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=== January &ndash; March ===
* [[January 3]] &ndash; [[Charles IV of France|Charles IV the Fair]], the last member of the [[House of Capet]] and younger brother of [[Philip V of France|King Philip V]] becomes the new [[King of France]] upon Philip's death at [[Longchamp Abbey]], near [[Paris]]. After Charles assumes the throne, he refuses to release his wife [[Blanche of Burgundy]], who is imprisoned for adultery with a Norman knight, from prison, and asks that the marriage be annulled. 
* [[January 6]] &ndash; [[Stephen Dečanski|Stephen Uroš III Dečanski]] becomes king of [[Serbia in the Middle Ages|Serbia]], having defeated his half-brother [[Stefan Konstantin]] in battle. He is crowned by Archbishop [[Nikodim I]], and his 14-year-old son [[Stefan Dušan]] becomes co-ruler of Serbia. This is the first coronation for a "young king" in Serbia. Dečanski later grants him the province of [[Zeta (crown land)|Zeta]] as a fief, indicating his intention for Dušan to be his heir.<ref>Fine, John V.A. Jr. (1994). ''The Late Medieval Balkans: A Critical Survey from the Late Twelfth Century to the Ottoman Conquest'', p. 263. University Michigan Press. {{ISBN|0-472-08260-4}}.</ref>
* [[January 12]] &ndash; [[Marie of Brabant, Queen of France|Marie of Brabant]], queen consort of France dies.
*[[February 13]] &ndash; The collapse of the central crossing tower of [[Ely Cathedral]], possibly as a result of digging foundations for the [[Ely Cathedral#Lady Chapel|Lady Chapel]], allows the construction of the [[Octagon]] that takes its place.
* [[March 10]] &ndash; [[Battle of Burton Bridge (1322)|Battle of Burton Bridge]]: King [[Edward II of England|Edward II]] orders an attack on the fortified positions of the rebel army under [[Thomas, 2nd Earl of Lancaster|Thomas of Lancaster]] at [[Walton-on-Trent]]. Thomas is heavily outnumbered and decides to withdraw, but is pursued by Edward's troops. He escapes with the remnants of his army to [[Tutbury Castle]] and evades Edward's patrols to cross the flooded [[River Dove, Central England|Dove River]]. Finally, Thomas makes his way northwards.<ref>Fergusson, Irvine (1902). ''A History of the family of Holland of Mobberley and Knutsford in the country of Chester'', p. 11. Edinburgh: Ballantyne Press.</ref>
* [[March 16]] &ndash; [[Battle of Boroughbridge]]: English forces (some 4,000 men) led by [[Andrew Harclay, 1st Earl of Carlisle|Andrew Harclay]] defeat the rebel barons at [[Boroughbridge]]. During the battle, Harclay holds the bridge against fierce rebel attacks and Thomas of Lancaster is forced to surrender.<ref>McKisack, May (1959). ''The Fourteenth Century: 1307–1399'', pp. 66–67. Oxford University Press. {{ISBN|0-19-821712-9}}.</ref>
* [[March 22]] &ndash; After a [[show trial]] at [[Pontefract Castle]], and his conviction by a tribunal for treason against the crown, English rebel Thomas of Lancaster is beheaded in public.