10 to 12 February – great floods on the Rivers
Severn and
Wye result from ice breakup, snowmelt and heavy rainfall; many bridges damaged.[3][4]
March
Approximate date of start of "
Revolt of the housewives", a series of food riots across England.
Quota Acts oblige magistrates to find a specified quota of men to serve in the
Royal Navy.[5]
English
Benedictine monks expelled from the Priory of St. Gregory's at
Douai, France are permitted to proceed to England where they settle as guests of
Sir Edward Smythe at
Acton Burnell, Shropshire; later they will establish
Downside Abbey in Somerset. This year also English Benedictine nuns expelled from the Priory of Our Lady of Good Hope in Paris settle initially in
Dorset; later they will form
Saint Mary's Abbey, Colwich.
13–14 March –
Battle of Genoa: the British and Neapolitan fleets are victorious over the French.
Riots over shortages of bread in many towns across Britain.[8]
Only 12.9 millimetres or 0.51 inches of rain fall in September but as much as 173.2 millimetres or 6.82 inches in October, creating the largest month-to-month rise in
the England and Wales Precipitation series.[11]
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