Year 1296 (MCCXCVI) was a leap year starting on Sunday "Calendar – Portugal – 1296" (Julian calendar), Time and Date AS / Steffen Thorsen, 2008, webpage: TimeandDate-calendar-1296-Portugal. (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. Events of 1296 March 30 – Edward I storms Berwick-upon-Tweed, sacking the then Scottish border town with much bloodshed. He slaughters most residents, including those who flee to the churches. April 27 – Battle of Dunbar: T… (More on 1296)