1310s in England
England-related events during the 1310s
Events from the 1310s in England.
Incumbents
Monarch – Edward II
Events
1310
16 March – King Edward II agrees to the election of a committee of twenty-one barons as "Lord Ordainers" to reform the government.
October – English army raids southern Scotland, but fails to reach the north.
The first purpose-built accommodation for students (Mob Quad) completed in Merton College, Oxford.
1311
29 July – remaining Knights Templar in England are dispersed to do penance.
16 August – Parliament presents the Ordinances of 1311 to the King (document dated 5 October; published on 11 October); these substitute the Lord Ordainers for the King as the effective government of the country.
Scottish forces under Robert the Bruce raid Northumberland and burn Corbridge.
Bolingbroke Castle passes to the House of Lancaster.
Completion of Lincoln Cathedral; with the spire reaching around 525 feet (160 m), it becomes the world's tallest structure (surpassing the Great Pyramid of Giza, which held the record for almost 4,000 years), a record it holds until the spire is blown down in 1549.
Construction of Melbourne Castle begins.
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