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Events that took place in the month of August

Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec
1st2nd3rd4th5th
1086 Oath of Salisbury

1096 Peter reaches Byzantium

1137 Death of Louis VI

1202 Battle of Mirabeau

1259 Truce agreed

1265 Younger Simon attacked at Kenilworth

1415 Plot to overthrow the King

1450 Somerset arrives in London

1100 William II (Rufus) is killed while hunting

1133 Eclipse seen across England

1274 Edward arrives home

1189 Richard returns to England

1460 James II accidentally killed

1492 Columbus sets sail

1553 Mary Tudor arrives in London

1133 Earthquake

1265 Battle of Evesham

1100 Henry I succeeds

1388 Battle of Otterburn

6th7th8th9th10th
1096 The People's Crusades cross the Bosporus

1171 Henry II returns to England

1497 Cabot returns from voyage

1485 Henry Tudor arrives in England

1548 Mary Stuart leaves for France

1171 Henry of Blois, Bishop of Winchester, dies

1503 Marriage of James IV and Margaret

1553 Funeral of Edward VI

1318 Treaty of Leake

1387 Future Henry V born

1103 Strong winds damage crops

1500 Island of Madagascar

1519 Magellan leaves Seville

1557 The French defeated at St. Quentin

11th12th13th14th15th
1089 Earthquake

1124 Eclipse of the Sun

1332 Battle of Dupplin Moor

1415 Henry sails for France

1099 Battle of Ascalon

1336 Exports of Wool Stopped

1450 Fall of Cherbourg to the French

1099 Paschal II becomes Pope

1231 Simon de Montfort takes possession of his land

1277 Vale Royal Abbey foundation stone laid

1548 Queen Mary arrives in France

1337 Robert III is born at Scone

1561 Mary Stuart leaves France

1598 Battle of Blackwater

1040 Duncan is killed and Macbeth becomes king

1286 Henry II becomes King of Jerusalem

1416 Harfleur rescued

1461 Louis XI crowned King of France

1485 Henry Tudor at Shrewsbury

16th17th18th19th20th
1261 Henry appoints new ministers

1415 English fleets lands in Normandy

1513 Battle of the Spurs and fall of Therouanne

1153 Stephen's son Eustace dies

1274 Edward I crowned at Westminster

1153 Death of Bernard of Clairvaux

1451  Bayonne falls to the French

1488 Treaty of Sable

1548 Mary recovers at Morlaix

21st22nd23rd24th25th
1165 Birth of Philip Augustus

1138 Battle of 'the Standard'

1485 Battle of Bosworth

1553 Dudley executed on Tower Hill

1358 Death of Queen Isabella

1200 John marries Isabella of Angouleme

1215 The Magna Carta is annulled

1217 Battle off Sandwich

1520 Magellan leaves St. Julian

1572 Massacre on St Bartholomew's Day

1482 Death of Margaret of Anjou

26th27th28th29th30th
1346 Battle of Crecy

1172 The Young King is crowned

1189 John marries

1294 Celestine V elected as Pope

1211 Excommunication served

1483 Death of Louis XI

31st    
1422 Henry V dies

1498 Columbus lands at Santo Domingo

    
1st
1086 Oath of Salisbury

1096 Peter reaches Byzantium

1137 Death of Louis VI

1202 Battle of Mirabeau

1259 Truce agreed

1265 Younger Simon attacked at Kenilworth

1415 Plot to overthrow the King

1450 Somerset arrives in London

2nd
1100 William II (Rufus) is killed while hunting

1133 Eclipse seen across England

1274 Edward arrives home

3rd
1189 Richard returns to England

1460 James II accidentally killed

1492 Columbus sets sail

1553 Mary Tudor arrives in London

4th
1133 Earthquake

1265 Battle of Evesham

5th
1100 Henry I succeeds

1388 Battle of Otterburn

6th
1096 The People's Crusades cross the Bosporus

1171 Henry II returns to England

1497 Cabot returns from voyage

7th
1485 Henry Tudor arrives in England

1548 Mary Stuart leaves for France

8th
1171 Henry of Blois, Bishop of Winchester, dies

1503 Marriage of James IV and Margaret

1553 Funeral of Edward VI

9th
1318 Treaty of Leake

1387 Future Henry V born

10th
1103 Strong winds damage crops

1500 Island of Madagascar

1519 Magellan leaves Seville

1557 The French defeated at St. Quentin

11th
1089 Earthquake

1124 Eclipse of the Sun

1332 Battle of Dupplin Moor

1415 Henry sails for France

12th
1099 Battle of Ascalon

1336 Exports of Wool Stopped

1450 Fall of Cherbourg to the French

13th
1099 Paschal II becomes Pope

1231 Simon de Montfort takes possession of his land

1277 Vale Royal Abbey foundation stone laid

1548 Queen Mary arrives in France

14th
1337 Robert III is born at Scone

1561 Mary Stuart leaves France

1598 Battle of Blackwater

15th
1040 Duncan is killed and Macbeth becomes king

1286 Henry II becomes King of Jerusalem

1416 Harfleur rescued

1461 Louis XI crowned King of France

1485 Henry Tudor at Shrewsbury

16th
1261 Henry appoints new ministers

1415 English fleets lands in Normandy

1513 Battle of the Spurs and fall of Therouanne

 

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17th
1153 Stephen's son Eustace dies

18th
19th
1274 Edward I crowned at Westminster

20th
1153 Death of Bernard of Clairvaux

1451  Bayonne falls to the French

1488 Treaty of Sable

1548 Mary recovers at Morlaix

21st
1165 Birth of Philip Augustus

22nd
1138 Battle of 'the Standard'

1485 Battle of Bosworth

1553 Dudley executed on Tower Hill

23rd
1358 Death of Queen Isabella

24th
1200 John marries Isabella of Angouleme

1215 The Magna Carta is annulled

1217 Battle off Sandwich

1520 Magellan leaves St. Julian

1572 Massacre on St Bartholomew's Day

25th
1482 Death of Margaret of Anjou

26th
1346 Battle of Crecy

27th
28th
1172 The Young King is crowned

29th
1189 John marries

1294 Celestine V elected as Pope

30th
1211 Excommunication served

1483 Death of Louis XI

31st
1422 Henry V dies

1498 Columbus lands at Santo Domingo

 
 

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