1438 in England

1420s in England

Events from the 1420s in England.

21 May - Henry V of England and Charles VI of France sign the Treaty of Troyes, making Henry heir to the French throne.
2 June - Henry marries Catherine of Valois, Charles's daughter.
17 November - Hundred Year's War: Melun surrenders to the English.
Henry's flagship, the Grace Dieu, enters service.

23 February - Coronation of Catherine of Valois as Queen Consort.
21 March: Hundred Years' War: English defeated by the French and Scottish at the Battle of Baugé.

2 May - Hundred Years' War: Meaux surrenders to the English.
31 August - Henry VI becomes King of England aged 9 months following the death of his father Henry V. His uncle Humphrey, Duke of Gloucester acts as his regent in England.
21 October - Henry VI becomes King of France following the death of Charles VI under the terms of the Treaty of Troyes. His uncle John of Lancaster, 1st Duke of Bedford acts as his regent in France.
30 October - Charles the dauphin defies the Treaty of Troyes to be declared Charles VII of France.

April - Hundred Year's War: England allies with Burgundy and Brittany against France.
31 July - Hundred Years' War: The English defeat the French and Scottish at the Battle of Cravant.

17 August - Hundred Years' War: The English led by the Duke of Bedford defeat the French and Scottish at the Battle of Verneuil.
16 October - Duke of Gloucester invades Hainault; Bishop Henry Beaufort takes control of government in England.

6 March - Hundred Years' War: The English defeat the French at the Battle of St. James.
12 March - Henry Beaufort resigns as Lord Chancellor and leaves the country.

12 October - Hundred Years' War: English commence the Siege of Orléans.
Henry Beaufort, now a Cardinal, returns to England and preaches a crusade against the Hussites.

12 February - Hundred Years' War: at the Battle of the Herrings, English forces under Sir John Fastolf defend a supply convoy carrying rations to the army of William de la Pole, 4th Earl of Suffolk at Orléans from attack by the Comte de Clermont and John Stuart.
8 May - Hundred Years' War: The French under Joan of Arc lift the Siege of Orléans.
11 June–12 June - Hundred Years' War: The French defeat the English at the Battle of Jargeau.
15 June - Hundred Years' War: The French defeat the English at the Battle of Meung-sur-Loire.
16 June–17 June - Hundred Years' War: The French defeat the English at the Battle of Beaugency.
18 June - Hundred Years' War: The French defeat the English at the Battle of Patay.
6 November - Coronation of King Henry VI.
The right to vote in elections to the House of Commons is restricted to men with forty shillings freehold property.