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| 1231 | Birth |  |
| Birth of Roger Mortimer, 1st Baron Mortimer, son of Ralph de Mortimer and his Welsh wife, Princess Gwladys Ddu, daughter of Llywelyn ab Iorwerth |
| 1247 | Marriage | |
| Marries Maude de Breuse |
| 1256 | Alliance | |
| Goes to war with Llywelyn ap Gruffydd when the latter invaded his lordship of Gwrtheyrnion or Rhayader |
| 1258 | Alliance | |
| Sides with the Barons against Henry III |
| 1261 | Alliance | |
| Becomes a royalist |
| 1265 | Arrest | |
| Helps rescue Prince Edward and they make an alliance against de Montfort |
| 1265 | Battle of Evesham | |
| 3rd Aug Bengeworth Commands the rear guard |
| 3rd Aug Bengeworth de Montfort's army is surrounded by the River Avon on three sides, and Prince Edward's army on the fourth, Mortimer had sent his men to block the only possible escape route, at the Bengeworth bridge |
| 3rd Aug Bengeworth Mortimer himself kills Simon de Montfort, 6th Earl of Leicester in crushing Montfort's army |
| 3rd Aug Bengeworth Mortimer is awarded Montfort's severed head and other parts of his anatomy, which he sent home to Wigmore Castle as a gift for his wife, Lady Mortimer |
| 3rd Aug Bengeworth Sent by Prince Edward to head off Simon de Montfort's route over the Bengeworth Bridge |
| 1265 | Siege of Marches | |
| Marches Besieges the Welsh Marches for the Royalists |
| 1266 | Siege of Kenilworth | |
| Kenilworth Participates in the royalist siege of Kenilworth |
| 1271 | Battle of Lewes | |
| 14th May Lewes Fights at Lewes against Henry III & defeated |
| 1271 | Exile | |
| Forced to exile in Ireland after defeat at the battle of Lewes |
| 1272 | Council Mortimer | |
| Appointed 1of the 3 members of Edward I's Ruling Council |
| 1272 | Guardian | |
| Appointed Guardian of the Realm |
| 1282 | Death | |
| Death of Roger de Mortimer |
| 1287 | Birth | |
| 25th April Wigmore Castle Birth of Roger Mortimer, 1st Earl of March, grandson of Roger Mortimer, 1st Baron Mortimer, was born at Wigmore Castle, Herefordshire, England, the firstborn of Edmund Mortimer, 2nd Baron Mortimer and his wife, Margaret de Fiennes |
| 1316 | Lieutenant | |
| Appointed Lieutenant of Ireland |
| 1318 | Rebellion | |
| Mortimer joins the growing opposition to Edward II and the Despensers |
| 1319 | Justiciar | |
| Appointed Justiciar of Ireland |
| 1320 | Rebellion | |
| Defends the House of Mortimer from the Despensers in Wales |
| 1321 | Rebellion | |
| Supports Humphrey de Bohun, 4th earl of Hereford, in refusing to obey the king's summons to appear before him in 1321 |
| 1322 | Arrest | |
| Jan Tower of London Arrested by an army led by Edward II |
| 21st July Shrewsbury Forced to surrender to the king at Shrewsbury, Mortimer is consigned to the Tower of London |
| 1322 | Battle of Shrewsbury | |
| 21st July Shrewsbury Forced to surrender to Edward II |
| 1323 | Arrest | |
| Tower of London Escapes from the Tower of London |
| 1323 | Exile | |
| Flees to France |
| 1323 | Exile of Mortimer | |
| Escapes to exile in France |
| 1326 | Invasion of England | |
| Assisted by Queen Isabella, his paramour, in an invasion of England |
| Joined by Henry, Earl of Lancaster; London rises in support of the Queen, and Edward takes flight to the west, pursued by Mortimer and Isabella |
| 1326 | Siege of London | |
| Joined by Henry, Earl of Lancaster; London rises in support of the Queen, and Edward takes flight to the west, pursued by Mortimer and Isabella |
| 1327 | Abdication | |
| Defeats the Despensers & forces Edward II to abdicate in favour of Edward III |
| 16th Nov After wandering helplessly for some weeks in Wales, Edward II is taken prisoner, and is compelled to abdicate in favour of his son |
| 1327 | Arrest | |
| Tower of London Keeps Edward III as a prisoner after the murder of Edward II |
| 1327 | Assassination | |
| Berkeley Helps depose Edward II with the King's wife with whom he is having an affair |
| Berkley Castle Helps depose Edward II with the King's wife with whom he is having an affair |
| Berkeley Helps procure the assassination of Edward II |
| Berkley Castle Helps procure the assassination of Edward II |
| Berkeley Mortimer & Isabella become rulers of England after the assassination of Edward II |
| Berkley Castle Mortimer & Isabella become rulers of England after the assassination of Edward II |
| 1327 | Coronation | |
| 25th Jan Coronation of Edward III, the country is ruled by Mortimer and Isabella |
| 1327 | Death | |
| Berkeley Helps depose Edward II with the King's wife with whom he is having an affair |
| Berkley Castle Helps depose Edward II with the King's wife with whom he is having an affair |
| Berkeley Helps procure the assassination of Edward II |
| Berkley Castle Helps procure the assassination of Edward II |
| 1327 | Invasion of England | |
| Mortimer repels the Scottish invasion of England |
| 1327 | Justiciar | |
| Appointed Justiciar of Wales |
| 1328 | Birth | |
| Birth of Roger Mortimer, 2nd Earl of March, son of Sir Edmund de Mortimer and Elizabeth de Badlesmere |
| 1328 | Peerage | |
| Created Earl March, 1st, also granted the marcher lordship over Montgomery by the Queen |
| 1330 | Arrest | |
| Oct Tower of London Held in the Tower of London |
| 19th Oct Nottingham Seized by Edward III in the Queen Mother's Chamber Nottingham Castle |
| 1330 | Death | |
| 29th Nov Death of Roger Mortimer, 1st Earl of March |
| 29th Nov Tyburn Hanged as a traitor at Tyburn |
| 1330 | Execution | |
| Tyburn Executed by Edward III, drawn & hanged on the gallows of thieves at the Elms, Tyburn |
| 29th Nov Tyburn Hanged as a traitor at Tyburn |
| 1330 | Rebellion | |
| Oct Edward III leads a successful revolt against Roger de Mortimer |
| 1330 | Trial | |
| Oct London Accused of assuming royal power and of various other high misdemeanours, is was condemned without trial and ignominiously hanged |
| Oct London Tried before Parliament for usurping royal power & murdering Edward II |
| 1354 | Peerage | |
| The sentence passed against Mortimer's treacherous grandfather, the first earl, is reversed, and the next year he is summoned to Parliament as Earl of March |
| 1355 | Constable | |
| Dover Appointed Constable of Dover Castle |
| 1355 | Warden | |
| Cinque Ports Appointed Warden of the Cinque Ports |
| 1360 | Death | |
| Death of Roger Mortimer, 2nd Earl of March |
| 1374 | Birth | |
| Birth of Roger Mortimer |
| 1398 | Death | |
| Death of Roger Mortimer |
