Editing 1274 (section)

==== England ====
* [[August 2]] &ndash; [[Edward I of England]] finally returns from the Holy Land to be crowned king of [[Kingdom of England|England]] on [[August 19]] at [[Westminster Abbey]] two years after his father King [[Henry III of England|Henry III]]'s death.
* [[September 21]] &ndash; [[Walter de Merton]], English chancellor and [[regent]], retires from royal service, in favour of [[Robert Burnell]], who becomes a strong ally of the Edwardian regime.<ref>Prestwich, Michael (2005). ''Plantagenet England 1225–1360'', p. 123. Oxford, UK: Oxford University Press. {{ISBN|978-0-19-922687-0}}.</ref>
* The first main survey of the [[Hundred Rolls]], an English [[census]] seen as a follow-up to the [[Domesday Book]] (completed in [[1086]]), is begun; it lasts until [[1275]].