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Gerard of Windsor built a motte and bailey castle on the Daugleddau creek in...(more)

Henry I granted the ownership of the castle on the Isle of Wight to Richard de...(more)

Jul 13 The abbey church at Gloucester built by Abbot Serlo was dedicated by Samson the...(more)

Jul 18 Godfrey of Bouillon died just a year after the crusaders had captured...(more)

Aug William Rufus was buried under the tower of Winchester Cathedral. The tower...(more)

Aug 2 William II (Rufus) was (accidentally ?) killed while hunting in the New Forest....(more)

Aug 5 Henry was crowned king at Westminster Abbey. (Under Henry, the lodges continued...(more)

Nov 11 Henry I marries Matilda, daughter of Malcolm III and sister of Edgar, the King...(more)

Dec 25 Supported by an army of over a thousand men, Baldwin claimed the throne of...(more)

This is the start of a line of Bigod involvement at Framlingham where later a...(more)

After the castle falls to the besiegers, Arundel is passed to the ownership is...(more)

Feb Ranulf Flambard escaped from the Tower of London and fled to Normandy. There he...(more)

Apr 2 Henry I appointed Roger, a Norman Monk, as Chancellor. While in Caen Henry and...(more)

Jul Robert Duke of Normandy landed at Portsmouth with an army and marched up to...(more)

The castle at Bridgnorth was surrendered to Henry....(more)

Henry I brings several charges against Robert of Belleme. Robert resists Henry...(more)

Cattle as well as corn and fruit crops did badly this year....(more)

Robert of Normandy visits Henry and tells him that he does not need to pay...(more)

On the morning of mass day of St. Lawrence, strong winds did more damage that...(more)

Henry entered Normandy to take power from this brother Robert whose incapacity...(more)

Roger, bishop of Salisbury, is granted land in south Wales and started...(more)

A comet is seen and reported by several civilisations around the World....(more)

Sep 28 Henry attacked his brother at the battle of Tinchebrai. This time with a much...(more)

Alexander became king after the death of his brother Edgar....(more)

At Llandaff in South Wales bishop Urban began the construction of a new church...(more)

Robert FitzHamon died of his injuries at Falaise in Normandy in 1107. His...(more)

Jan 8 The death of Edgar caused a split of unity in Scotland. Alexander I became King...(more)

Work began on the nave and transepts in 1105 and work continued until 1150....(more)

Work began on the tower of Winchester Cathedral in 1108 and building continued...(more)

Louis VI, the Fat, became king of France, upon the death of his father Philippe...(more)

Nest, the wife of Gerald de Windsor, was abducted along with her children...(more)

The church at Ely became a Cathedral when it became the seat of the bishopric...(more)

Apr 21 Death of the Archbishop of Canterbury....(more)

An improved castle was built by the Norman Gilbert de Clare at Aberystwyth...(more)

An extreme winter prevented the growing of crops and cattle died of disease....(more)

The second Norman bishop at Exeter, Warelwast started the construction of a new...(more)

Mar Bernard (at the age of 22), his brothers and several Burgundian nobles reached...(more)

A Papal Bull recognised and named the Knights Hospitallers of St. John of...(more)

Jun The city of Worcester, its cathedral and castle were damaged by an accidental...(more)

Chichester Cathedral suffered a disastrous fire in this year....(more)

The Count of Champagne was preparing to travel to the Holy Land when he...(more)

Jan Matilda, the daughter of Henry I is married to Emperor Henry V....(more)

Nov A large earthquake damaged the areas of the Frankish control in the East....(more)

Construction of Rochester Cathedral's name commenced in 1115 and finished...(more)

The Cistercian abbey of Clairvaux was founded in 1115 by Bernard of Fontaines...(more)

The count of Champagne donated land to St. Bernard on which the abbey of...(more)

The Welsh led by Grufydd ap Rhys attacked both Llandovery and Carmarthen...(more)

An accidental fire destroys the abbey at Peterborough....(more)

Roger de Berkeley began the construction of Berkeley Castle in 1117 and it was...(more)

After the devastating fire of 1116 work began on rebuilding the abbey at...(more)

An earthquake damages Crowland Abbey....(more)

Baldwin II became King of Jerusalem following in his cousin's footsteps....(more)

May 1 Queen Matilda died at the Palace of Westminster where for the last 12 years of...(more)

Roger de Newburgh became the second Earl of Warwick....(more)

Fulk V of Anjou married his daughter Matilda to William Audelin, heir to the...(more)

Hugues de Payen became the Master of the Temple....(more)

Knights Templar order founded in Jerusalem, by Hugues de Payen....(more)

The Knights Templars travelled to the Holy Lands twenty years after Jerusalem...(more)

Built by Roger, Bishop of Salisbury....(more)

Henry I gave a portion of the Stoneleigh estate to Geoffrey de Clinton his...(more)

The church at Llandaff was dedicated by bishop Urban to St. Peter, St....(more)

The keep of the castle at Norwich was possibly constructed between 1120 and...(more)

Work began on the chapter-house of Worcester Cathedral....(more)

Nov The son of Henry I was drowned attempting a crossing from Normandy to England....(more)

Henry I founded the abbey at Reading. The Cluniac Order of monks populated the...(more)

Henry I married Adeliza of Louvain at Windsor Castle. Adeliza was his second...(more)

Work on the nave and central tower was begun in 1121 after the choir and...(more)

Oct 23 Five bishops took part in the consecration of Tewkesbury Abbey....(more)

Founded by Stephen, the future King of England, this abbey is situated near...(more)

Louis VI with the help of his vassals, mobilizes a huge number of men, to avert...(more)

The unity in Scotland was restored at the death of Alexander by David I who...(more)

Feb The Crusaders laid siege to the city of Tyre in February and the city's...(more)

Hugh of Champagne joins the Templars....(more)

The castle at Shrewsbury was granted by Henry to his second wife Adeliza. The...(more)

The tower-keep at Rochester was built soon after 1126 by the Archbishop of...(more)

Hugues de Payen travels west to obtain more authority of the Order....(more)

Dec King Henry held a council at Woodstock....(more)

Henry I granted a charter for an annual fair to be held at Glastonbury known as...(more)

Jan With Matlida the rightful heir to the English throne, Henry I had the barons...(more)

Qtr 4 The first donation of land was given to the Templars in 1127 by Count Thybaud...(more)

Lichfield had lost the status to allow it a cathedral during the eleventh...(more)

Henry I arranged a marriage between his daughter Matilda and the son of Fulk V...(more)

Work on the nave vaulting lasted from 1128 until 1133....(more)

Waverley Abbey, the first Cistercian abbey was founded....(more)

Hugh de Payens may have been granted the land for the first Temple Church in...(more)

During late 1128 and early 1129, Hugues de Payen visited both Scotland (David I...(more)

Jan The Council of Troyes took place. Its aim was to consider the claim of the...(more)

Apr Hugh de Payen's travels around France started with a visit to Fulk of Anjou who...(more)

New construction work was done at Arundel between 1129 and 1130....(more)

On the same day that Henry I attended the consecration of Rochester Cathedral,...(more)

Dec Henry spent Christmas at Woodstock....(more)

Fulk V, the count of Anjou became the King of Jerusalem....(more)

The North Welsh Cistercian Abbey was colonised by monks from the Norman house...(more)

A minor order of monks and nuns was founded in this year by St. Gilbert. Most...(more)

The Cistercian abbey of Rievaulx was founded....(more)

The Knights Templars appear in the North East of Spain (possibly as early as...(more)

Winter A Group of monks from St. Mary's in York Arrive at Ripon. They go on to found...(more)

A small priory was built by Augustinian monks within the confines of Porchester...(more)

Ranulf, the Earl of Chester witnessed the foundation of the new Savigny abbey...(more)

The Chapter house at Durham Cathedral was begun in 1133 and took until 1140....(more)

A Cistercian abbey founded by monks from Waverley Abbey....(more)

Mar 25 Henry II was born on the first day of the traditional new year at Le Mans....(more)

Aug 2 There was an eclipse of the Sun over Scotland and the north of England on this...(more)

Aug 4 An eye-witness account (William of Malmesbury) tells of an earthquake affecting...(more)

Colonising a new abbey at Calder was first attempted by monks from the Savigny...(more)

Fountains abbey was founded....(more)

Robert Curthose, William the Conqueror's eldest son, died in captivity in...(more)

Founded in 1135 by Roger de Clinton. It was populated by monks from Furness...(more)

Stephen visits Hereford Cathedral for his royal proclamation on Whit-Sunday....(more)

Dec 1 Death of Henry I....(more)

Dec 22 Stephen becomes king of England. (Builds Chapel at Westminster, now the House...(more)

The Normans were defeated in battle at Crug Mawr, south west Wales, by a Welsh...(more)

Bampton Castle in Devon captured by King Stephen....(more)

William le Gros built a castle on the headland at Scarborough....(more)

The old wooden London Bridge across the Thames was destroyed by fire this year...(more)

Initially the abbey was situated at Brightly in Devon, but the site proved too...(more)

The site of an early Benedictine abbey was taken over by the Cistercians with...(more)

The Bishop of Lincoln built a castle at Banbury....(more)

The Earl of Devon, Baldwin de Redvers takes refuge in Carisbrooke castle on the...(more)

Hugues de Payen died and was succeeded by Robert de Craon as Master of the...(more)

Jan Reconstruction work on the Cathedral at St. Paul's had been going on since the...(more)

A fire badly damages the church at Bath Abbey....(more)

Louis VII became king of France, upon the death of his father Louis VI....(more)

York Minster was partially damaged by fire in this year. The near-by church of...(more)

Gilbert de Clare was made the first Earl of Pembroke. He took control of the...(more)

Ludlow Castle was captured on behalf of Matilda in 1138 and King Stephen...(more)

The Castle and lands around Dudley were attacked by King Stephen during the...(more)

Stephen captured the castle at Shrewsbury. Henry (II) would capture back the...(more)

Monks of the Savigny order were attacked by the Scots under the control of...(more)

Work on the curtain wall at Exeter castle progressed from 1169 and 1177....(more)

Matilda was given refuge by William de Albini at Arundel Castle. Stephen built...(more)

Robert, the Earl of Gloucester and half brother to Matilda (daughter of Henry...(more)

Waleran, the earl of Worcester founds a new Cistercian abbey with help from...(more)

Theobald is elected as Archbishop of Canterbury....(more)

This wealthy manor was given to the Knights Templar by Matilda, wife of King...(more)

Qtr 2 Led by their king, David I, the Scots invade and destroy Northumberland. The...(more)

May Robert, the Earl of Gloucester announces that he will assist Matilda, his...(more)

Aug 22 David I of Scotland was defeated at the battle of 'the Standard' in Yorkshire....(more)

In 1139 Baldwin de Redvers took the castle for Matilda. King Stephen besiged...(more)

Stephen arrested Robert, the Bishop of Salisbury. Robert was powerful and could...(more)

A daughter house of Fountains Abbey. The initial location of the abbey proved...(more)

A Cistercian abbey was founded by monks from Tintern Abbey. The location of the...(more)

After Brian fitz Count the owner of the castle at Wallingford sided with...(more)

Matilda arrives in England to further her attempts to take the throne from king...(more)

A Papal Bull issued by Pope Innocent II, a former Cistercian monk and protege...(more)

The Palace of Woodstock was held by Matilda's supporters during the conflict...(more)

The Norman Lord William D'Albini built a new stone keep at Castle Rising....(more)

Built by the de Vere family, land owners in Essex....(more)

This Cistercian abbey in Wales was colonised by monks from Clairvaux....(more)

A motte with a wooden tower was probably the first type of castle built by the...(more)

King Stephen and Matilda his wife founded Coggeshall Abbey. This was to be the...(more)

A castle at Sherriff Hutton may have belonged to Bertram de Bulmer ....(more)

Building of original Bristol church....(more)

Robert Fitzharding founded a monastery of Augustinian canons in Bristol....(more)

The construction of the abbey church of St Denis in Paris, the first Gothic...(more)

Mar 20 The Anglo Saxon Chronicles reported that an eclipse of the sun occurred on this...(more)

The castle was destroyed during the civil war....(more)

The roof of the Cathedral burnt down. Bishop Alexander the Magnificent started...(more)

Feb 2 Matilda's forces defeated and captured King Stephen at the battle of Lincoln....(more)

Apr After Stephen had been captured at Lincoln, Matilda was elected as Queen of...(more)

Jun Matilda and her supporters entered London for her coronation. Her supporters...(more)

Sep 14 Matilda's forces were besieging a royalist held castle at Wolvesey near...(more)

Nov Robert, Earl of Gloucester was held captive at Rochester Castle before being...(more)

The first Cistercians arrived in Ireland invited by St. Malachy. Their Abbey of...(more)

Secret negotiations between Matilda and Mandeville take place....(more)

David I, King of the Scots may have been involved in the foundation of this...(more)

The Savigny order of monks colonised the a new abbey at Calder in this year....(more)

Henry spent a year in England at Bristol being taught by Master Matthew. He...(more)

This Cistercian Abbey was founded in 1143 or 1146 by William of Ypres and was...(more)

A new Cistercian abbey was founded by monks from Rievaulx in this year. The...(more)

Cistercians found Whitland Abbey....(more)

Sep King Stephen arrested Geoffrey de Mandeville at a meeting of the Royal Court....(more)

Built by Robert, Earl of Gloucester. The castle soon came under siege by King...(more)

Dec 24 The county of Edessa, a Crusader state, was captured by Zengi, ruler of Mosul....(more)

Built by King Stephen (or the Earl of Chester). The castle had a moat and was...(more)

Initially a Savignic foundation, the abbey was taken over by the Cistercian...(more)

A colony of monks from Fountains Abbey move to set up a new Cistercian abbey at...(more)

King Stephen captures the castle at Farringdon from Matilda....(more)

Dec 1 First formal bull of crusade (‘Bulla cruciata’ - calling on France to restore...(more)

Llansteffan Castle was captured by the Welsh....(more)

The Knights Templars adopted cross pattee; a splayed red cross....(more)

Mar 1 Pope Eugenius III reissued an amended Bull proclaiming the Second Crusade....(more)

Mar 31 St. Bernard's sermon at Vezelay so moved Eleanor of Aquitaine that she vowed to...(more)

Dec 25 Diet of Spires; the emperor Conrad III took the cross and secured the election...(more)

Christmas King Stephen's 'crown wearing' ceremony was held in Lincoln at Christmas....(more)

A daughter house of Fountains Abbey, the abbey at Kirkstall was first located...(more)

The Cistercian abbey of Dore, south-west of Hereford was founded in 1147 by...(more)

The order of Savigny became part of the larger Cistercian movement in this...(more)

A Cistercian abbey in Lincolnshire founded by Nicholas Basset and colonised by...(more)

Henry landed in England with a small army intent on attacking Stephen....(more)

A new Cistercian abbey was founded in 1147 by Ernald de Bosco and monks from...(more)

King Stephen leys siege to Pevensey castle and has to wait for the castle's...(more)

May The crusaders left Regensburg to march across land to Constantinople....(more)

Jun Declaring Abbot Suger regent of France, Louis VII and Eleanor began their...(more)

Oct 31 The death of Robert was a blow to Matilda's attempts to fight for the English...(more)

The Augustinian Abbey at Bristol founded by Robert Fitzharding was consecrated...(more)

Feb Without the support of the Earl of Gloucester, who died the previous year,...(more)

Jun 24 The decision was made to attack Damascus. The armies were assembled in Acre....(more)

Sep Conrad III of Germany again returned to Constantinople....(more)

May 22 Henry the future king of England (Henry II) was knighted at Carlisle by David,...(more)

Another Cistercian abbey helped by David I, King of the Scots. The first monks...(more)

This Cistercian abbey in the Midlands was founded by Richard de Camville and...(more)

Henry returned to Normandy from Scotland and he was given the title of Duke of...(more)

Work on the West front of Rochester Cathedral began in 1150....(more)

Work began on rebuilding the cloisters at Fountains Abbey....(more)

Located in the Forest of Dean, in Gloucestershire, the remains of this...(more)

Louis VII, the king of France, was not happy with Henry's new position as Duke...(more)

Sep After returning from Paris with Henry, Geoffrey fell ill and died....(more)

Besieged and captured by King Stephen in 1152 (or 1153)....(more)

He died....(more)

At the age of five or six, William Marshal was handed over to King Stephen as a...(more)

Apr 6 King Stephen had several lords swear to have Eustace, his son, as the next king...(more)

May Only two months after Eleanor of Aquitaine's marriage to Louis VII, king of...(more)

Qtr 3 After marrying Eleanor Henry came under attack by Louis, Eleanor's previous...(more)

Richard de Lucy was appointed the title of Constable at the Tower of London, an...(more)

Reading Castle destroyed by Henry II....(more)

Jan Henry and a fleet of 30 to 40 ships landed on the south coast of England. Henry...(more)

Jun After the death of David I Malcolm became king. He was crowned at Scone....(more)

Aug 17 Eustace wanted to continue the fight against Henry and had started attacking...(more)

Nov 6 Henry had besieged a fort that Stephen had built at Crowmarsh on the banks of...(more)

Under the direction of Archbishop Roger of York, Ripon Cathedral was rebuilt....(more)

Building of the Chapter House at Bristol started in 1154 and continued to 1164....(more)

Henry II granted the castle at Berkeley to Robert Fitz Harding, a wealthy...(more)

Spring A triumphant Henry returned to Rouen in Normandy to a warm reception from his...(more)

Oct 25 Stephen had agreed that Henry should become King on his death. Henry was in...(more)

Dec Under Henry II, the Grand Master of Knights Templars superintended the Masons....(more)

Dec 8 Although the English Channel was stormy, Henry needed to get to England as it...(more)

Dec 19 Henry of Normandy crowned Henry II of England, and Eleanor of Aquitaine crowned...(more)

Orders were given to destroy the central tower at Farnham Castle. The castle...(more)

Henry II captures the castle at Bridgnorth....(more)

The nave of Peterborough cathedral was the next phase of rebuilding work after...(more)

As part of his attempt to subdue the Barons who had become too powerful during...(more)

A plan to conquer Ireland is approved by Pope Adrian IV in a papal bull called...(more)

Being the superintendents of the Masons, the Knights Templars build their...(more)

Feb 28 Eleanor gave birth to Henry at Bermondsey Palace in London....(more)

Spring The Palace at Westminster had been badly damaged by Stephen's supporters at the...(more)

The Kremlin started as a wooden stockade....(more)

Anjou was captured by Henry II in this year. It was regained by the French in...(more)

The castle at Wark-on-Tweed was refortified. Henry II ordered a new stone...(more)

Henry II ordered a new castle to be built in Northumberland....(more)

The at Devizes castle passed into Henry's control....(more)

Henry II builds a castle at Basingwerk....(more)

The areas of Northumberland, Cumberland and Westmoreland are surrendered by...(more)

Sep 9 Richard may have been born at the Palace of Beaumont in Oxford....(more)

Welsh leader Ifor Bach attacked the castle and kidnapped William Fitzcount, the...(more)

Monks from Combermere founded this daughter house in 1158 at Poulton in...(more)

Knights Templars were known to be present in the Italian port of Lucca home of...(more)

Spring At Easter Henry II and his wife Eleanor visited Worcester Cathedral and placed...(more)

Sep 23 Birth of Geoffrey Plantaganet....(more)

This Scottish Cistercian abbey was founded by Malcolm IV, King of Scotland. The...(more)

The Knights Templars moved their London temple to the new site between Fleet...(more)

Thomas Becket becomes Archbishop of Canterbury....(more)

Construction of the Notre Dame in Paris was start in this year by Bishop...(more)

Jul The council held at the Royal Palace of Woodstock near Oxford was the scene for...(more)

Oct Henry II put his plans before the Council of Westminster to reform the judicial...(more)

This Cistercian abbey was founded by Robert fitz Stephen, a Norman. Monks were...(more)

From the Chronicles of Meaux Abbey came the report saying 'In the tenth year of...(more)

Richard de Hastings, Master of the Templars, attempted to reconcile the...(more)

Jan 30 William of Paitin, Henry II’s brother, died at Rouen....(more)

Jan 30 A series of statements laid down by Henry II regarding the relationship between...(more)

Apr 19 Thomas Becket consecrated the abbey at Reading on its completion in this year....(more)

Oct 6 Council of Northampton held to discuss the Welsh rebellion and the Constitution...(more)

Nov 2 Becket flees to France....(more)

Henry II had confiscated the castle from the rebellious Earl. But Hugh raised...(more)

Henry II and Eleanor's marriage is effectively ended when she moves back to...(more)

Dec On the death of Malcolm IV his brother, William, became the king of the Scots....(more)

Richard de Lucy, joint Chief Justiciar in England, excommunicated by Thomas...(more)

Work on the tower at the castle of Bridgnorth progressed between 1166 and 1174....(more)

A series of legislative statements made by Henry II with the aim of improving...(more)

Henry II, had the castle at Orford, in Norfolk built between 1166 and 1172, to...(more)

Due to a dispute with France Henry II banned all English scholars from...(more)

Robert D'Oyley of Liseux built the castle at a strategic site of Wallingford...(more)

Dec 24 John is born at Oxford....(more)

Henry II began the reconstruction of Dover Castle. The work would continue for...(more)

Jan 6 Henry II of England, Louis VII of France and Becket met at Montmirail; Becket...(more)

Some repair work was carried out at the Cathedral after the fire in 1170 (or...(more)

Middleham Castle in Yorkshire could have been built at this time....(more)

The Galilee porch on the West front of Durham Cathedral was built between 1170...(more)

Richard de Clare, the Earl of Pembroke invaded Ireland, taking Waterford and...(more)

Jun 14 To insult Thomas Becket, Henry II used the Archbishop of York in the coronation...(more)

Jul 22 Conference between Henry II and Becket near Freteval, resulting in Becket’s...(more)

Dec 1 Thomas Becket returned to England after hearing the Henry II had ..........(more)

Dec 29 When Henry II heard that Thomas Becket had returned to England and was...(more)

Henry II financed the construction of an improved castle on an old site in...(more)

A group of Cistercian monks from Forde Abbey colonised a new abbey at Bindon...(more)

Jan 1 Henry II told of the murder of Becket....(more)

Aug 8 Henry of Blois died....(more)

Oct 17 King Henry II had become concerned that Richard Strongbow was building a strong...(more)

May 21 Eventhough Henry II was cleared of involvement in Thomas Becket's murder, he...(more)

Abergavenny Castle was captured from William de Braose by Sitsyllt ap Dwfnwal,...(more)

With the threat of attack from the Barons and his own sons, Henry II took...(more)

Henry II carried out major rebuilding work at Windsor Castle, including raising...(more)

Repairs to the castle at Wallingford....(more)

Henry II's knowledge of law was extensive and he was called in as arbitrator in...(more)

The baronial rebellion against Henry II. One of it leaders was Hugh Bigod....(more)

Feb 21 Becket was canonised by Pope Alexander III. His shrine at Canterbury Cathedral...(more)

King William of Scotland was held captive at Richmond Castle....(more)

Bolebec Castle near Whitchurch was built around this time by Hugh de Bolebec....(more)

Canterbury Cathedral suffered another disastrous fire and was damaged so badly...(more)

Captured by the English, William of Scotland was forced to sign the Treaty of...(more)

May Richard seized the town of Saintes from his father but soon lost it again as...(more)

Jun 13 William I, king of Scotland invades England to help fight in the baronial...(more)

Jul 7 Henry II accepted his part, even though indirect, in the killing of Thomas...(more)

Canterbury Choir building work by William of Sens....(more)

Oct 6 A treaty signed by Henry II and Rory O'Connor allowing O'Connor control of the...(more)

Peter de Colechurch began the construction of a new London Bridge across the...(more)

A square central keep was constructed at Peveril castle which was under the...(more)

Cistercian monks from Whitland founded the Welsh abbey of Cwmhir in this year....(more)

More improvements were made to Arundel Castle between 1176 and 1188....(more)

Monks from the Savigniac abbey Aulnay-sur-Odon in Normandy found a new abbey in...(more)

Summer Richard 'Strongbow' fitzGilbert de Clare, Earl of Pembroke died in Ireland....(more)

After several years of moving the location of this abbey, the Cistercian monks...(more)

Again Henry's knowledge of law is used in a conflict between Alfonso IX of...(more)

May At the council Henry II gave his title of Lord of Ireland to his son Prince...(more)

From the Chronicles of Meaux Abbey came the report saying 'In the twenty-third...(more)

In 1177 or 1179 another fire took hold in the city of Rochester damaging the...(more)

Canterbury Trinity Chapel and corona building work by William Englishman....(more)

Within two weeks Richard broke the defences of the fortress town of...(more)

Built by Hamelin Plantagenet, Henry II's brother....(more)

The massive keep at Kenilworth was under construction during this period....(more)

Work on Wells Cathedral began in this year. (More Information to follow)...(more)

Jun 28 A non-aggression treaty signed between Philippe Augustus and Henry II....(more)

Sep 18 Philippe II, Augustus succeeds to the French throne after the death of his...(more)

This law was passed to force all freemen to arm themselves with according to...(more)

Dingstow (Dingestow) castle was under construction by 1182, in the form of a...(more)

In 1182 the castle was invaded by sons of Sitsyllt in revenge for the death of...(more)

Henry de Clinton exchanged Kenilworth Castle for other land?...(more)

Jun Henry II's son Henry, crowned as the Young King, died of dysentery and Richard...(more)

Earth tremors damaged the Cathedral at Lincoln beyond repair. The earthquake...(more)

Apr John accepted the post of Lord or Ireland and travelled there to take control....(more)

Apr John is knighted by his father at Windsor Castle before travelling to Ireland....(more)

May 1 There was an eclipse of the Sun on this day over the north of Europe....(more)

Jul Signed by Philippe Augustus to ensure his authority over his vassals....(more)

Plans for a Cistercian abbey in Somerset were put forward around about this...(more)

A Cistercian Abbey was founded by monks from Strata Florida in Wales in Conwy....(more)

Jul Geoffrey, the son of Henry II dies in a tournament....(more)

Chichester Cathedral suffered another disastrous fire....(more)

Archbishop Baldwin preached the Crusade, the spot being marked with a cross...(more)

To avoid war with Philippe Augustus, after Philippe had taken Issousun, Henry...(more)

Jul 3 The army of Jerusalem was beaten by Turkish forces. Guy of Lusignan was King of...(more)

Oct 2 The al-Asqu mosque was returned to Islam. The Muslims allowed four Christian...(more)

Nov Richard took the Cross. Before going on a Crusade a vow was taken and the...(more)

Odd events surrounding the meeting of Henry II and Philippe II of France in a...(more)

In 1189 William Marshal married Isabel (Isabella), the heiress of Earl Richard...(more)

The Order of the Teutonic Knights established at Acre....(more)

John married Isabella of Gloucester who was the heiress of the Glamorgan...(more)

While Richard I was away on Crusade, William Longchamp, the Bishop of Ely and...(more)

Jul 6 Henry II died at Chinon and was buried in the choir church of Fontevrault....(more)

Aug 3 Richard of Normandy arrived at Portsmouth to claim the crown....(more)

Aug 29 John ‘Lackland’ married Isabella of Gloucester....(more)

Sep 3 Richard I was crowned king in Westminster Abbey. He was escorted along a path...(more)

Dec William I of Scotland gives Richard I 10,000 marks for the Crusade. This...(more)

A new castle was built at Kidwelly by Rhys ap Gruffydd, The Lord Rhys....(more)

Built by Hubert de Burgh this castle is one of the three he owned in the Welsh...(more)

Mar Even though the Jews were under special protection from Richard I ,because of...(more)

Jul 4 Richard leaves to begin his crusade....(more)

John began a campaign opposing William Longchamp who had been appointed...(more)

Foundation of a Cistercian abbey in south-west Scotland by the lords of...(more)

Apr 10 The fleet left Sicily to sail to Rhodes. On route, three ships were separated...(more)

Apr 20 Philippe V landed in Acre in an attempt to remove Guy of Lusignan as the King...(more)

May 6 Richard located the three lost ships at Limissol, and promptly attacked...(more)

May 11 Richard met Guy of Lusignan (King of Jerusalem), Geoffrey (Richard's brother),...(more)

May 12 Richard took time to marry Berengaria at Limassol....(more)

Jun 1 By the 1st of June, Richard had control of the whole of Cyprus and imposed a...(more)

Jun 6 Richard landed at Tyre and quickly moved towards Acre, where he needed to help...(more)

Jun 23 Most of Europe would have seen the Sun eclipsed by the moon just before midday....(more)

Jul Under Richard's command, the city of Acre is taken back by the Crusaders....(more)

Oct 6 Bishop William Longchamp held the Tower of London against Prince John's...(more)

William de Camville was granted Llansteffan Castle by Henry II. Rebuilding work...(more)

Work on the choir and east transept progressed between 1192 and 1200....(more)

After the damaging earth tremors of 1185 Bishop Hugh of Lincoln started...(more)

Apr 28 Conrad of Montferrat was killed by two Assassins disguised as monks as he...(more)

Oct 9 After the agreement of a peace treaty Richard left the Middle East and began...(more)

Dec Richard was shipwrecked while returning home from the middle east....(more)

The West front of Peterborough Cathedral was constructed between the years 1193...(more)

Saladin died....(more)

Hubert Walter follows Baldwin as Archbishop of Canterbury....(more)

Feb Richard was captured by the Emperor of Germany, Henry IV after being...(more)

Bishop Herbert Poore presented plans to move the cathedral at Old Sarum to a...(more)

Mar Richard I returned to England after his Crusade and imprisonment in Germany....(more)

Apr 17 Richard took part in a precession to Winchester Cathedral. The king wore a...(more)

Jul 3 On his return from imprisonment, Richard declares war on Philippe Augustus and...(more)

Modifications to the west end of the church were undertaken under the direction...(more)

Richard requested that 300 knights should be given to him for a years service...(more)

This Cistercian abbey in north-west Wales was colonised by monks from Cwmhir....(more)

Monks from Revesby in Lincolnshire moved to Somerset and colonised the new...(more)

Feb The Order of the Teutonic Knights is approved by Pope Innocent III.\n...(more)

Mar Richard besieged the castle at Chalus where some treasure had been unearthed....(more)

Apr 25 John is crowned Duke of Normandy....(more)

May John chooses people to help him run the country. He appoints the Archbishop of...(more)

May John succeeded. Peter De Colechurch - Grand Master starts rebuilding London in...(more)

May 27 John is crowned as King of England at Westminster....(more)

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