August - Parliament completes the Ordinances of 1311, published in 11 October, substituting the Lord Ordainers for the King as the effective government of the country.
13 January - Robert the Bruce expels English troops from Perth, Scotland.
20 May - Ordinance of the Staple establishes specific depots through which the English wool trade to Europe must pass.
28 May - Thomas Cobham elected to the Archbishopric of Canterbury.
1 October - Pope Clement V dismisses the election of Thomas Cobham to the Archbishopric of Canterbury having been petitioned to do so by King Edward II. Walter Reynolds enthroned as the Archbishop.
October - Edward II pardons rebellious barons after they publicly apologise.
Robert the Bruce retakes the Isle of Man from the English.
May - English forces enter Scotland intending to break the Scottish siege of Stirling Castle.
24 June - Battle of Bannockburn: Scottish forces led by Robert the Bruce defeat Edward II of England, securing de facto independence for Scotland. Stirling Castle is surrendered to the Scots, who raid England as far south as Yorkshire.
April - Baron Roger Mortimer, newly appointed Justiciar of Ireland drives Scottish raiders back to the north of Ireland.
1318
8 April - Berwick-upon-Tweed is retaken by the Scottish from the English.
9 August - Treaty of Leake between Edward II and Earl of Lancaster, agreeing on control of administration.
14 October - Anglo-Irish forces defeat a Scots-Irish army at the Battle of Faughart in Ireland. Edward Bruce, brother of Robert the Bruce, is killed in the battle.
