusade against the Ottoman Empire.
Rebellion against Henry IV: Welsh rebel leader Owain Glyndŵr is proclaimed Prince of Wales.
Turko-Mongol leader Tamerlane defeats the Ottoman Sultan Bayezid I at the Battle of Ankara.
Turko-Mongol leader Tamerlane defeats the Ottoman Sultan Bayezid I at the Battle of Ankara.
Tamerlane captures the city of Damascus, strengthening his influence in the region.