1360s in England
overview of England-related events during the 1360s
Events from the 1360s in England.
Incumbents
Monarch – Edward III
Events
1360
January – Hundred Years' War: Edward III marches on Paris.
15 March – The town of Winchelsea in East Sussex is attacked and burned by an expeditionary force from France.
April – Hundred Years' War: English forces leave the vicinity of Paris after laying waste to the countryside.
8 May – Hundred Years' War: the Treaty of Brétigny is signed, marking the end of the first phase of the War. Under its terms, Edward III gives up his claim to the French throne and releases King John II of France in return for French land, including Calais and Gascony.
24 October – Hundred Years' War: Treaty of Calais ratifies the earlier Treaty of Brétigny, but omits mention of claims to the French throne.
Completion of nave vault at York Minster.
1361
Spring – outbreak of plague.
10 October – marriage of Edward, the Black Prince and Joan of Kent at Windsor Castle.
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