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| 1278 | Birth |  |
| Birth of Thomas of Lancaster, grandson of Henry III
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| 1308 | Exile | |
| Causes the exile of the King's favourite, Piers Gaveston
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| 1312 | Constitution | |
| Lancaster forces Edward II to surrender powers to the 21 Lords Ordainers
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| 1316 | Invasion of England | |
| Lancaster is unwilling to commit himself to military action in the north if this left Edward free to organise opposition back home
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| Lancaster organizes an army at Newcastle to march against the Scots but returns home as soon as the king refuses to accompany him, "neither trusted the other"
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| 1316 | Parliament | |
| Lincoln The Lincoln Parliament declares "that the lord king should do nothing grave or arduous without the advice of the council, and that the Earl of Lancaster should hold the chief place in the council"
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| 1316 | Rebellion | |
| Lancashire Banaster is captured and his severed head presented to Earl Lancaster
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| Lancashire Some of Lancater's own vassals under the leadership of one Adam Banaster rise up against him
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| Bristol The town of Bristol is in revolt for two years
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| 1318 | Invasion of England | |
| The Scots then march through Northumberland and Durham into Yorkshire, burn Northallerton and Boroughbridge on their way, pocket the sum of a 1,000 marks for agreeing to leave Ripon alone, before going home again
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| 1318 | Restoration | |
| Leake Reconciled with Edward II after his private war against Earl Warenne, negotiates the treaty of Leake restoring Edward to power
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| 1318 | Siege of Berwick | |
| April Berwick Earl of Douglas captures Berwick castle during the conflicy between Lancaster & Douglas
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| 1318 | Siege of Boroughbridge | |
| Boroughbridge The Scots then march through Northumberland and Durham into Yorkshire, burn Northallerton and Boroughbridge on their way, pocket the sum of a 1,000 marks for agreeing to leave Ripon alone, before going home again
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| 1318 | Siege of Northallerton | |
| Northallerton The Scots then march through Northumberland and Durham into Yorkshire, burn Northallerton and Boroughbridge on their way, pocket the sum of a 1,000 marks for agreeing to leave Ripon alone, before going home again
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| 1318 | Siege of Ripon | |
| Ripon The Scots then march through Northumberland and Durham into Yorkshire, burn Northallerton and Boroughbridge on their way, pocket the sum of a 1,000 marks for agreeing to leave Ripon alone, before going home again
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| 1318 | Treaty of Leake | |
| Leake Aymer brokers a deal whereby Lancaster agrees to relinquish power, in return for which he receives a pardon for himself and his followers
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| Leake Reconciled with Edward II after his private war against Earl Warenne, negotiates the treaty of Leake restoring Edward to power
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| 1322 | Battle of Boroughbridge | |
| 16th Mar Boroughbridge Defeated by Edward II & beheaded
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| 1322 | Death | |
| Pontefract Death of Thomas of Lancaster, executed
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| 1322 | Execution | |
| Pontefract Executed after being defeated at Boroughbridge by Edward II
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| 1369 | Succession | |
| London Assumes the crown of Leon & Castile by marriage with Constance of Castile
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| 1370 | Siege of Limoges | |
| Limoges Assists the Black Prince at the siege of Liomoges
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| 1371 | Marriage | |
| Assumes the title King of Castile & Leon
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| Marries Constance, daughter of Pedro the Cruel
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| 1376 | Parliament | |
| 28th April London Presides over the "good Parliament", the Treaty of Bruges is renewed for another year
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| 1377 | Rebellion | |
| 20th Feb London Londoners riot & attack John of Gaunt's Palace of Savoy
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| 1377 | Reform | |
| 27th Jan A 4d poll tax per head is raised
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| 19th Feb London Attacks the privileges of the City of London
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| 1378 | Commander | |
| Appointed Commander of the Scottish border forces
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| 1378 | Siege of St Malo | |
| St Malo Leads the failed siege of St Malo
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| 1379 | Reform | |
| 27th Jan London Graded by rank from 4d to 10 marks
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| 1380 | Reform | |
| London Set at 1 shilling per head, 3x the 1377 level, for the male population
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| 1381 | Siege of London | |
| June London 100.000 from Kent & Essex march on London
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| June London Richard's council, led by his uncle John of Gaunt, provokes a rebellion
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| June London The peasants demand an end to servitude & wish to be able to rent land
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| June London The revolt is precipitated by the poll tax raised for a war against France
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| 13th June Savoy Palace His Palace is destroyed during while he is away negtiating with the Scots
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| 1382 | Statute Heretics | |
| London Allows the burning of heretics by the Statute de Heretico Comburendo
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| London Forbids unlicensed preaching
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| 1384 | Invasion of Lothians | |
| Lothians Leads a failed campaign in the Scottish Lothians
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| 1386 | Capture | |
| Galicia In an attempt to win his Spanish throne
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| 1386 | Marriage | |
| London John I of Portugal marries John of Gaunt's daughter Philippa
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| 1388 | Lieutenant | |
| London Appointed Lieutenant of Aquitaine
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| 1388 | Treaty of Batonne | |
| Batonne The invasion of Castile fails
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| 1390 | Peerage | |
| London Created Duke of England
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| 1392 | Peace | |
| Amiens Leads a deputation at Amiens to discuss a final peace settlement with Charles VI
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| 1394 | Peace | |
| London Concludes a truce with France
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| 1396 | Marriage | |
| Marries Catherine Swynford
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| Obtains legitimization of Catherine Swynford's sons by Richard II
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| 1396 | Succession | |
| Wins legitimization of Catherine Swynford's sons by Richard II, helps Henry VII
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| 1399 | Death | |
| John of Gaunt dies leaving his lands to the future Henry IV in exile
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| 1600 | Commander | |
| Appointed Commander of the Esat India Fleet
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