1110s in England

Events from the 1110s in England.

Incumbents

Monarch - Henry I of England

Events

• 1110
  • Roger of Salisbury creates the exchequer as a separate governmental department.^[1]
  • Royal park at Woodstock walled to allow for hunting and keeping exotic animals.^[1]
• 1111
  • Robert of Shrewsbury leads a rebellion in Normandy; Henry I launches a military campaign in response.^[1]
• 1112
  • Robert of Shrewsbury captured, ending the rebellion.^[1]
  • Count of Anjou agrees to do homage to Henry I.^[1]
• 1113
  • Treaty of Gisors: France recognises English rule over Maine and Brittany.^[1]
• 1114
  • 7 January - Matilda, daughter of Henry I, marries Henry V, Holy Roman Emperor.^[2]
  • April - Ralph d'Escures enthroned as Archbishop of Canterbury.
  • Roger of Salisbury introduces the first pipe rolls, as a record of exchequer accounts.^[1]
  • Summer - Henry I invades Wales.^[3]
  • Merton Priory founded.^[4]
• 1115
• 1116
  • Henry I launches a military campaign against France, Anjou, and Flanders.^[1]
  • A fire destroys Peterborough Cathedral.^[5]
• 1117
• 1118
  • Peace with Flanders agreed.^[1]
  • Reconstruction of Peterborough Cathedral begins.^[5]
• 1119
  • June - Henry I's son, William Adelin, marries Matilda of Anjou, securing peace with Anjou.^[1]
  • 20 August - Henry I defeats Louis VI of France at the Battle of Bremule in Normandy, ending the campaign in France.^[3]

Births

• 1111
  • Henry of Blois, bishop of Winchester (died 1171)
  • Josceline de Bohon, religious leader (died 1184)
• 1115
  • Gilbert de Clare, 2nd Earl of Hertford (died 1153)
• 1116
  • Roger de Clare, 3rd Earl of Hertford (died 1173)
• 1118
  • 21 December - Thomas Becket, Archbishop of Canterbury (died 1170)

Deaths

• 1118
  • 1 May - Matilda of Scotland, Queen of Henry I (born c. 1080, Scotland)
  • 5 June - Robert de Beaumont, 1st Earl of Leicester, (born 1049, Normandy)
• 1119
  • 20 June - Henry de Beaumont, 1st Earl of Warwick

References

See also