1337
year
Year 1337 (MCCCXXXVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Julian calendar.
Events
January–December
March 16 – Edward the Black Prince establishes the Duchy of Cornwall, becoming the first English Duke.
May 24 – Philip VI of France confiscates Gascony from English control.
August – Second War of Scottish Independence: English forces relieve Stirling Castle, ending Edward III of England's last campaign in Scotland.
October – Hundred Years' War: Edward III of England formally rejects Philip VI's claim to the French throne, initiating hostilities between France and England.
November – Battle of Cadzand: English troops raid the Flemish island of Cadzand.
Date unknown
Bisham Priory is founded in England.
The Scaligeri Family loses control of Padua; Alberto della Scala, patron of the music of the Trecento, moves to Verona.
Petrarch, "father" of Renaissance humanism, first visits Rome to wander its mysterious ruins, with an eye for aesthetics as well as for history, exciting a renewed interest in Classical civilisation.
The Sofia Psalter is produced in Bulgaria.
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