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There is a major fire in the city at about this time. c. 190–225 – The London Wall is constructed. During 3rd century - London's population is around 50,000 due to the influence of its major port. c. 214 – London becomes the capital of the province of Britannia Inferior. c. 240 – The London Mithraeum is built.
In 1454, York marched on London again, but this time London attempted to remain neutral, and York became the king's regent, with Somerset thrown in prison. [69] After Yorkist forces besieged the Tower in 1460, the king was forced to name York his heir. [70] With the king often indisposed, his wife Margaret of Anjou often commanded forces in his ...
1300. 1 June – Thomas of Brotherton, 1st Earl of Norfolk, son of Edward I of England (died 1338) Laurence Minot, poet (died 1352) 1301. 5 August – Edmund of Woodstock, 1st Earl of Kent, politician (died 1330) 24 September – Ralph Stafford, 1st Earl of Stafford, soldier (died 1372) William Montacute, 1st Earl of Salisbury, nobleman (died ...
In the 14th century, when the Strand was paved as far as the Savoy, it was the vast riverside London residence of John of Gaunt, a younger son of King Edward III who had inherited by marriage the title and lands of the Dukes of Lancaster. He was the nation's power broker and in his time was the richest man in the kingdom second to the king.
This is a timeline of British history, comprising important legal and territorial changes and political events in the United Kingdom and its predecessor states. To read about the background to these events, see History of England, History of Wales, History of Scotland, History of Ireland, Formation of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and History of the United Kingdom
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The year 1300 was a leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar) in the Julian calendar, the 1300th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 300th year of the 2nd millennium, the 100th and last year of the 13th century, and the 1st year of the 1300s.