10 March –
Wardrobe accounts of
KingEdward I of England ("Edward Longshanks") include a reference to a game called creag being played at the town of
Newenden in
Kent. It is generally agreed that creag is an early form of
cricket.
28 March – Edward I agrees to the issuing of "Articles of the Charters", establishing punishments for infringing the
Magna Carta.[1]
7 July – Edward I dies at
Burgh by Sands in the far northwest of England while campaigning against the Scots. By 11 July word reaches
Edward II in London that he has succeeded his father as King of England.[5]
10 March –
Wardrobe accounts of
KingEdward I of England ("Edward Longshanks") include a reference to a game called creag being played at the town of
Newenden in
Kent. It is generally agreed that creag is an early form of
cricket.
28 March – Edward I agrees to the issuing of "Articles of the Charters", establishing punishments for infringing the
Magna Carta.[1]
7 July – Edward I dies at
Burgh by Sands in the far northwest of England while campaigning against the Scots. By 11 July word reaches
Edward II in London that he has succeeded his father as King of England.[5]