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==== England ====
* November &ndash; The first of the [[Statutes of Mortmain]] are passed during the reign of King [[Edward I of England|Edward I]] ("Longshanks"), which prevents land from passing into the possession of the Church. 
* The second of two main surveys of the [[Hundred Rolls]], a census seen as a follow-up to the [[Domesday Book]] completed in [[1086]], is begun; it lasts until [[1280]].
* The [[Royal Mint]] is moved into the [[Tower of London]]. Mints outside [[London]] are reduced, with only a few local and [[Episcopal see|episcopal]] mints continuing to operate.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C207|title=Records of the Royal Mint|publisher=[[The National Archive]]|access-date=6 June 2017}}</ref>