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17 Jun 1239Birth of Edward I of England.
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Oct 1254Prince Edward (future Edward I of England) marries Eleanor of Castile.
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14 May 1264Simon de Montfort imprisons Henry III of England and Prince Edward and declares himself king.
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May 1265Prince Edward, future Edward I of England, manages to escape his captors and form a royalist army to try and reinstate his father, Henry III of England.
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4 Aug 1265Prince Edward, future Edward I of England, defeats the pretender Simon de Montfort at Evesham.
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1272 - 1307Reign of Edward I of England.
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16 Nov 1272Death of Henry III of England of a stroke.
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19 Aug 1274Edward I of England is crowned at Westminster Abbey.
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1275The Statute of Westminster encodes 51 new laws, many based on the Magna Carta.
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1276An army of Edward I of England defeats Llywelyn ap Gruffudd, then Prince of Wales.
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1283 - 1330Caernarfon Castle in Wales is built, a project begun by Edward I of England.
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1283 - 1330Harlech Castle in Wales is built by Edward I of England.
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1283 - 1292Conwy Castle in Wales is built by Edward I of England.
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1284The Statute of Rhuddlan redivides Wales into shires on the English model of local administration.
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25 Apr 1284Edward II of England is born in Caernarfon Castle in Wales.
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1287 - 1290Edward I of England expels all Jews from his kingdom.
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1290Eleanor of Castile, Queen of England and wife of Edward I, dies.
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Aug 1291A great court is arranged by Edward I of England at Berwick to decide the next king of Scotland: the Great Cause.
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17 Nov 1292Edward I of England selects John Balliol as the new king of Scotland.
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1294The Welsh leader Madog ap Llywelyn attacks and burns Caernarfon Castle.
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1294 - 1295Harlech Castle is twice attacked by the Welsh rebel leader Madog ap Llywelyn.
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Dec 1294 - Jan 1295King Edward I of England is trapped at Conwy Castle over the winter by a force of Welsh rebels.
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1295Beaumaris Castle in Wales is built by Edward I of England.
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1295Edward I of England recaptures Caernarfon Castle in Wales.
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1295England's Model Parliament meets for the first time.
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Feb 1295Scotland formally allies itself with France against England, the beginning of the 'Auld Alliance'.
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1296 - 1299John Balliol, King of Scotland, is imprisoned in the Tower of London by Edward I of England.
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1296Edward I of England captures Edinburgh Castle.
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Apr 1296John Balliol, King of Scotland, renounces his fealty to Edward I of England.
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27 Apr 1296John Balliol, king of Scotland, surrenders to an English army after defeat at the Battle of Dunbar. Edward I of England removes the Stone of Scone to Westminster Abbey.
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8 Jul 1296John Balliol, King of Scotland, is publicly stripped of his crown and royal insignia.
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May 1297A small force led by William Wallace attacks and kills the English sheriff at Lanark.
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May 1297 - Jul 1297A froce led by William Wallace attacks several English garrisons between the rivers Forth and Tay.
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11 Sep 1297A Scottish army led by William Wallace defeats an English army at the Battle of Stirling Bridge.
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1298An English army attacks Scotland.
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Mar 1298William Wallace is knighted and made the Guardian of Scotland.
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22 Jul 1298Edward I of England is victorious at the Battle of Falkirk where 20,000 Scots are killed. Stirling Castle is regained.
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10 Sep 1299Edward I of England marries Margaret of France, daughter of Philip III of France.n
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1300An English army again attacks Scotland.
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1301Prince Edward, son of Edward I of England, is formally awarded the title of Prince of Wales.
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1301Yet another English army attacks Scotland.
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1304Another English army attacks Scotland and regains control of Stirling Castle.
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5 Aug 1305Sir William Wallace is captured by the English in Glasgow.
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23 Aug 1305The Scottish national leader William Wallace is charged with treason and executed in London.
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Feb 1306Robert the Bruce declares himself king of Scotland.
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7 Jul 1307Death of Edward I of England from dysentery.
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25 Feb 1308Edward II of England is crowned in Westminster Abbey.
