January 26–Burnt Candlemas: King Edward III of England begins an invasion of the Kingdom of Scotland by land and by sea, seven days before the February 2 celebration of "Candlemas" and his army of 13,000 men marches into the Lothian region, with plans to take the Scottish capital, Edinburgh. The Scots begin a scorched earth policy, evacuating the towns in the path of King Edward's troops and destroying territory to keep the invaders from having access to food. The English troops arrive in Edinburgh in early February and begin burning the city. In the middle of February, a winter gale scatters the English Royal Navy, sinks several ships, and prevents the English from being resupplied.
February 2– The Hanseatic League, a trading alliance between many cities in northern Europe, first meets, convening at Lübeck with representatives from cities in Saxony (led by Lübeck), from Westphalia and the Rhein (led by Dortmund), and from Sweden and Lithuania (led by Visby)
February 25– To celebrate the conclusion of the meeting of the representatives of the Hanseatic League, the Matthiae-Mahl feast is celebrated the first time, and will continue to be observed more than 650 years later as the world's oldest ceremonial meal.
March 10– English troops in France capture the city of Bétaille.
March 17– The Yuan Chinese city of Zhenjiang falls to General Xu Da, an ally of Zhu Yuanzhang in the Red Turban Rebellion.
April–June
April 5– In the city of Rouen in France, where the major nobles of Normandy are refusing to pay further taxes for the French war effort, King Jean II arrives with supporters at a banquet where the nobles are dining at the invitation of the Dauphin Charles, King Jean's oldest son. After listening to the complaints of the nobles, King Jean orders 10 of the most outspoken of them to be arrested, including King Carlos II of Navarre. Four of the leaders are quickly beheaded, while King Carlos is imprisoned in Paris.
April 18– A truce is agreed upon between England and Scotland after King Edward's troops have retreated back across the border to the English town of Carlisle.
May 14– Responding to the invasion of France by the Kingdom of England and the Kingdom of Navarre, King Jean II announces an arrière-ban, a call-to-arms for all able-bodied French men and boys to join the French Army. The appeal is generally ignored by the citizens, as are similar calls-to-arms later in the month and again in early June.
October 17–Erik XII proclaims himself king of Sweden, in opposition to his father, King Magnus IV. Thus begins a civil war in Sweden between father and son, which will last until Erik's death in 1359.
October 18 (St Luke's Day) – The Basel earthquake affects northern Switzerland, with a maximum MSK intensity of IX–X (Destructive–Devastating), leaving around 1,000 dead. It is the most damaging intraplate earthquake known to have occurred in central Europe.
November 15–Simone Boccanegra takes office as the Doge of the Republic of Genoa, an office that had been vacant since the republic had come under the control of the Visconti family of the Lordship of Milan in 1353.
November 17– In the Holy Roman Empire, the Diet of Metz, the imperial parliament with representatives from all the member electorates, principalities and duchies of the federation, is opened by Charles IV, Holy Roman Emperor. The session lasts for more than seven weeks session at Metz, at the time the capital of the semi-independent Republic of Metz and now part of France, and lasts. until January 7.
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