# 1290s in England

Events from the 1290s in England.

## Incumbents

* Monarch – Edward I

## Events

1290
* 21 May – the statute of quo warranto establishes the concept of time immemorial in English law, dating it to before the accession of Richard I of England in 1189.
* 8 July – the statute Quia Emptores is passed, reforming the feudal system of land leases and allowing the sale of fee simple estates.
* 18 July – the Edict of Expulsion is issued expelling all the Jews from England (at this time probably around 2,000) by 1 November.
* The second of the Statutes of Mortmain is passed under King Edward I, which prevents land from passing into possession of the church.
* Approximate date of construction of the Round Table at Winchester Castle by order of King Edward.
1291
* 10 May – at Norham Castle, Edward forces the Scottish nobles to recognise his right to determine the succession to the throne of Scotland.
* 8 August – twelve applicants submit their claims to the Scottish throne to Edward I.
* The Eleanor crosses are erected at Charing Cross and across England marking the route of the funeral procession Edward I's Queen, Eleanor of Castile.
* Construction of the nave of York Minster begins.
1292
* 17 November – Edward I places John Balliol on the Scottish throne.
* Edward I reforms and standardises the system of legal education.
* Great Coxwell Barn is built; it will still be standing in the 21st century.
1293
* 13 February – Robert Winchelsey elected as Archbishop of Canterbury, an office he will hold until his death in 1313.
* 15 May – English fleet defeats a French force and sacks La Rochelle.
1294
* January – war breaks out between England and France when Philip IV of France attempts to seize Gascony from English control.
* 14 May – Philip formally announces the confiscation of Gascony.
* June – Edward I takes direct control of the English wool trade (until 1297).
* 24 August – Treaty of Nuremberg: England allies with the Holy Roman Empire against France.
* September – Madog ap Llywelyn leads a Welsh revolt against English rule.
* 9 October – delayed by the Welsh revolt, an English army finally leaves to invade France.
* November – Edward I requires coastal towns to build ships for an expedition to France.
* Edward I demands from the Church a grant of one half of all clerical revenues.
1295
* 5 March – Battle of Maes Moydog: English defeat Welsh rebels.
* 5 July – Scotland and France form the Auld Alliance against England.
* 13 November – Edward I summons the Model Parliament to Westminster, the composition of which serves as a model for later parliaments.
1296
* 30 March – Capture of Berwick: Edward I captures the town of Berwick-upon-Tweed from the Scots and sacks it.
* 27 April – at the Battle of Dunbar, the English defeat the Scots.
* August – Edward takes the Stone of Scone from Scotland to London.
* 28 August – Scottish assembly pays homage to Edward at Berwick. Edward establishes a system of English rule over Scotland.
1297
* 30 January – Edward I outlaws the clergy who have refused to pay his taxes due to an edict of Pope Boniface VIII.
* 24 February – a parliament assembled at Salisbury refuses to endorse Edward's war in Gascony.
* May – William Wallace begins a Scottish rebellion against English rule.
* 24 August – Edward I leaves England to support an invasion of France by the Flemish Count Guy of Dampierre.
* 11 September – at the Battle of Stirling Bridge, the Scots under William Wallace defeat an English army.
* 7 October – a truce is signed between England and France.
* 10 October – Confirmation of Charters: Edward issues a statute reconfirming Magna Carta; copies are to be displayed in every cathedral.
1298
* 22 July – at the Battle of Falkirk, Edward I defeats the Scottish army led by William Wallace.
* Rebuilding of Saint Stephen's Chapel at Westminster begins.
1299
* 4 January – earthquake felt across the home counties.
* 27 June – Pope Boniface VIII issues the papal bull Scimus Fili condemning King Edward I's invasion and occupation of Scotland.
* 4 September – Edward I marries Marguerite, sister of King Philip IV.
* A fire damages the Palace of Westminster.

## Births

1292
* Henry Burghersh, statesman (died 1340)
* Eleanor de Clare, noblewoman (died 1337)
* John Grandisson, Bishop of Exeter (died 1369)
1293
* Margaret de Clare, noblewoman (died 1342)
1295
* 16 September – Elizabeth de Clare, noblewoman (died 1360)
* Reginald de Cobham, 1st Baron Cobham (died 1361)
1297
* Thomas Wake, 2nd Baron Wake of Liddell (died 1349)

## Deaths

1290
* 28 November – Eleanor of Castile, queen of Edward I of England (born 1241)
1291
* 26 June – Eleanor of Provence, queen of Henry III of England (born c. 1223)
1292
* June? – Roger Bacon, philosopher and scientist (born c. 1220?)
* 25 October – Robert Burnell, bishop and Lord Chancellor (born c. 1239)
* 8 December – John Peckham, Archbishop of Canterbury (born c. 1230)
1295
* 7 December – Gilbert de Clare, 6th Earl of Hertford, politician (born 1243)
1296
* May – William de Valence, 1st Earl of Pembroke (year of birth unknown)
* 5 June – Edmund Crouchback, 1st Earl of Lancaster, son of Henry III of England (born 1245)
1297
* 11 September – Hugh de Cressingham, treasurer (year of birth unknown)
* 31 December – Humphrey de Bohun, 3rd Earl of Hereford, soldier (born 1249)
1298
* 24 January – William the Hardy, Lord of Douglas (born 1243 in Scotland)