Hundred Years War Timeline 1381

1381
1381		Due to her support for pope Clement VII (Avignon) pope Urban VI (Rome), who was the feudal overlord of the Kingdom of Naples, declares Joanna of Naples deposed. Charles of Durazzo, grandson of king Charles II of Naples and second cousin to queen Joanna marches to Naples, seizes the Kingdom and captures queen Joanna, taking the throne as Charles III. Queen Johanna's adoptive heir, Louis d'Anjou took possession of the counties of Provence and Forcalquier.
1381	May	The peasants of Kent, Sussex, and Bedford rise in revolt against the poll tax, taking their bows and marching on London. As they go they kill any tax collector they can find, sack manor houses and molest the Queen Mother. {Froissart's Chronicle Text]
1381		The English Parliament refuses to grant taxes for the war in France.
1381	13 June	Wat Tyler and the rebels from Essex and Kent enter London, killing some Flemish merchants and burning the Savoy Palace of John of Gaunt.
1381	14 June	Richard II meets with with Wat Tyler and the rebels outside London at Mile End, promising them cheap land, free trade, and the abolition of serfdom and forced labour. During the king's absence, the Kentish rebels in the city forced the surrender of the Tower of London; the chancellor, Archbishop Simon of Sudbury, and the treasurer, Sir Robert Hales, both of whom were held responsible for the poll tax, were beheaded.
1381	15 June	Richard II meets with Wat Tyler and the Rebels again, this time at Smithfield. Wat Tyler was knocked from his horse by William Walworth, the Mayor of London, and stabbed in the stomach by one of the king's squires. In the subsequent confusion the king appealed to the rebels as their sovereign and, after promising reforms, persuaded them to disperse. John Ball and Jack Straw along with all the remaining leaders were executed. Other than the repeal of the Poll tax, all of the king's promises were forgotten.
1382
1382		Charles III, king of Naples, has the former queen, Joanna, strangled in her prison cell.
1382	24 January	Philip van Artevelde elected Ruwaert (Regent) of Ghent.
1382		The English Parliament again refuses to grant any taxes for the war in France.
1382		Louis, duc de Anjou, President of the Council, departs France for Naples to claim the crown that is his by virtue of having been the adoptive heir of queen Joanna. He is not successful in this attempt, being defeated by king Charles III of Naples
1382	November	Battle of Roosebeke. The French defeat the army of the burghers of Flanders, 'and slew them without pity, as though they had been but dogs'. Philip van Artevelde is amongst the slain.
1383
1382		The English Parliament again refuses to grant any taxes for the war in France
1383		Henry Despencer, Bishop of Norwich, along with Sir Hugh Calveley, lands at Calais with around 2,000 men, to lead a 'crusade' against the Clementist French. Despite the fact that Flanders is loyal to Pope Urban, they proceed to advance along the Flemish coast, taking several towns and laying siege to Ypres. When a French army is raised to confront them, they retreat, and are besieged themselves in Gravelines, from whence they are rescued by a force of Bretons.
1383	30 October	Pope Urban VI (Rome), against the advice of his cardinals, having traveled south to visit king Charles III of Naples, with whom relations had significantly deteriorated due to Charles failure to honor some promises concerning the pope's nephew, Francesco, is received by king Charles, but subsequently imprisoned on the night of his arrival.
1384
1384	30 January	Louis de Male, Comte de Flandres, dies. His counties of Flanders, Artois, Rethel, Nevers and Burgundy are inherited by Philippe the Bold, duke of Burgundy
1384	16 March	Jean, son of Philippe the Bold, duke of Burgundy, is invested with the County of Nevers.
1384	28 May	Jean, Comte de Nevers, joins his father Philippe the Bold, duke of Burgundy for a brief visit to the French capital, Jeans first.
1384	20 September	Louis, duc d'Anjou, comte de Maine, Touraine, Provence, Forcalquier, Piedmont, Roucy and titular king of Naples and Jerusalem, dies at Bisela.
1385
1385	12 April	Jean de Nevers is married to Marguerite of Bavaria in Cambrai Cathedral.
1385	Feast of Our Lady, 14 August	Battle of Aljubarota
1386
1386		Jean IV de Bretagne, infuriated that his English 'allies' have released the Blois claimant to the Duchy of Brittany, abandons them, laying siege to the English garrison at Brest.
1386		A French army of approximately 30,000, intended for the invasion of England, Gathers in and around Sluys. A fleet of 1,200 cogs, galleys and sailing barges is gathered to transport them. It is delayed until autumn by an illness of Philippe de Bourgogne.
1386	July	John of Gaunt departs England for Castille, in pursuit of the Crown of Castille, which he has a claim to through his wife, the daughter of Pedro the Cruel.
1386	October	At a divisive Parliament, Buckingham, the Duke of Gloucester, leads opposition to the Chancellor, Suffolk. King Richard tells Buckingham that his people were in rebellion, and he would ask the King of France for help. Buckingham responds saying that if Richard did so, he would be overthrown by his nobles, and someone else (assumeably Buckingham) put in his place. Reluctantly, Richard dismisses Suffolk, and a new Council is appointed, headed by Buckingham.
1386	Mid-November	Having delayed the invasion too long, and having been told by the sailing masters that the crossing would be disastrous at best, if not completely impossible, the French call off the invasion.
1387	16 September	A son is borne to Henry Bolingbroke, future Henry IV of England, Henry of Monmouth, future Henry V, at Monmouth Castle, in Wales.
1387	19 December	Battle of Radcot Bridge. Forces loyal to Richard II of England, under the command of his favorite, Robert de Vere are defeated by Henry Bolingbroke. De Vere flees the battle, and escapes to France.
1388
1388
1389
1388	March	The Earl of Arundel, with 60 ships, attacks a Flemish wine fleet that is sailing from La Rochell to Sluys. He captures 50 ships and 19,000 tuns of good wine, which he sends back to England and sells at a token price, which makes him very popular. He continues on, raiding the Flemish coast, then sails to relieve Brest, and attempt a reconciliation with Jean IV, Duc de Bretagne. Jean remains cold to the idea, and Arundel returns to England.
1389	2 May	Richard II takes control of the kingdom from his council.
1389	21 May	The Jousts of St. Ingelvert. Boucicaut (Foissart says the Younger), Reginald de Roye and the lord de Saimpi hold the list for thirty days against all comers.
1389	18 July	Truce signed at Leulingham, to last 3 years
1390
1390