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===October&ndash;December===
* [[October 11]] &ndash; [[Pope Boniface VIII]] dies while imprisoned at [[Anagni]], after a [[pontificate]] of 8 years. 
* [[October 22]] &ndash; At the [[1303 papal conclave|papal conclave in Rome]] to select a new Roman catholic Pontiff, Cardinal Nicolò Boccasini, Bishop of Ostia, is elected unanimously.
* [[October 27]] &ndash; The coronation of Cardinal Boccasini as [[Pope Benedict XI]], 194th pope of the [[Roman Catholic Church]], is performed at St. Peter's Basilica by [[Matteo Rosso Orsini (cardinal)|Cardinal Matteo Rosso Orsini]].
* [[November 9]] &ndash; Edward I Longshanks, King of England spends the winter at [[Dunfermline Abbey]] where he plans the attack on [[Stirling Castle]]. He stations an army in the field and operations continue throughout the winter. An English force (some 1,000 men) raids and plunder into [[The Lennox|Lennox]] as far as [[Drymen]]. Meanwhile, Lord [[John Botetourt, 1st Baron Botetourt|John Botetourt]] raids [[Galloway]] in strength, with four [[Knight banneret|banneret]]s (some 3,000 men).<ref>Armstrong, Pete (2003). Osprey: ''Stirling Bridge & Falkirk 1297–1298'', p. 87. {{ISBN|1-84176-510-4}}.</ref>
* [[December 18]] &ndash; [[Pope Benedict XI]] issues a mandate directing that the rights of Cardinal [[Jean Lemoine]] of [[France]],  to income from the dioceses of Bayeux and Amiens is to be protected while Lemoine is serving as [[papal legate]].