| Year | Month |
Event Title | World Event |
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| 1100 | |
Carisbrooke Castle given to de Redvers
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Construction of Carew Castle
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Theodoric became the Antipope
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| Jul 13 |
Abbey Church at Gloucester dedicated
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| Jul 18 |
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Godfrey of Bouillon dies
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| Aug |
William buried at Winchester
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| Qtr 3 |
Anselm recalled from exile
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| Aug 2 |
William II (Rufus) is killed while hunting
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| Aug 5 |
Henry I succeeds
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| Nov 11 |
Henry I marries Matilda of Scotland
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| Dec 25 |
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Baldwin I becomes king of Jerusalem
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| 1101 | |
Arundel Castle siege
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Roger Bigod granted lands at Framlingham
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Albert elected Antipope
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| Feb |
Robert attempts to take the Crown
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| Apr 2 |
Henry I appoints Roger, a Norman Monk, as Chancellor
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| Jul |
The Treaty of Alton
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| 1102 | |
Earl Robert of Belleme
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Henry captures castle at Bridgnorth
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| 1103 | |
Henry let off paying Robert of Normandy
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Crops do badly
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Conflicts between Church and State
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| Aug 10 |
Strong winds damage crops
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| 1104 | |
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Port of Acre captured by the Crusaders
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Nicholas I becomes King of Denmark
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| 1105 | |
Henry attacks his brother
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Sylvester IV becomes the Antipope
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| 1106 | |
A comet passes by
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Construction of Kidwelly Castle
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| Jan |
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Venice hit by a series of disasters
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| Sep 28 |
Henry attacks his brother again
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| Oct 17 |
St. Etheldreda's Day
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| 1107 | |
FitzHamon dies
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Construction of Llandaff Cathedral
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Alexander I becomes King of the Scots
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| Jan 8 |
Alexander I becomes king of the Scots
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| 1108 | |
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Louis VI becomes King of France
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Winchester Cathedral tower
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Southwell Cathedral nave
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Death of Gundulf
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| 1109 | |
Church at Ely becomes seat of bishop
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Abduction of Princess Nest
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| Apr 21 |
Archbishop Anselm dies
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| Jul 12 |
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Fall of Tripoli
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| 1110 | |
Construction of Aberystwyth Castle
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Windsor Castle becomes a royal residence
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Birth of Geoffrey Plantagenet
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Haughmond Abbey Founded
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| 1111 | |
Severe winter
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Founding of Neath Abbey
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| 1112 | |
Construction of new cathedral at Exeter
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| Mar |
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Bernard of Clairvaux reaches Citeaux
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| 1113 | |
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Knights Hospitallers Recognised
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| Jun |
Worcester Cathedral damaged by fire
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| 1114 | |
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Count of Champagne travels to the Holy Land
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Chichester Cathedral fire
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| Jan |
Matilda marries an Emperor
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| Nov |
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Earthquake
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| 1115 | |
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Count of Champagne donates land to St. Bernard
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Clairvaux Abbey founded
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Nave of Rochester Cathedral
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St. Albans consecrated
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| 1116 | |
Fire destroys Peterborough Abbey
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Welsh attack Norman castles
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| 1117 | |
Peterborough Cathedral choir and transept
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Berkeley castle construction
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| 1118 | |
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Baldwin II becomes King of Jerusalem
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Earthquake
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Gregory VIII becomes the Antipope
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Gelasius II becomes Pope
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| Apr 14 |
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Baldwin II crowned
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| May 1 |
Queen Matilda dies
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| 1119 | |
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Knights Templar in Jerusalem
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Knights Templar order founded in Jerusalem
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Hughes de Payen: Master of the Temple
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William Adelin marries Matilda
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Roger de Newburgh 2nd Earl of Warwick
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Calixtus II becomes Pope
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| Jun |
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Field of Blood
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| 1120 | |
Worcester Cathedral Chapter-house
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Norwich castle keep
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Dedication of Llandaff Cathedral
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Kenilworth Castle constructed
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Construction of Sherborne Castle
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| Nov |
William Adelin is drowned
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| 1121 | |
Norwich Cathedral nave and tower
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Henry I marries Adeliza
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Reading Abbey founded
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| 1122 | |
Kenilworth Abbey Founded
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Gloucester fire
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| Aug |
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Venetians besiege Corfu
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| 1123 | |
Foundation of Inchcolm Abbey
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| Apr |
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Baldwin II is captured
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| May |
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Egyptian navy destroyed off Ascalon
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| Oct 23 |
Tewkesbury Abbey consecrated
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| 1124 | |
Unity of Scotland restored under David I
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Louis prevents war
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Furness Abbey founded
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Agreement with Venice
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Celestine II is elected Antipope
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Honorius II becomes Pope
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| Feb |
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Siege of Tyre
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| 1125 | |
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Hugh of Champagne joins the Templars
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| 1126 | |
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Hughes de Payen travels West
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Construction of Rochester Castle
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Shrewsbury Castle granted to Adeliza
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Henry of Blois at Glastonbury
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| Dec |
Henry holds a council at Woodstock
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| 1127 | |
Charter for Glastonbury fair
|
| Jan |
Barons swear allegiance to Matilda
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| Qtr 4 |
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Templars are donated land near Troyes
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| 1128 | |
Hughes de Payen visits Scotland and England
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Templar Church in London
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First Cistercian Abbey in Britain
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The nave at Durham is vaulted
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Matilda marries Geoffrey Plantagenet
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Lichfield regains Bishop's seat
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Construction of new church at Dunfermline Abbey
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| Jan |
Council of Troyes takes place
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| Apr |
Hugh de Payen visits Fulk of Anjou
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| 1129 | |
Arundel Castle building work
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Fulk V marries Melisende
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| Apr 14 |
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Coronation of Philip of France
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| 1130 | |
Fire at Rochester
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Canterbury choir dedication
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Anacletus II becomes the Antipope
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Innocent II becomes Pope
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| Dec |
Henry spends Christmas at Woodstock
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| 1131 | |
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Knights Templars in Spain
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Rievaulx Abbey founded
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Gilbertines founded
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Basingwerk Abbey founded
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Fulk V becomes King of Jerusalem
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| 1132 | Winter |
Monks visit Ripon
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| 1133 | |
Foundation of Garendon Abbey
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Durham Cathedral Chapter house
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Combermere Abbey founded
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Augustinians at Porchester
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| Mar 25 |
Future king Henry II is born
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| Aug 2 |
Eclipse
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| Aug 4 |
Earthquake
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| 1134 | |
Death of Robert Curthose
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Fountains Abbey Founded
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Calder Abbey first founded
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Erik II Emune becomes King of Denmark
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| 1135 | |
Stephen at Hereford
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Buildwas Abbey founded
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| Dec 1 |
Henry I dies
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| Dec 22 |
Stephen succeeds Henry I
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| Dec 26 |
Coronation of Stephen of Blois
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| 1136 | |
Hughes de Payen dies
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Baldwin de Redvers flees to Carisbrooke
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Castle at Banbury is built
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Buckfast Abbey founded
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Forde Abbey founded
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London Bridge damaged by fire
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Construction of a castle at Scarborough
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King Stephen captures Bampton
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Battle of Crug Mawr
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| Jan |
A fire at St. Paul's
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| Feb |
Treaty of Durham
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| Easter |
Stephen and the Court at Oxford
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| 1137 | |
York Minster damaged by fire
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Louis VII becomes King of France
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Bath Abbey fire
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| Apr |
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Stephen goes to Normandy
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| 1138 | |
Cressing Temple Site
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Theobald becomes Archbishop
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Foundation of Bordesley Abbey
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Start of Civil War
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Arundel Castle siege
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Exeter castle building work
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Calder Abbey attacked by the Scots
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Shrewsbury Castle captured by Stephen
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Dudley castle attacked by Stephen
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Ludlow castle siege
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Gilbert de Clare becomes Earl of Pembroke
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Victor IV becomes the Antipope
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| Jan |
The Scots invade Northumbria
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| Feb |
Stephen marches north
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| May |
Robert sides with Matilda
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| Qtr 2 |
The Scots invade Northumberland
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| Aug 22 |
Battle of 'the Standard'
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| 1139 | |
Papal Bull by Pope Innocent II
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Matilda arrives in England
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Wallingford Castle siege
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Kingswood Abbey founded
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Kirkstead Abbey founded
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Corfe Castle siege
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Leeds Castle siege
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| Jun |
Roger, Bishop of Salisbury is arrested
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| 1140 | |
Abbey Church of St Denis begun
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Foundation of Augustinian canons at Bristol
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Building of original Bristol church
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Castle at Sherriff Hutton
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Coggeshall Abbey founded
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Construction of Framlingham Castle
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Whitland Abbey foundation
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Construction of Hedingham Castle
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Castle Rising Construction
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Woodstock held by Matilda
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| Mar 20 |
Eclipse
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| Dec |
Stephen besieges Lincoln
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| 1141 | |
Lincoln Cathedral damaged by fire
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Winchester Castle burns down
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| Feb 2 |
Battle of Lincoln
|
| Apr |
Matilda is elected Queen
|
| Jun |
Matilda enters London
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| Sep 14 |
Rout of Winchester
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| Nov |
Exchange of King Stephen and Gloucester
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| 1142 | |
Henry (II) spends a year in England
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Calder Abbey founded
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Dundrennan Abbey founded
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Mandeville and Matilda
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| |
Cistercians in Ireland
|
| Oct |
Oxford siege and Matilda's escape
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| 1143 | |
Whitland Abbey founded
|
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Revesby Abbey founded
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Boxley Abbey founded
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Celestine II becomes Pope
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| |
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Baldwin III becomes king of Jerusalem
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| Sep |
Mandeville is arrested
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| 1144 | |
Construction of Faringdon Castle
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Geoffrey Plantagenet captures Normandy
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Lucius II becomes Pope
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| Dec 24 |
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Capture of Edessa
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| 1145 | |
Stephen takes Farringdon Castle
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Woburn Abbey founded
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Jervaulx Abbey founded
|
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Construction of Brightwell Castle
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Eugenius III becomes Pope
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| Dec 1 |
|
First formal Bull of crusade
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| 1146 | |
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Knights Templars adopt cross pattee
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Llansteffan Castle captured
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| Mar 1 |
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Pope reissues Papal Bull for a Crusade
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| Mar 31 |
Sermon at Vézelay
|
| Christmas |
Stephen's Crown Wearing
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| Dec 25 |
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Diet of Spires
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| 1147 | |
Pevensey Castle siege
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Foundation of Biddlesden Abbey
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Henry arrives in England
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Bruern Abbey founded
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The Savigny order joins the Cistercians
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Dore Abbey founded
|
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Kirkstall Abbey founded
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| May |
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The start of the Second Crusade
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| Jun |
|
Louis VII joins the Crusade
|
| Oct 31 |
Robert, Earl of Gloucester dies
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| 1148 | |
Consecration at Bristol
|
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Lilleshall Abbey Founded
|
| Feb |
Matilda leaves England
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| Jun 24 |
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Damascus attacked
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| Sep |
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Conrad III leaves the Holy Land
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| 1149 | May 22 |
Henry (II) knighted by David
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| 1150 | |
Fountains Abbey cloisters rebuilt
|
| |
Rochester Cathedral West Front
|
| |
Henry becomes Duke of Normandy
|
| |
Combe Abbey founded
|
| |
Kinloss Abbey founded
|
| |
Worcester siege
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| |
Katla Volcano Eruption
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| |
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| 1151 | |
War in Normandy
|
| |
Foundation of Flaxley Abbey
|
| Sep |
Geoffrey dies
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| 1152 | |
William Marshal as hostage
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| |
Death of Ranulf, Earl of Chester
|
| |
Newbury Castle Siege
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| |
Henry captures Malmesbury
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| |
|
Baldwin III demands self rule
|
| Mar 11 |
Divorce of Louis VII and Eleanor
|
| Apr 6 |
Theobald refuses to crown Eustace
|
| May |
Henry marries Eleanor
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| Qtr 3 |
Henry defends his position
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| 1153 | |
Reading Castle destroyed
|
| |
Richard de Lucy becomes Constable of the Tower
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Nottingham Castle attacked
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| |
|
Anastasius IV becomes Pope
|
| Jan |
Henry invades England
|
| Jun |
Malcolm IV becomes King of the Scots
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| Aug 17 |
Stephen's son Eustace dies
|
| Aug 20 |
Death of Bernard of Clairvaux
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| Nov 6 |
Treaty of Wallingford
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| 1154 | |
Berkeley Castle changes hands
|
| |
Chapter House at Bristol
|
| |
Ripon Cathedral rebuilt
|
| |
Last entry in the Anglo-Saxon Chronicles
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| |
|
Adrian IV becomes Pope
|
| Jan |
Meeting at Oxford
|
| Spring |
Henry returns to Normandy
|
| Oct 25 |
Stephen dies
|
| Dec |
Henry II succeeds Stephen
|
| Dec 8 |
Henry lands in England
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| |
|
| Dec 19 |
Henry crowned at Westminster Abbey
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| 1155 | |
Knights Templar build Temple in Fleet Street
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| |
Plan for the conquest of Ireland approved
|
| |
Henry takes Scarborough Castle and Bridgnorth
|
| |
Peterborough Cathedral Nave
|
| |
Bridgnorth castle surrendered to Henry
|
| |
Farnham Castle demolished
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| Feb 28 |
Henry the Young King is born
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| Spring |
Repairs to Westminster Palace
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| |
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| 1156 | |
Henry captures Anjou
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| |
|
Kremlin built at Moscow
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| 1157 | |
Malcolm IV surrenders land to Henry
|
| |
Basingwerk Castle is built
|
| |
Devizes Castle passed to the Crown
|
| |
Construction of Harbottle Castle
|
| |
Wark Castle refortified
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| Sep 9 |
Richard (I) born at Oxford
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| |
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| 1158 | |
|
Knights Templars present in Italy
|
| |
Dieulacres Abbey founded
|
| |
Cardiff Castle attack
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| Spring |
Henry visits Wulfstan's Shrine
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| Sep 23 |
Birth of Geoffrey Plantagenet
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| 1159 | |
|
Alexander III becomes Pope
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| |
|
Victor IV becomes the Antipope
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| Summer |
Henry II moves on Toulouse
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| 1160 | |
|
Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris, France
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| |
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| 1161 | |
Knights Templars move London Temple
|
| |
Coupar Angus Abbey founded
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| |
|
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| 1162 | |
Thomas Becket becomes Archbishop of Canterbury
|
| |
Eleanor gives birth in Rouen
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| Feb 10 |
|
Death of Baldwin III
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| |
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| 1163 | |
|
Notre Dame in Paris
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| |
Trial by combat
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| Jan |
Henry II returns to England
|
| Jul |
Council at Woodstock
|
| Oct |
Henry II puts plans of reform to Council of Westminster
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| |
|
| 1164 | |
Templars attempt a reconciliation
|
| |
An Airburst Meteor?
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| |
Foundation of Strata Florida Abbey
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| |
|
Paschall III becomes the Antipope
|
| Jan 30 |
Constitutions of Clarendon
|
| Jan 30 |
William of Paitin dies
|
| Apr 19 |
Reading Abbey consecrated
|
| Oct 6 |
Council of Northampton
|
| Nov 2 |
Becket flees to France
|
| |
|
| 1165 | |
Eleanor moves back to Aquitaine
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| |
Hugh Bigod buys back Framlingham
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| Aug 21 |
|
Birth of Philip Augustus
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| Dec |
William I 'the Lion' becomes king of the Scots
|
| |
|
| 1166 | |
Building of Orford Castle
|
| |
Assize of Clarendon
|
| |
Building work at Bridgnorth Castle
|
| |
Becket excommunicates his enemies
|
| |
|
| |
Dermot exiled from Ireland
|
| |
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| 1167 | |
Construction of Wallingford Castle
|
| |
University of Paris ban
|
| Aug |
Dermot returns to Ireland
|
| Dec 24 |
John, the future king of England is born
|
| |
|
| 1168 | |
Reconstruction of Dover Castle
|
| |
|
Calixtus III becomes the Antipope
|
| |
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| 1169 | Jan 6 |
Becket submits to Henry
|
| May |
Dermot retakes Leinster
|
| |
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| 1170 | |
The Galilee porch at Durham is built
|
| |
Construction of Middleham Castle
|
| |
Fire damages Norwich Cathedral
|
| |
Kingswood Abbey Founded
|
| May |
Raymond de Gros lands in Ireland
|
| Jun 14 |
Henry II coronation of Prince Henry
|
| Jun 29 |
|
Eastern Mediterranean earthquake
|
| Jul 22 |
Becket and Henry at Freteval
|
| Aug |
Ireland attacked by Earl of Pembroke
|
| Sep 21 |
Dublin Captured by the Normans
|
| Winter |
The Earl at Dublin
|
| Dec 1 |
Thomas Becket returns to England
|
| Dec 25 |
Becket excommunicates his enemies
|
| Dec 29 |
Thomas Becket is murdered
|
| |
|
| 1171 | |
Bindon Abbey founded
|
| |
Construction of Bowes Castle
|
| |
York Minster construction work
|
| |
Cardiganshire granted to Lord Rhys
|
| Jan 1 |
Henry II told of the murder of Becket
|
| Spring |
Death of Dermot, King of Leinster
|
| Jul |
Henry plans invasion of Ireland
|
| Aug 6 |
Henry II returns to England
|
| Aug 8 |
Henry of Blois, Bishop of Winchester, dies
|
| Oct 17 |
Henry lands at Waterford in Ireland
|
| |
|
| 1172 | May 21 |
Compromise of Avranches
|
| Aug |
The Young King is crowned
|
| |
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| 1173 | |
Baronial rebellion
|
| |
Henry called as arbitrator
|
| |
Wallingford Castle repairs
|
| |
Remodelling of Windsor Castle
|
| |
Henry takes control of Kenilworth
|
| Feb 21 |
Becket canonised
|
| |
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| 1174 | |
Canterbury Cathedral fire
|
| |
Construction of Bolebec Castle
|
| |
William of Scotland held prisoner
|
| May |
Richard (I) seizes the town of Saintes from his father, Henry II
|
| Jun 13 |
The Battle of Alnwick
|
| Jul 7 |
Whipping of Henry II
|
| Aug |
Siege of Rouen
|
| Oct 11 |
Henry II reaches a peace agreement
|
| Nov 4 |
An aurora is seen across Europe
|
| Dec 8 |
William I of Scotland signs Treaty of Falaise
|
| |
|
| 1175 | |
Canterbury Choir building work
|
| |
Murder of Sitsyllt ap Dwfnwal
|
| Aug |
Joan travels to Sicily
|
| Oct 6 |
Treaty of Windsor
|
| |
|
| 1176 | |
Croxden Abbey founded
|
| |
Construction work at Arundel
|
| |
Cwmhir Abbey is founded
|
| |
Peveril Castle Keep
|
| |
Work begins on new London Bridge
|
| |
Assize of Northampton
|
| Summer |
Death of Strongbow in Ireland
|
| |
|
| 1177 | |
Henry as arbitrator
|
| |
Byland Abbey founded
|
| |
Henry II refounds Amesbury Abbey
|
| |
Construction of Carrickfergus Castle
|
| |
Katla Volcano Eruption
|
| Feb |
The conquest of Ulidia (Ulster)
|
| Feb 13 |
Joan becomes the Queen of Sicily
|
| May |
Council at Oxford
|
| Jun |
Courcy becomes lord of Ulidia
|
| |
|
| 1179 | |
Richard (I) takes the impenetrable fortress town of Taillebourg.
|
| |
Canterbury Trinity Chapel and corona building work
|
| |
Rochester fire
|
| |
|
Innocent III becomes the Antipope
|
| Nov 1 |
Philip II of France crowned
|
| |
|
| |
|
|
| 1180 | |
Wells Cathedral building begins
|
| |
Kenilworth Castle keep
|
| |
Construction of Conisbrough Castle
|
| Jun 28 |
Treaty of Gisors
|
| Sep 18 |
|
Philippe Augustus takes the French throne
|
| |
|
| 1181 | |
Assize of Arms
|
| Sep |
|
Lucius III becomes Pope
|
| |
|
| 1182 | |
Kenilworth Castle becomes the King's property
|
| |
Abergavenny Castle attacked
|
| |
Dingstow Castle
|
| |
|
Dedication of Notre Dame Cathedral
|
| |
|
| 1183 | Jun |
The Young King dies
|
| |
|
| 1184 | May |
Fire destroys Glastonbury Abbey
|
| |
|
| 1185 | |
Lincoln Cathedral damaged
|
| |
|
Earthquake in Sicily
|
| Apr |
John is knighted
|
| Apr |
John in Ireland
|
| May 1 |
Eclipse
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| Jul |
Treaty of Boves
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| Nov |
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Urban III becomes Pope
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| 1186 | |
Aberconwy Abbey founded
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Cleeve Abbey planned
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| Jul |
Geoffrey, son of Henry II dies in a tournament
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| 1187 | |
Henry signs a peace treaty
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Crusade sermon at Llandaff Cathedral
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Another fire at Chichester Cathedral
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| Jul 3 |
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Army of Jerusalem defeated
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| Sep |
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Saladin captures Acre
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| Oct |
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Gregory VIII was Pope from October to December
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| Oct 2 |
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Jerusalem falls to the Muslims
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| Nov |
Richard takes the Cross. The Crusade
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| Dec |
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Clement III becomes Pope
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| 1188 | |
Cutting of the Elm
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The 'Saladin Tithe'
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| 1189 | |
Building work commences at the Tower
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John marries Isabella
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Teutonic Knights established
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William Marshal and Chepstow Castle
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First Lord Mayor of London
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| Jul 6 |
Henry II Dies
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| Aug 3 |
Richard returns to England
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| Aug 29 |
John marries
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| Sep 3 |
Richard I Crowned King
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| Dec |
William of Scotland gives Richard 10,000 marks
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| 1190 | |
Construction on Skenfrith Castle
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Kidwelly Castle rebuilt
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London adopts the St. George Cross flag
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| Mar |
Massacre of Jews at York
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| Jun 24 |
Richard at Tours
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| Jul 3 |
Meeting at Vézelay
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| Jul 4 |
Richard's Crusade starts
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| Sep |
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Messina
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| Oct |
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Richard captured Messina
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| Christmas |
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Crusaders in Sicily
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| 1191 | |
Foundation of Glenluce Abbey
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John opposes William Longchamp
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King Arthur found at Glastonbury
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Celestine III becomes Pope
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| Mar 30 |
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Philippe leaves Sicily
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| Apr 10 |
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Richard's fleet leave Sicily
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| Apr 20 |
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Philippe Augustus arrives in Acre
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| May 6 |
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Richard sails to Cyprus.
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| May 11 |
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Meeting in Limassol
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| May 12 |
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Richard marries Berengaria
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| Jun 1 |
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Richard controls Cyprus
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| Jun 6 |
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Richard arrives at Tyre and attacks Acre
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| Jun 23 |
Eclipse
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| Jul |
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Richard takes Acre
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| Oct 6 |
Tower of London siege
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| 1192 | |
Rebuilding of Lincoln Cathedral
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Lincoln Cathedral choir
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Llansteffan Castle rebuilt
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| Apr 28 |
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Conrad is assassinated
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| Sep 2 |
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Peace with Saladin
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| Oct 9 |
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Richard I leaves the Holy Land
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| Dec |
Richard shipwrecked on the way home
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| 1193 | |
Hubert Walter becomes Archbishop of Canterbury
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Saladin dies
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West Front of Peterborough Cathedral
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| Feb |
Richard captured by the Emperor of Germany
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| 1194 | |
Plans to move Old Sarum cathedral
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Siege of Nottingham Castle
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| Mar |
Richard returns to England
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| Apr 17 |
The 'Crown Wearing'
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| May |
Richard leaves England
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| Jul 3 |
Richard defeats Philippe
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| 1195 | |
Alteration to the West End
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| 1196 | |
Arthur proclaimed Duke of Brittany
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Assize of Measures
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| 1197 | |
Great Council refuse Richard's request
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Building work at Notre Dame
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| 1198 | |
Cleeve Abbey colonised
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Cymer Abbey founded
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Innocent III becomes Pope
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| 1199 | Feb |
Teutonic Knights
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| Mar |
Siege at the castle of Chalus, and Richard dies
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| Apr 25 |
John is crowned Duke of Normandy
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| May |
Important Appointments
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| May 27 |
John is crowned King
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| Jun 20 |
King John leaves England
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