1326


Year 1326 was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Julian calendar.
File:BNMsFr2643FroissartFol97vExecHughDespenser.jpg|thumb|Hugh Despenser the Younger is Hanged, drawn and quartered.

Events

January – March

File: Isabella's invasion route.svg|upright=1.35|thumb|Isabella's campaign and the retreat of Edward II to Wales
  • September 24 - Invasion of England: Isabella of France and her supporters land at Orwell in Suffolk. Their aim is to remove King Edward II from his throne and place Prince Edward there as the new ruler. Meanwhile, residing at the Tower of London, Edward tries to raise support in the capital, but instead, there is anarchy in London and mobs killing Edward's officials.

    October – December

  • October 18 - Isabella of France begins the Siege of Bristol, which is defended by Hugh Despenser the Elder.
  • October 26 - After eight days, the castle of Bristol is captured by Queen Isabella, and Hugh Despenser the elder is taken captive. With Bristol secured, Isabella moves her base of operations to Hereford, near the Welsh border. There, she orders Henry of Lancaster to locate and arrest Edward II.
  • October 27 - The day after his capture at Bristol, Hugh Despenser the Elder, the chief adviser to King Edward II of England, is dressed in his armor and hanged in public. Afterwards, Hugh's body is dismembered, with his head presented to Queen Isabella to show to others among Edward's allies.
  • October 27 - Declaring that they are acting in the name of King Edward and giving as the reason that he is away in France, Queen Isabella and Crown Prince Edward issue a writ summoning the English Parliament to assemble on December 14 at Westminster.
  • November 16 - King Edward II of England is captured at Neath Abbey in Wales and brought to England, where he is imprisoned at Kenilworth Castle in Warwickshire.
  • December 3 - Queen Isabella and Crown Prince Edward, claiming to act on behalf of King Edward II, issue a new writ postponing the opening of the English Parliament from December 14 to January 7. The new parliament will approve the replacement of King Edward II by the Crown Prince as "Keeper of the Realm".

    By place

Europe

  • Summer - German forces led by Henry II, Lord of Mecklenburg occupy the western territories belonging to the Principality of Rügen. The towns of Barth and Grimmen surrender after a short siege.
  • Autumn - Gerhard III, Count of Holstein-Rendsburg allies himself with the Danish magnates. In response, the Hanseatic towns of Demmin, Stralsund, Greifswald and Anklam join the alliance.

    Middle East

  • Spring - Ibn Battuta, Moroccan scholar and explorer, arrives after a journey of over 3,500 km at the port of Alexandria, at the time part of the Bahri Mamluk Empire.

    By topic

Education