1230s in England
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Events from the 1230s in England.
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[edit] Incumbents
Monarch - Henry III of England
[edit] Events
- 1230
- 1231
- 24 September - Ralph Neville enthroned as Archbishop of Canterbury.
- Henry fights a campaign against Llywelyn the Great in Wales.[2]
- June - Llywelyn captures Cardigan Castle and defeats the English, forcing a truce.[1]
- Peter des Roches, Bishop of Winchester, negotiates a 3-year truce wit France.[1]
- 1232
- Pope Gregory IX quashes the election of Ralph Neville as Archbishop of Canterbury.
- 16 March - John of Sittingbourne elected to the Archbishopric of Canterbury.
- 12 June - John of Sittingbourne's election to the Archbishopric of Canterbury quashed.
- 29 July - Henry III dismisses justiciar and regent Hubert de Burgh, 1st Earl of Kent and replaces him with his Poitevin royal favourites Peter de Rivaux and Peter des Roches.[3]
- 26 August - John Blund elected to the Archbishopric of Canterbury.
- 10 November - Hubert de Burgh is stripped of his offices and imprisoned for life.[1]
- 1233
- Peter des Roches takes control of the exchequer and the kingdom's finances.[1]
- 1 June - John Blund's election to the Archbishopric of Canterbury quashed.
- August - Richard Marshal, 3rd Earl of Pembroke allies with Llywelyn against Henry III.[3]
- 1234
- 2 April - Pope Gregory IX consecrates Edmund Rich as Archbishop of Canterbury.
- 16 April - Richard Marshal murdered, defending his estates against Henry's supporters.[1]
- Peter de Rivaux and Peter des Roches fall from power.[3]
- July - Llywelyn makes peace with Henry, retaining control of Cardiganshire.[1]
- 1235
- 15 July - marriage of Isabella of England to Frederick II, Holy Roman Emperor.[3]
- England conquers Connaught.[1]
- August - Five-year truce with France signed.[1]
- 1236
- 14 January - Henry III marries Eleanor of Provence.[3]
- Statute of Merton: The first English statute, clarifies property rights and empowers secular courts to determine issues of legitimacy.[1]
- 1237
- January - At the insistence of the barons, Henry enlarges the royal Council, in return for the imposition of a new tax.[1]
- 25 September - Treaty of York signed between Scotland and England establishes the border between the two countries.[3]
- Henry III installs a leopard house at the Tower of London.[1]
- 1238
- 7 January - Simon de Montfort, 6th Earl of Leicester marries Eleanor, sister of Henry III.[3]
- 22 February - Henry promises to make reforms demanded by the barons.[1]
- 1239
- The main tower of Lincoln Cathedral collapses.[3]
[edit] Births
- 1231
- 1238
- November - Henry de Montfort, son of Simon de Montfort, 6th Earl of Leicester (died 1265)
- 1239
- 17 June - King Edward I of England (died 1307)
[edit] Deaths
- 1230
- 25 October - Gilbert de Clare, 5th Earl of Hertford, soldier (born 1180)
- 1231
- 1234
- 16 April - Richard Marshal, 3rd Earl of Pembroke (year of birth unknown)
- 1236
- 6 May - Roger of Wendover, Benedictine monk and chronicler (year of birth unknown)
- 1237
- 15 April - Richard Poore, ecclesiastic (year of birth unknown)
- 1238
- 4 March - Joan of England, Queen Consort of Scotland (born 1210)
- Hugh le Despenser I, noble (year of birth unknown)
- Peter des Roches, Bishop of Winchester (year of birth unknown)
[edit] References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o Palmer, Alan & Veronica (1992). The Chronology of British History. London: Century Ltd, 80-82. ISBN 0-7126-5616-2.
- ^ The Reign of Henry III, By David Carpenter, page 50. Retrieved on 2007-12-08.
- ^ a b c d e f g h Williams, Hywel (2005). Cassell's Chronology of World History. Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 138–139. ISBN 0-304-35730-8.
