English defeat Welsh rebels. 5 July – Scotland and France form the Auld Alliance against England. 13 November – Edward I summons the Model Parliament to Westminster, the composition of which serves as a model for later parliaments. 1296 30 March – Capture of Berwick: Edward I captures the town of Berwick-upon-Tweed from the Scots and sacks it. 27 April – at the Battle of Dunbar, the English defeat the Scots. August – Edward takes the Stone of Scone from Scotland to London. 28 August – Scottish assembly pays homage to Edward at Berwick. Edward establishes a system of English rule over Scotland. 1297 30 January – Edward I outlaws the clergy who have refused to pay his taxes due to an edict of Pope Boniface VIII. 24 February – a parliament assembled at Salisbury refuses to endorse Edward's war in Gascony. May – William Wallace begins a Scottish rebellion against English rule. 24 August – Edward I leaves England to support an invasion of France by the Flemish Count Guy of Dampierre. 11 September – at the Battle of Stirling Bridge, the Scots under William Wallace defeat an English army. 7 October – a truce is signed between England and France. 10 October – Confirmation of Charters: Edward issues a statute reconfirming Magna Carta; copies are to be displayed in every cathedral. 1298 22 July – at the Battle of Falkirk, Edward I defeats the Scottish army led by William Wallace. Rebuilding of Saint Stephen's Chapel at Westminster begins. 1299 4 January – earthquake felt across the home counties. 27 June – Pope Boniface VIII issues the papal bull Scimus Fili condemning King Edward I's invasion and occupation of Scotland. 4 September – Edward I marries Marguerite, sister of King Philip IV. A fire damages the Palace of Westminster. Births 1292 Henry Burghersh, statesman (died 1340) Eleanor de Clare, noblewoman (died 1337) John Grandisson, Bishop of Exeter (died 1369) 1293 Margaret de Clare, noblewoman (died 1342) 1295 16 September – Elizabeth de Clare, noblewoman (died 1360) Reginald de Cobham, 1st Baron Cobham (died 1361) 1297 Thomas Wake, 2nd Baron Wake of Liddell (died 1349) Deaths 1290 28 November – Eleanor of Castile, queen of Edward I of England (born 1241) 1291 26 June – Eleanor of Provence, queen of Henry III of England (born c. 1223) 1292 June? – Roger Bacon, philosopher and scientist (born c. 1220?) 25 October