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King Edward II of England dies while imprisoned at Berkeley Castle, probably murdered. His fifteen-year-old son is crowned King Edward III. His fifty-year reign is marked by constant conflict with France.
Othman I, ruler of Turkey, dies.
Exiled from Florence, Petrarch (Francesco Petrarca) goes to Avignon, France, where he meets the woman he addresses as "Laura" in his sonnets.
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