Editing 1307 (section)

== Events ==
===January &ndash; March===
* [[January 13]] &ndash; (11th waxing of Tabodwe 668 ME, [[Burmese calendar]]) After a reign of almost 20 years, [[Wareru|King Wareru]], who founded the [[Hanthawaddy Kingdom|Martaban Kingdom]] in what is now southern [[Myanmar]], is stabbed to death by two of his grandsons, Shin Gyi and Shin  Nge, who were avenging the execution by Wareru (in [[1296]] of their father, [[Tarabya of Pegu]]. [[Hkun Law]], younger brother of Wareru, becomes the new King of Martaban.
* [[January 18]] &ndash; The [[Tokuji]] era begins in Japan in the fourth year of [[Kagen]].
* [[February 9]] &ndash; [[Battle of Loch Ryan]]: [[Thomas de Brus]] and [[Alexander de Brus]] sail with an invasion force of 1,000 men and 18 galleys, into the harbor at [[Loch Ryan]]. But they are defeated by rival Scots under [[Dungal MacDouall]]. During the attack, only two galleys escape and all the leaders are captured. 
* [[February 10]] &ndash; [[Temür Khan]] (or Chengzong), the sixth [[Khagan|Great Khan]] of the Mongol Empire (as well as the Emperor Chengzong of Yuan-dynasty China) dies at the age of 41 after a reign of 12 years.<ref name="ReferenceA">{{The Cambridge History of China|volume=6|page=505}}</ref> He is succeeded by his nephew, [[Külüg Khan]].
* [[February 17]] &ndash; Eight days after their capture at Loch Ryan, Thomas de Brus, and Alexander de Brus, [[Reginald Crawford (died 1307)|Reginald Crawford]] are all executed.<ref name="Brus">{{cite book |last1=Barron |first1=Evan MacLeod |title=The Scottish War of Independence |date=1914 |publisher=Barnes and Noble Books |page=260}}</ref> Thomas and Alexander are taken to [[Carlisle]], where [[hanged, drawn and quartered]].
* [[March 23]] &ndash; [[Fra Dolcino]] of [[Novara]], [[Margaret of Trent]] and Longino da Bergamo, leaders of the [[Dulcinians|New Apostles]] movement in Italy, are captured at [[Val Sesia]] and tried for [[heresy]] on orders of [[Pope Clement V]]. They will be executed on June 1.

===April &ndash; June===
* [[April 9]] &ndash; King Edward I of England dismisses the [[List of parliaments of Ireland|Parliaments of Ireland]]. A new Parliament will not be assembled until February 9, 1310.
* [[April 14]] &ndash; Persian historian [[Rashid al-Din Hamadani]] completes his comprehensive chronicle of Persian history, the ''[[Jami' al-tawarikh]]'', inscribing the [[Solar Hijri calendar|Persian calendar]] date "24th day of [[Farvardin]] 686" <ref>Stefan Kamola, ''Rashīd al-Dīn and the making of history in Mongol Iran'' (2013). pp. 204–224</ref>
* [[April 21]] &ndash; [[Ralph Baldock]], [[Bishop of London]], becomes the new [[Lord Chancellor]] of England upon the death of [[William Hamilton (Lord Chancellor)|William Hamilton]], but serves for less than four months.
* [[April]] &ndash; [[Battle of Glen Trool]]: Scottish forces led by Robert the Bruce defeat the English army at [[Glen Trool]], [[Galloway]]. During the battle, Robert gives the order to push down several boulders to ambush the English, who are approaching through a narrow [[glen]] (called the "Steps of Trool"). Scottish forces charge down an extremely steep 700-meter sloop, the narrowness of the [[Defile (geography)|defile]] prevents support from either the front or the rear. Without any room to maneuver, many of the English are killed and routed.<ref>Mackenzie, William and Symson, Andrew. ''The History of Galloway'', J. Nicholson, 1841.</ref>
* [[May 10]] &ndash; [[Battle of Loudoun Hill]]: Scottish forces under Robert the Bruce defeat the English army (some 3,000 men) at [[Loudoun Hill]]. During the battle, a frontal charge by the English knights led by [[Aymer de Valence, 2nd Earl of Pembroke|Aymer de Valence]] is halted by Robert's spearmen militia, who effectively slaughtered them as they are on marshy ground. Aymer manages to escape the carnage and flees to the safety of [[Bothwell Castle]]. The battle marks the turning point in Robert's struggle to reclaim the independence of [[Kingdom of Scotland|Scotland]].<ref>Oliver, Neil (2009). ''A History of Scotland'', p. 138. {{ISBN|978-0-7538-2663-8}}.</ref>
* [[May 13]] &ndash; [[Abu Yaqub Yusuf an-Nasr]], Marinid ruler of [[Morocco]] is assassinated.
* [[June 21]] &ndash; The coronation of [[Külüg Khan]] as Khan of the Mongol Empire and as Emperor Wuzong of Yuan dynasty China, takes place in [[Khanbaliq]] in what is now [[Beijing]].

===July &ndash; September===
* [[July 4]] &ndash; [[Rudolf I of Bohemia|Rudolf I]], king of Bohemia, dies.<ref name="auto1307">{{cite book |title=Imagining the Past in France: History in Manuscript Painting, 1250-1500 |editor-first1=Elizabeth |editor-last1=Morrison |editor-first2=Anne Dawson |editor-last2=Hedeman |publisher=J. Paul Getty Museum |year=2010 | page=4}}</ref>
* [[July 7]] &ndash; King [[Edward I of England]], known as  Edward Longshanks, dies at [[Burgh by Sands]] after a 34-year reign. He is succeeded by his son 23-year-old [[Edward II of England|Edward II]], who becomes new ruler of [[Kingdom of England|England]]. After his death Edward's body is embalmed and transported to [[Waltham Abbey]] in [[Essex]]. Here it lay unburied for several weeks so that people can come and see the body lying in state. After this, Edward is taken to [[Westminster Abbey]] for a proper burial on [[October 28]].<ref>Philips, Seymour (2011). ''Edward II'', p. 131. New Haven, CT & London. UK: Yale University Press. {{ISBN|978-0-300-17802-9}}.</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Edward II of England: Biography on Undiscovered Scotland |url=https://www.undiscoveredscotland.co.uk/usbiography/e/edwardiiengland.html|language=en|website=www.undiscoveredscotland.co.uk |access-date=21 March 2019}}</ref>
* [[July 20]] &ndash; King Edward II travels from [[London]], after he is proclaimed king and continues north into Scotland, where he receives homage from his Scottish supporters at [[Dumfries]].<ref name=SeymourP>Philips, Seymour (2011). ''Edward II'', pp. 126–127. New Haven, CT & London. UK: Yale University Press. {{ISBN|978-0-300-17802-9}}.</ref>
* [[August 2]] &ndash; In the first reorganization of the English government by the new King, Edward II, [[Gilbert Segrave]] replaces Ralph Baldock as [[Lord Chancellor]]
* [[August 4]] &ndash; King Edward II abandons the campaign against Scotland and returns home. He recalls his friend and [[favourite]], [[Piers Gaveston, 1st Earl of Cornwall|Piers Gaveston]], who is in exile, and makes him [[Earl of Cornwall]], before arranging his marriage to the wealthy 13-year-old [[Margaret de Clare]].<ref name=SeymourP/>
* [[August 18]] &ndash; On the question of whether a prayer to the English Bishop [[Thomas de Cantilupe]] led to the miracle of the resurrection of [[William Cragh]] the day after Cragh's execution by hanging on November 27, [[1290]], Cragh himself testifies before a papal commission at a hearing in [[Hereford]]. Of 38 miracles alleged to have been the result of intercession by Cantilupe, the papal commission finds 12 of them doubtful, but accepts another 26 and recommends canonization. [[Pope John XXII]] will formally canonize Bishop Cantilupe on April 17, 1320.<ref name=HangedMan>Robert Bartlett, ''The Hanged Man: A Story of Miracle, Memory, and Colonialism in the Middle Ages'' (Princeton University Press, 2004) p. 24</ref>
* [[August 20]] &ndash; [[John de Benstede]], the English [[Chancellor of the Exchequer]] since 1305 when he was appointed by the late King Edward I, is dismissed as by the new and replaced by [[John Sandale]].
* [[August 22]] &ndash; [[Walter Reynolds]], [[Bishop of Worcester]], becomes the new [[Lord High Treasurer]] for Edward II, replacing [[Walter Langton]], Bishop of Coventry. The next day, Henry Ludgershall is made the new [[Chamberlain of the Exchequer]].  
* [[August 26]] &ndash; After the restructuring of his government, King Edward II summons his first Parliament, directing members to be elected and to assemble at Northampton on October 13. 
* [[September 5]] &ndash; [[Pope Clement V]] issues a papal bull confirming that the island of [[Rhodes]], now one of the [[Dodecanese]] islands of Greece, will be the property of the [[Knights Hospitaller]].<ref>"The Hospitallers at Rhodes, 1306–1421", by Anthony Luttrell, in ''A History of the Crusades, Volume III: The Fourteenth and Fifteenth Centuries'', ed by. Kenneth M. Setton and Harry W. Hazard (University of Wisconsin Press, 1975) pp. 278–313</ref> 
* [[September 23]] &ndash; A marriage contract is concluded between the [[Otto IV, Count of Burgundy]] and King [[Philip IV of France]] for the marriage of Otto's 11-year-old daughter [[Blanche of Burgundy|Blanche]] to the King's 13-year-old son, [[Charles IV of France|Prince Charles]]. The marriage takes place on February 2, 1308, but will be annulled on May 19, 1322, shortly after Prince Charles assumes the throne as King Charles IV.

===October &ndash; December===
* [[October 13]] &ndash; King [[Philip IV of France]] orders the arrest of all members of the [[Knights Templar]] in [[France in the Middle Ages|France]]. The Templars, together with their Grand Master [[Jacques de Molay]], are imprisoned, interrogated, and tortured into confessing [[Heresy in Christianity|heresy]]. In [[Paris]], the king's inquisitors torture some 140 Templars, most of whom eventually make confessions. Many are subjected to "fire torture": their legs are fastened in an iron frame and the soles of their feet are greased with fat or butter. Unable to withstand these tortures, many Templars eventually confess.<ref>Howarth, Stephen (1982). ''The Knights Templar'', pp. 260–261. New York: Barnes & Noble. {{ISBN|978-0-880-29663-2}}.</ref><ref>Barber, Malcolm (2012). ''The Trial of the Templars'', p. 1. Cambridge University Press. {{ISBN|978-0-521-45727-9}}.</ref>
* [[November 17]] &ndash; The Mongol General [[Bilarghu]] hosts the [[Armenian Kingdom of Cilicia|Armenian]] Kings [[Hethum II of Armenia|Hethum II]] and [[Leo III of Armenia|Leo III]] at a banquet at his in castle at [[Anazarbus]] (now in ruins near the Turkish village of [[Dilekkaya, Kozan|Dilekkaya]]). After the guests complete the banquet, Bilarghu massacres all of the Armenian royalty and nobles.<ref>[http://visualiseur.bnf.fr/CadresFenetre?O=NUMM-51557&M=pagination ''Recueil des Historiens des Croisades: Documents Armeniens''], (Imprimerie Imperiale, 1869) p. 549</ref>
* [[November 18]] &ndash; [[William Tell]], Swiss mountain climber and marksman, shoots (according to legend) an apple off his son's head with a [[crossbow]] at [[Altdorf, Switzerland|Altdorf]], [[Old Swiss Confederacy|Switzerland]].
* [[November 22]] &ndash; Following the example of France's King Philip the Fair, [[Pope Clement V]] issues a [[papal decree]] directing all monarchs of the Christian faith to arrest the Knights Templar and to confiscate their lands as property of the Church.<ref>Malcolm Barber, ''The New Knighthood: A History of the Order of the Temple'' (Cambridge University Press, 1998), p. 303</ref>
* [[December 10]] &ndash; [[Theodoric IV, Landgrave of Lusatia|Theodoric IV]], the ruler of the semi-independent states of [[March of Lusatia|Lusatia]], [[Osterland]] and [[Duchy of Thuringia|Thuringia]], is murdered at [[Leipzig]] by Philip of Nassau. Theodoric is succeeded by [[Frederick I, Margrave of Meissen|Frederick the Brave]] as ruler of Thuringia and by [[Otto IV, Margrave of Brandenburg-Stendal|Otto IV of Brandenburg]] as ruler of Lusatia. The areas are now part of eastern Germany.
* [[December 25]] &ndash; On Christmas Day, the 3-day [[Battle of Slioch]] begins in [[Scotland]], with King [[Robert the Bruce]] and his men turning back the forces of John Comyn.<ref>"Slioch, battle of", by Bruce Webster, in ''The Oxford Companion to British History'' (Oxford University Press, 2015) p.841</ref>

=== By place ===

==== Europe ====

* [[Januli I da Corogna]] seizes the Aegean Island of [[Sifnos]] and becomes an autonomous lord, by renouncing his allegiance to the [[Knights Hospitaller]].

==== Britain ====
* Spring &ndash; King [[Robert the Bruce]], King of Scots crosses with a small force (some 600 men) from the [[Isle of Arran]] in the [[Firth of Clyde]] to his earldom of [[Carrick, Scotland|Carrick]] in [[Ayrshire]]. He attacks the English garrison at [[Turnberry Castle]], plundering and destroying the stronghold. Meanwhile, [[James Douglas, Lord of Douglas|The Black Douglas]] attacks the English garrison in [[Douglas Castle]] at [[Palm Sunday]] – while they are slaughtered during a church mass (known as the "Douglas Larder").<ref>Barbour, John, ''The Bruce'', p. 264. Translation: A. A. H. Duncan, 1964.</ref>

==== Asia ====
* [[Duwa|Duwa Khan]], Mongol ruler of the [[Chagatai Khanate]], dies after a 25-year reign and is succeeded by his son [[Könchek]] (until [[1308]]).

=== By topic ===

==== Cities and Towns ====
* The village of [[Heerle]] in [[North Brabant]] is proclaimed an independent [[parish]] (modern [[Netherlands]]).