1170s in England information

Events from the 1170s in England. Monarch – Henry II 1170 April – Inquest of Sheriffs: Henry II looks into the financial dealings of local officials. 14...

The 1170s was a decade of the Julian Calendar which began on January 1, 1170, and ended on December 31, 1179. Winter – Egyptian forces led by Saladin...

Almourol in the Tagus, Portugal, built. 1172 – Nur Al-Din Mosque completed in Hama, Syria. 1172 – Newcastle Castle in Northern England is rebuilt in stone...

Richard's efforts in the late 1170s. Henry's wealth allowed him to maintain what was probably the largest curia regis, or royal court, in Europe. His court...

Events from the 1150s in England. Monarch – Stephen (to 25 October 1154), then Henry II 1150 Henry, son of Empress Matilda, becomes Duke of Normandy. The...

established in the 1170s and lasted until when the Oxford Parliament (1258) known as "Mad Parliament" ended it during the reign of Henry III of England. "O'Brien...

Events from the 1190s in England. Monarch – Richard I (to 6 April 1199), then John 1190 6 February – massacre of almost all Jews in Norwich. 7 March – massacre...

Events from the 1160s in England. Monarch – Henry II 1160 2 November – marriage of Henry the Young King and Marguerite, daughter of Louis VII of France;...

King Henry II in 1170. As a place of pilgrimage Canterbury was, in the 13th century, second only to Santiago de Compostela. In the 1170s Gothic architecture...

Events from the 1180s in England. Monarch – Henry II (to 6 July 1189), then Richard I 1180 September – King Henry II renews the Pact of Ivry with the newly...

extended in the 1170s. Between 1224 and 1269 the east end was rebuilt in the Early English Gothic style. The remainder of the nave was rebuilt in the 1360s...

purchased and consumed many luxury goods and services in the capital, and as early as the 1170s the London markets were providing exotic products such...

1100, in England – c. 1170s, Étoile, Archigny, France) was a Cistercian (and later Carthusian) monk, theologian and philosopher. Born in England, after...

of England. It is possible that she is the same person as Marie of France, but it is not known for certain. She became abbess sometime in the 1170s or...

surviving buildings in the world Hillforts in Britain: List of hillforts in England List of hillforts in Scotland List of hillforts in Wales Newgrange, one...

King Henry II in 1170. As a place of pilgrimage Canterbury was, in the 13th century, second only to Santiago de Compostela. In the 1170s Gothic architecture...

knight active in the 1170s. Ansel was the youngest son of William Marshal and Isabel de Clare. He was reportedly born when his father was in his mid sixties...

castle was slighted in the 1170s. Castles in Great Britain and Ireland List of castles in Buckinghamshire Scheduled monuments in Buckinghamshire Royal...

for its reality. In the 1170s Richard FitzNeal, in Dialogus de Scaccario, mentioned the continuing existence of the Danish claim, and in 1193 the French...

In March, Richard returns to England, and remains for only a few weeks before returning to the Continent. He leaves the administration of England in the...

the Maghreb, established centralised rule over Southern Iberia in the 1110s and 1170s respectively, their empires quickly disintegrated, allowing further...

–c.1175) Ragnall mac Somairle, King (1164–1207) Great Britain: England Kingdom of England (complete list) – Henry I, King (1100–1135) Stephen, King (1135–1154)...

early- and high-Gothic cathedrals, such as the example in the north transept of Laon Cathedral (1170s) or the west facade at Chartres (c. 1210), also employed...

cathedral in the 1170s, and the western towers built in approximately 1200. The east end was expanded in the Early English Gothic style in the 1230s,...

Marches, with the Norman King of England's mandate invaded parts of Leinster and Munster in the 1170s. The Irish nobility in these areas were replaced by...

insurance policy is issued in Iceland. Bolton Abbey is founded in North Yorkshire, England. Anping Bridge is completed in China's Fujian province. Its...

Deincourt family owned this land from the 1170s. On the marriage of Elizabeth Deincourt to Sir William de Stirkeland in 1239, the estate passed into the hands...

to Emperor Frederick I (Barbarossa) at an Imperial Diet in Erfurt. He is banished to England and retains only Brunswick among his former lands. King Béla...

Chapel). During the church's reconstruction after the disastrous fire of the 1170s, his remains were relocated, although it is now uncertain where. On 23 December...