Timeline of Important English Events: 1327-1603
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- Edward III
- Important English Events: 1327-1603
- Start of Hundred Years War
- Edward III, the great-great grandson of Henry II, a Plantagenet, ruled England for 50 years as a much-beloved king.
- In order to keep control over the English claim to Aquitaine, Edward III launched a campaign in France that would not cease until 1453.
- The Black Death Ends
- The Black Death swept through Europe between 1348-1350, killing 1/3 of Europe's entire population and creating a major class, ideological, and religious shift.
- The War of the Roses Begins
- Joan of Arc
- Joan of Arc begins a campaign to rid France of English oppression by 1453. Her revolts and sieges would seriously impair English troops.
- Edward V; Richard III
- Frustrated by Henry VI's weak and inefficient way of ruling, the Yorkists usurp the throne and begin the battle between families that would last 32 years.
- After Edward IV's death, Richard has Edward V declared illegitimate and locks him in the Tower of London with his younger brother. It is believed Richard had them killed.
- Richard III; Henry VII
- Richard III is defeated at the Battle of Bosworth Field and Henry Tudor becomes King Henry VII.
- Henry VIII
- Mary I
- The infamous Henry VIII is crowned king after his brother Arthur dies. Henry had six wives and got rid of papal supremacy, making himself head of the church.
- Henry VIII's eldest daughter, Mary I, dies, leaving in her wake a legacy of bloody civil disputes and persecutions of Protestants, earning her the moniker "Bloody Mary".
- Elizabeth I
- Elizabeth I, dies, ending a 45-year-reign of peace, prosperity, expansion, and intellectual flowering in England.
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