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=== January&ndash;March ===
* [[January 23]] &ndash; [[William Cheyne (judge)|William Cheyne]] becomes the [[Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales]], replacing the late [[William Hankford]].<ref>{{cite encyclopedia|last=Powell|first=Edward|authorlink=Edward Powell (historian)|title= Cheyne, Sir William (d. 1443)|encyclopedia=Oxford Dictionary of National Biography|publisher=Oxford University Press |location=Oxford|year=2004|doi=10.1093/ref:odnb/5264 }}</ref>
* [[February 1]] &ndash; While negotiating his release from captivity, King James of Scotland is allowed to be married to [[Joan Beaufort, Queen of Scots|Joan Beaufort]] in [[London]], with a ceremony taking place at [[Southwark Cathedral]].<ref>{{cite book |first=Alison |last=Weir |author-link=Alison Weir |title=Mistress of the Monarchy: The Life of Katherine Swynford, Duchess of Lancaster |publisher=Random House |location=London |year=2008 |page=232 |isbn=978-0-345-45323-5 |url-access=registration |url=https://archive.org/details/mistressofmonarc0000weir }}</ref> 
* [[February 12]] &ndash; The coronation of [[Sophia of Halshany]], wife of [[Władysław II Jagiełło]], as [[List of Polish royal consorts|Queen consort of Poland]] takes place at the Kraków Cathedral.<ref>{{cite book |last=Duczmal |first=Małgorzata |title=Jogailaičiai |url=http://www.melc.lt/documents/Sonka_(Sofija)_Alseniske.pdf | location=Vilnius |year=2012 |publisher=[[Mokslo ir enciklopedijų leidybos centras]]|isbn=978-5-420-01703-6 |page=425}}</ref> 
* [[February 14]] &ndash; [[Wars in Lombardy]]: The Army of the [[Florentine Republic]], led by Captain [[Pandolfo III Malatesta]], storms the city of Romagna. 
* [[March 28]] &ndash; King [[James I of Scotland]] is released after having been held captive in [[England]] for 18 years. James is freed after putting his royal seal on a ransom treaty of £40,000, secured by Scottish hostages taking his place, as agreed at [[Durham, England|Durham]] in England.<ref name=ODNB>{{Cite ODNB |last =Brown |first =M. H. |author-link = Michael Brown (historian) |year =2004 |title =James I |edition = online |series =Oxford Dictionary of National Biography |doi = 10.1093/ref:odnb/14587 |url =http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/article/14587 |access-date = 16 May 2010}}</ref>