Sandwich Kent England UK: History Timeline - 1100 to 1399

Thomas Becket returned to England after his exile and landed at Sandwich, on his way to Canterbury.

Richard Coeur de Lion landed en route for Canterbury, to give thanks to God for his deliverance after his imprisonment in Austria.

The French landed and attacked the town.

The French again attacked in 1217, but were defeated. In celebration, it is thought that St. Bartholomew's Hospital was built.

Helas de Kingston elected as the First Mayor of Sandwich.

Henry III granted a Market to Sandwich

February - The Great Storm - It brought sand banks to narrow the eastward entrance to Sandwich Haven. From this time on the river gradually began to silt up.

Sandwich was ordered to send 'four learned and discreet men' to Simon de Montfort's first parliament.

Edward I took over Sandwich from Christchurch.

Peter Barde, Bailiff of Sandwich, was appointed Admiral of the Fleet.

Edward III embarked at Sandwich for Brittany.

It is stated in numerous publications and on many websites that in 1357 The Black Prince landed at Sandwich with the French King as prisoner. This maybe incorrect! The story could have been invented in the 15th century by John Froissart and is in his Chronicles. The Dictionary of National Biography and Barber, the modern authority on the Black Prince, state that he actually landed at Plymouth!

The Town Walls were built.

St. Thomas's Hospital founded.