1130s in England

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Events from the 1130s in England.

1 Incumbents
2 Events
3 Births
4 Deaths
5 References
6 See also

Incumbents

Monarch - Henry I of England (to 1 December 1135), Stephen of England

Events

1130
- New choir of Canterbury Cathedral completed.^[1]
1131
- 8 September - The barons swear allegiance to Matilda as the true heir of Henry I of England.^[2]
- Cistercians found Rievaulx Abbey in Yorkshire.^[1]
- Gilbertine Order of nuns founded by Gilbert of Sempringham in Lincolnshire, the only completely English religious order.^[3]
1132
- Benedictines found Fountains Abbey in Yorkshire.^[4]
1133
- A royal charter establishes the first annual St Bartholomew Fair at Smithfield; later to become England's largest cloth fair.^[1]
- First Bishop of Carlisle consecrated.^[1]
1134
- Byland Abbey founded.^[5]
1135
- 1 December - King Henry I dies having nominated Matilda as his heir.^[2]
- 22 December - Stephen of Blois, nephew of Henry I, claims the throne.^[2]
- 26 December - Coronation of Stephen of England.^[2]
- A fire in London seriously damages St Paul's Cathedral and London Bridge.^[6]
- Buildwas Abbey founded.
1136
- 1 January - Revolt in Wales; Welsh capture Swansea and Cardigan from the Normans.^[1]
- 5 February - By the Treaty of Durham, Stephen concedes Cumberland to David I of Scotland.^[1]
- Geoffrey of Monmouth writes Historia Regnum Britanniae'.^[1]
1137
- March - Stephen fails in his attempt to re-capture Normandy from Matilda.^[1]
1138
- May - The Anarchy: Robert, 1st Earl of Gloucester leads a rebellion against King Stephen in favour of his half-sister Matilda.^[2]
- 22 August - Battle of the Standard: English army defeats that of David I of Scotland at Cowton Moor.^[1]
1139
- 8 January - Theobald of Bec enthroned as Archbishop of Canterbury.
- 9 April - The second Treaty of Durham between King Stephen of England and David I of Scotland; David's son Earl Henry takes control of most of Northumberland, excluding Bamburgh and Newcastle upon Tyne.^[1]
- June - Stephen orders the arrest of Roger of Salisbury, Justiciar and Bishop of Salisbury, and Alexander of Lincoln, Bishop of Lincoln.^[2]
- 30 September - The Anarchy: Empress Matilda lands near Arundel to begin her campaign to regain the throne from Stephen.^[2]
- 7 November - The Anarchy: Gloucester's army sacks Worcester.^[1]

Births

1130
- Richard de Clare, 2nd Earl of Pembroke (died 1176)
1133
- 5 March - King Henry II of England (died 1189)
1136
- William of Newburgh, historian (died c. 1198)

Deaths

year unknown, after 1130
- Robert of Bellême, 3rd Earl of Shrewsbury (born 1052)
1130
- Maud, Countess of Huntingdon (born 1074)
1134
- 28 March - Stephen Harding, saint and abbot
- Mary and Eliza Chulkhurst, earliest known conjoined twins (born 1100)
1135
- 1 December - King Henry I of England (born 1068/1069)
1136
- 15 April - Richard de Clare, 1st Earl of Hertford (born 1094)
- 21 November - William de Corbeil, Archbishop of Canterbury (born c. 1070)
1138
- William de Warenne, 2nd Earl of Surrey
1139
- 11 December - Roger of Salisbury, bishop and Lord Chancellor

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k Palmer, Alan; Veronica (1992). The Chronology of British History. London: Century Ltd. pp. 61–63. ISBN 0-7126-5616-2.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g Williams, Hywel (2005). Cassell's Chronology of World History. London: Weidenfeld & Nicolson. pp. 120–122. ISBN 0-304-35730-8.
^ Golding, Brian (1995). Gilbert of Sempringham and the Gilbertine Order. Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-820060-9.
^ "Fountains Abbey website". http://www.fountainsabbey.org.uk/estate/history1b.html. Retrieved 2007-12-19.
^ "Byland Abbey, Cistercians in Yorkshire Project". http://cistercians.shef.ac.uk/byland/. Retrieved 2007-12-19.
^ The London Encyclopaedia, Ben Weinreb & Christopher Hibbert, Macmillan, 1995, ISBN 0-333-57688-8, page 287

1130s in England

Contents

Incumbents

Events

Births

Deaths

References

See also