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   Arrest   Mowbray
   London   Helps route the royal favourite, Robert de Vere Eal of Oxford
   Ballad of Chevy Chase   Douglas, James
  19th Aug Otterburn   Several ballads are later composed in its honour including the battle of Otterburn and the Ballad of Chevy Chase
   Battle of Kerulen   Hongwu
   Kerulen   The Chinese drive the Mongols from their capital of Karakorum
   Battle of Otterburn   Percy, Henry "Hotspur"
   Otterburn   A victory for the Scots, led by James Douglas , 2nd Earl of Douglas over Harry Hotspur, son of the Earl of Northumberland
   Otterburn   Percy is captured & held for ransom by the Scots at the battle of Otterburn
  19th Aug Otterburn   Percy is captured & held for ransom by the Scots, Lord Montgomery, at Otterburn
  19th Aug Otterburn   War between the Scots and English turns into a feud between the Douglas es & the Percys
  20th Aug Otterburn   The Bishop of Durham was on his way from Newcastle with 2000 cavalry and 5000 infantry, they arrived at Ponteland where they met groups of men fleeing from the battlefield which demoralised them
   Battle of Otterburn   Percy, Ralph
  19th Aug Otterburn   Ralph Percy, the brother of Hotspur, is arrested & made prisoner by the Earl Mareschal
   Battle of Otterburn   Douglas, James
   Aug Otterburn   After leaving Newcastle Douglas moves in a north-westerly direction, making for the valley of the River Rede, intending to take the same route back to Scotland by which he had entered England
  5th Aug Melrose Abbey   Death of James Douglas , killed at the battle of Otterburn, the body of Douglas is taken back to Scotland and buried with all honour beside that of his father at Melrose Abbey
  19th Aug Otterburn    James Douglas has his body hidden in a bush from the English & wins the battle
  19th Aug Otterburn   Several ballads are later composed in its honour including the battle of Otterburn and the Ballad of Chevy Chase
  19th Aug Otterburn   War between the Scots and English turned into a feud between the Douglas es & Percys
  20th Aug Otterburn   The Bishop of Durham was on his way from Newcastle with 2000 cavalry and 5000 infantry, they arrive at Ponteland, where they meet groups of men fleeing from battle, which forces the Scots to retire
   Battle of Otterburn   Montgomery, Hugh
  19th Aug Otterburn    James Douglas asks his nephew Hugh Montgomery to hide his body under a bush
   Battle of Otterburn   Robert of Albany
  19th Aug Otterburn   The battle of Otterburne was an incident in the invasion of England by Albany
   Battle of Plocnik   Murad I
   Plocnik   A combined force of Serbs, Bosnians & Bulgarians defeat the Turks
   Burial   Douglas, James
  5th Aug Melrose Abbey   Death of James Douglas , killed at the battle of Otterburn, the body of Douglas is taken back to Scotland and buried with all honour beside that of his father at Melrose Abbey
   Death   Neville, John
  17th Oct   Death of John Neville
   Death   Tresilian, Robert
   London   Accused of treason by the Lords Appellant, opponents of Richard II, & hanged at Tyburn
   Death   Douglas, James
  5th Aug Otterburn   Death of James Douglas , killed at the battle of Otterburn, the body of Douglas is taken back to Scotland and buried with all honour beside that of his father at Melrose Abbey
   Execution of Tresilian   Tresilian, Robert
   London   Accused of treason by the Lords Appellant, opponents of Richard II, & hanged at Tyburn
   Invasion of England   Charles VI
   Paris   Assembles the largest fleet since Charlamagne but the plans for invasion are abandoned
   Invasion of England   Douglas, James
     The Scots begin attacks on both the western and eastern marches, taking advantage of growing divisions between the Percies and the Nevilles, the English wardens
   Aug Otterburn   After leaving Newcastle Douglas moves in a north-westerly direction, making for the valley of the River Rede, intending to take the same route back to Scotland by which he had entered England
  20th Aug Otterburn   The Bishop of Durham was on his way from Newcastle with 2000 cavalry and 5000 infantry, they arrive at Ponteland, where they meet groups of men fleeing from battle, which forces the Scots to retire
   Invasion of England   Robert of Albany
     The Duke of Albany launches an invasion of England
   Invasion of England   Stewart, James
     Leads an invasion of England
   Lieutenant Aquitaine   Lancaster
   London   Appointed Lieutenant of Aquitaine
   Marriage   Mortimer, Edmund
     Marries the niece of King Richard II
   Parliament   Beauchamp, Thomas de
   London   1 of 5 Lords who forces Richard II to dismiss or execute some of his court favourites
   Parliament   Henry IV
   London   Henry Bolingbroke enters Parliament to protest against the tyranny of Richard II
   Parliament   Mowbray
   London   One of the 5 appellants in proscribing the King's friends in the Wonderful Parliament
   Parliament   Richard II
   London   The Merciless Parliament protests against Richard's tyranny
   Peerage   Douglas, Archibald
     Created Earl Douglas , 3rd
   Publication   Purcey, John
     Completes the 1st translation of the entire Bible into English
   Rebellion   Vasily I
   Muscovites   Leads the Muscovites in Tokhtamyis's campaign against Timur Lenk
   Rule of Bulgaria   Murad I
     Bulgarian Tsar Ivan Shishman breaks the Slav Alliance & accepts Turkish suzerainty
   Siege of Durham   Douglas, James
   Durham   Albany sends Earl Douglas to lay waste the Bishopric of Durham, which he achieves
   Siege of Durham   Robert of Albany
   Durham   Albany sends Earl Douglas to lay waste the Bishopric of Durham, which he achieves
   Siege of Newcastle   Douglas, James
   Newcastle   Commands 2000 archers and 400 men-at-arms to Newcastle and the north-east
   Succession   Charles VI
   Paris   Declares himself old enough to rulewithout his 3 brothers who are joint Regents
   Translation Bible   Purcey, John
     Completes the 1st translation of the entire Bible into English
   Treaty of Batonne   John of Gaunt
   Batonne   Surrenders claim to his daughter Catherine on her marriage to the son of John I
   Treaty of Batonne   Lancaster
   Batonne   The invasion of Castile fails
   Treaty of Bayonne   John I
   Bayonne   John of Gaunt renounces his claim to the Castilian throne

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