Editing 1286 (section)

==== England & Scotland ====
* [[March 19]] &ndash; King [[Alexander III of Scotland|Alexander III]] dies in a fall from his horse at [[Kinghorn]] in [[Fife]], leaving Queen [[Yolande of Dreux, Queen of Scotland|Yolande of Dreux]]'s unborn child and the 3-year-old [[Margaret, Maid of Norway|Margaret]] ('''Maid of Norway''') as heirs to the throne. After Alexander's death, [[Kingdom of Scotland|Scotland]] is governed by the nobility and clergy, known collectively as the [[Guardian of Scotland|Guardians of Scotland]]. This sets the stage for the [[Wars of Scottish Independence#First War of Scottish Independence: 1296–1328|First War of Scottish Independence]].<ref>Barrow, G. W. S. (1965). ''Robert Bruce and the Community of the Realm of Scotland'', pp. 3–4. London, UK: Eyre and Spottiswoode. {{OCLC|655056131}}.</ref>
* June &ndash; King [[Edward I of England|Edward I]] ('''Longshanks''') and Queen [[Eleanor of Castile]] travel to France. There they pay homage to Philip IV ('''the Fair''') and attend to other matters. Edward travels around in the duchy of [[Duchy of Gascony|Gascony]] and orders the rebuilding of fortifications in the region (between 1286 and 1289).