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Treaty of Edinburgh-Northampton: The Kingdom of England recognizes the Kingdom of Scotland as an independent state, endi

Treaty of Edinburgh-Northampton: The Kingdom of England recognizes the Kingdom of Scotland as an independent state, ending the Wars of Scottish Independence

Treaty of Edinburgh-Northampton: The Kingdom of England recognizes the Kingdom of Scotland as an independent state, ending the Wars of Scottish Independence

Events Before

  1. Treaty of Novgorod delineates borders between Russia and Norway in Finnmark

    The Treaty of Novgorod was signed on 3 June 1326 in Novgorod and marked the end of decades of the Norwegian-Novgorodian border skirmishes in the far-northern region of Finnmark.

  2. Neopagan religious figure Aradia de Toscano initiated into a Dianic witchcraft cult; goes on to found tradition of Streg

    Neopagan religious figure Aradia de Toscano initiated into a Dianic witchcraft cult; goes on to found tradition of Stregheria (according to Wicca writer Raven Grimassi)

  3. Daitokuji temple, Rinzai line, established in Kyoto by Daito Kokushi

    Daitoku-ji (大徳寺; the ‘temple of Great Virtue’) is a Rinzai school Zen Buddhist temple in the Murasakino neighborhood of Kita-ku in the city of Kyoto Japan. Its (sangō) is Ryūhōzan (龍宝山).

  4. Italian poet Petrarch first sets eyes on his beloved Laura

    Francis Petrarch, born Francesco di Petracco, was a scholar from Arezzo and poet of the early Italian Renaissance, as well as one of the earliest humanists. Petrarch's rediscovery of Cicero's letters...

  5. King Alfonso IV of Aragon crowned

    Alfonso IV (2 November 1299 – 24 January 1336), called the Kind (also the Gentle or the Nice, Catalan: Alfons el Benigne), was King of Aragon and Count of Barcelona (as Alfons III) from 1327 to his...

Events After

  1. Pope John XXII issues the papal bull "In Agro Dominico," condemning the writings of German mystic Meister Eckhart as her

    Pope John XXII issues the papal bull "In Agro Dominico," condemning the writings of German mystic Meister Eckhart as heretical

  2. Quilon is the first Indian diocese erected by Pope John XXII, and Jordanus is appointed the first bishop

    The Diocese of Quilon is a Latin Church diocese of the Catholic Church based in the southern Indian city of Kollam.

  3. Robert the Bruce dies

    Robert the Bruce dies

  4. Battle of Velbuzd: Serbian forces defeat Bulgarian army

    The Battle of Velbazhd was fought by the Bulgarian Empire and the Kingdom of Serbia on 28 July 1330, near the town of Velbazhd (present day Kyustendil). The growing power of the Serbian Kingdom from...

  5. Antipope Nicholas V, having obtained assurance of pardon, presents a confession of his sins to Pope John XXII at Avignon

    Antipope Nicholas V, having obtained assurance of pardon, presents a confession of his sins to Pope John XXII at Avignon, who absolves him

More from the 1320s

Laure de Noves, "Petrarch's Laura", marries Count Hugues II de Sade

Laure de Noves, "Petrarch's Laura", marries Count Hugues II de Sade

King Edward III of England (15) weds Philippa of Hainault (18) at York Minster, in York, England

King Edward III of England (15) weds Philippa of Hainault (18) at York Minster, in York, England

According to legend, Tenochtitlan is founded on this date on an island in what was then Lake Texcoco in the Valley of Me

According to legend, Tenochtitlan is founded on this date on an island in what was then Lake Texcoco in the Valley of Mexico

Prince David (4), heir to the Scottish throne marries Joan (7), Princess of England at Berwick-upon-Tweed

Prince David (4), heir to the Scottish throne marries Joan (7), Princess of England at Berwick-upon-Tweed

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