Ireland

John de Stanley is told that he is to be replaced as lieutenant by Thomas of Lancaster

First action of Glyn Dwrs revolt as Welsh rebels capture town of Ruthin.

Owain Glyn Dwr, leader of the last major armed Welsh protest against English rule, was both formidable tactician and visionary statesman. Rees Davies assesses how close he came to realising his dream of an independent Wales.

Owain Glyn Dwr raises standard of revolt against England- declaring Welsh independence.

Prince Henry St Clair (Sinclair) landed in Nova Scotia, having sailed from Orkney.

Battle of the Clans between clans Chattan and Kay on the North Inch, Perth, in front of King Robert III.

Richard II returns to England on this date, confident that Gaelic Irish power has been checked

Wolf of Badenoch burns Elgin Cathedral.

Thomas Mortimer is appointed justiciar, Ireland

Sir Thomas Mortimer (c. 1350–1399) was a medieval English soldier and statesman who served briefly in several important administrative and judicial state offices in Ireland and played a part in the opposition to the government of King Richard II. He was an illegitimate member of the Mortimer family, who were one of the leading noble houses of England and Ireland, and he helped to manage the Mortimer lands during the minority of the family heir, his nephew Roger, earl of March. Sir Thomas was also a close associate of the Lords Appellant, the powerful faction of nobles who opposed the administration of King Richard II.

James, Earl Douglas, died out of sight of his army, in a bush, at Battle of Otterburn

The Battle of Otterburn, fought on August 5, 1388, was a significant conflict between Scottish and English forces during the period of border wars known as the Anglo-Scottish Wars. The battle is famous for the Scottish victory over the English, led by Sir Henry Percy, known as “Hotspur,” but also for the death of the Scottish leader, James Douglas, 2nd Earl of Douglas.

Philip de Courtenay lands at Dalkey and campaigns in the midlands and the Leinster mountains