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Ireland

Charles of Blois dies in the Battle of Auray

1364

Charles of Blois dies in the Battle of Auray

Ireland

CHARLES (c. 13191364), duke of Brittany, known as CHARLES OF BLOIS and CHARLES OF CH~TfLLON, was the son of Guy of Chhtillon, count of Blois (d. 1342), and of Marguerite of Valois, …

Lionel of Clarence, leaves Ireland

1366

Lionel of Clarence, leaves Ireland

Ireland

Lionel of Antwerp, Duke of Clarence, (29 November 1338 – 17 October 1368) was an English prince who served as Lieutenant of Ireland from 1361 to 1366. The third son, but the second …

The Statute of Kilkenny

1366

The Statute of Kilkenny

Ireland

The English parliament, alarmed at the apparent undermining by native influences of the settler populations Englishness, passes the Statute of Kilkenny, the name given to a body of …

The Statutes of Kilkenny are passed

1366

The Statutes of Kilkenny are passed

Ireland

The Statutes of Kilkenny are passed in an attempt to prevent Norman settlers becoming more Irish than the Irish themselves The Normans arrived in Ireland in the year 1169. The …

John of Gaunt, son of Edward III attacks Scotland.

1384

John of Gaunt, son of Edward III attacks Scotland.

Ireland

John of Gaunt, Duke of Lancaster (6 March 1340 – 3 February 1399) was an English royal prince, military leader, and statesman. He was the fourth son of King Edward III of England, …