Joan de Beaumont

Joan de Beaumont

Born ABT 1321
Parents Alice Comyn (Mother) Family
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In their lifetime
Born in the reign of Edward II
  • Birth
    1321
    Born
  • Age c. 6
    25 Jan 1327
    Accession of Edward III
    Reigned 1327–1377
  • Age c. 16
    1337–1453
    Hundred Years' War begins
    Intermittent war between England and France.
  • Age c. 25
    26 Aug 1346
    Battle of Crécy
  • Age c. 27
    1348–1350
    Black Death reaches England
    Killed roughly a third to a half of the population.
  • Age c. 28
    10 Aug 1349
    Mother Alice died
  • Age c. 35
    19 Sep 1356
    Battle of Poitiers
  • Age c. 56
    22 Jun 1377
    Accession of Richard II
    Reigned 1377–1399
  • Age c. 60
    Jun 1381
    Peasants' Revolt
  • Age c. 78
    30 Sep 1399
    Accession of Henry IV
    Reigned 1399–1413
  • Age c. 79
    25 Oct 1400
    Geoffrey Chaucer dies