1190s in England

1190s in England:
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Events from the 1190s in England.

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

Incumbents

Monarch – King Richard I (to 6 April 1199), King John

Events

1190
- 6 February – Massacre of almost all Jews in Norwich.
- 7 March – Massacre of Jews at Stamford Fair.
- 16 March – A mob besieges 150 Jews in York Castle, killing those who do not commit suicide.^[1]
- 18 March – Massacre of 57 Jews at Bury St. Edmunds.
- 4 July – Kings Richard I of England and Philip II of France set out on the Third Crusade.^[2]
- Summer – William Longchamp arrests his co-regent Hugh de Puiset and rules alone as Lord Chancellor, Justiciar, and papal legate.^[1]
1191
- 12 May – Richard I marries Berengaria of Navarre.^[3]
- 12 July – Third Crusade: Siege of Acre ends with a crusader victory led by Philip II and Richard I.^[2]
- 7 September – Third Crusade: Richard defeats Saladin at the Battle of Arsuf.^[2]
- October – Prince John of England deposes William Longchamp.^[1]
- 27 November – Reginald fitz Jocelin elected Archbishop of Canterbury but dies before being consecrated.
1192
- 5 August – Third Crusade: Richard defeats Saladin at the Battle of Jaffa.^[2]
- 2 September – Treaty of Jaffa between Richard and Saladin allows Christian pilgrims to visit Jerusalem and ends the Third Crusade.
- 11 December – Returning from the Crusade, Richard is taken prisoner by Leopold V, Duke of Austria.
- Prince John recognised as heir to the throne, and takes control of the royal castles at Windsor and Wallingford.^[1]
- Rebuilding of Lincoln Cathedral begins.^[4]
1193
- 29 May – Hubert Walter enthroned as Archbishop of Canterbury.^[5]
1194
- 4 February – Richard I released from captivity.
- 12 March–28 March – Richard returns to England and besieges Nottingham Castle to reclaim it from his brother John.^[2]
- 17 April – Second coronation of Richard I at Winchester.^[1]
- 2 May – Portsmouth granted a Royal Charter.
- 12 May – Richard I leaves England for France.^[2]
- 3 July – Richard defeats the French at Fréteval.^[2]
- Hubert Walter appointed as Justiciar.^[5]
- Hubert Walter establishes the office of coroner.^[1]
- Ordinance of the Jewry.
1195
- Treaty of Louviers suspends war between England and France; France takes control of Norman Vexin.^[1]
- Bushmead Priory founded.
1196
- Spring – In London, a popular uprising of the poor against the rich is led by William Fitz Osbern.
- Assize of Measures establishes the ell as the standard English measure, and regulates the production of cloth.^[1]
1197
- A statute establishes standard weights and measures.^[2]
1198
- June – England resumes its war against France, re-occupying Norman Vexin.^[1]
- June 23 – Fire at Bury St Edmunds Abbey.
- September – Battle of Gisors: English victory over the French.^[1]
1199
- 13 January – Truce between England and France.^[1]
- 6 April – King Richard I killed at the siege of the castle of Châlus in France.^[2]
- 27 May – Coronation of King John of England.^[2]
- Hubert Walter appointed as Lord Chancellor.^[5]
- King Philip II of France renews his war against England, supporting the rival claim to the English throne of Arthur of Brittany.^[1]

Births

1190
- William of Sherwood, logician (died 1249)
1193
- William de Ferrers, 5th Earl of Derby (died 1254)
1195
- Roger de Quincy, 2nd Earl of Winchester (died 1265)

Deaths

1190
- 19 November – Baldwin of Exeter, Archbishop of Canterbury
- Ranulf de Glanvill, chief justiciar
- Robert de Beaumont, 3rd Earl of Leicester
1191
- 26 December — Reginald fitz Jocelin Archbishop-elect of Canterbury
1194
- Abbas Benedictus, Abbot of Peterborough
1195
- Hugh de Puiset, bishop of Durham (born c. 1125)
1196
- William Fitz Osbern, London citizen
1197
- William Longchamp, Lord Chancellor
1198
- William of Newburgh, historian (born c. 1136)
1199
- 6 April — Richard I of England (killed in battle) (born 1157)
- 4 September — Joan of England, Queen of Sicily, wife of William II of Sicily (born 1165)
uncertain
- William Fitzstephen, servant of Thomas Becket and sheriff of Gloucester

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l Palmer, Alan; Veronica (1992). The Chronology of British History. London: Century Ltd. pp. 73–75. ISBN 0-7126-5616-2.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j Williams, Hywel (2005). Cassell's Chronology of World History. London: Weidenfeld & Nicolson. pp. 129–131. ISBN 0-304-35730-8.
^ Penguin Pocket On This Day. Penguin Reference Library. 2006. ISBN 0-14-102715-0.
^ Sutton, Ian (1999). Architecture, from Ancient Greece to the Present. London: Thames & Hudson. ISBN 978-0-500-20316-3.
^ ^a ^b ^c Morgan, Kenneth O. (1998). The Oxford Popular History of Britain. Parragon. ISBN 0-7525-2572-7.

1190s in England

Contents

Incumbents

Events

Births

Deaths

References

See also