1180s in England

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Events from the 1180s in England.

Incumbents

Monarch - Henry II (to 6 July 1189), Richard I

Events

• 1180
  • September - King Henry II renews the Pact of Ivry with the newly crowned King Philip II of France.^[1]
  • Construction of Wells Cathedral begins.^[2]
  • Ranulf de Glanvill writes the first known treatise on English law.^[1]
  • Coinage reform: new silver coins minted.^[1]
  • Approximate completion date of synagogues at Jew's Court, Lincoln, and in Guildford.
• 1181
  • December - Baldwin of Exeter enthroned as Archbishop of Canterbury.
  • A dispute arises between Henry II's sons Richard and Henry the Young King over lands in Aquitaine.^[3]
  • Assize of Arms enacts military reform.^[1]
• 1182
  • Henry the Young King leads a rebellion against his father in Aquitaine.^[1]
• 1183
  • February - Geoffrey of Brittany allies with Henry the Young King against Henry II and Richard.^[1]
  • Henry the Young King dies, ending the fighting in Aquitaine.^[1]
• 1184
  • Assize of the Forest codifies laws protecting royal forests.^[1]
  • Henry II's sons Richard and John dispute Aquitaine.^[3]
  • A fire destroys Glastonbury Abbey.^[4]
  • Gerald of Wales writes Topographica Hibernica.^[1]
• 1185
  • 29 January - Henry declines an offer to become King of Jerusalem.^[1]
  • 10 February - Knights Templar consecrate Temple Church in London.
  • Henry's estranged wife Queen Eleanor takes control of Aquitaine.^[1]
  • 11 April - The 1185 East Midlands earthquake destroys Lincoln Cathedral.
  • 25 April - John appointed as Lord of Ireland.^[1]
  • December - John recalled from Ireland after antagonising both English lords and Irish chiefs.^[1]
• 1186
  • Henry restores Edinburgh to William I of Scotland.^[1]
  • July - After the death of Geoffrey of Brittany, King Philip II of France claims rule over Brittany.^[1]
• 1187
  • May - Philip II invades Aquitaine, but makes a truce and agrees to crusade against Saladin with Henry II and Richard instead.^[1]
• 1188
  • Henry II imposes the Saladin tithe to pay for the planned crusade.
  • 11 November - Henry refuses to name Richard as his heir. Richard pays homage to King Philip II.^[1]
  • Gerald of Wales begins writing Itinerarium Cambriae.^[1]
  • The chronicle Flores Historiarum commences.
• 1189
  • May - Richard campaigns against his father Henry II in France.^[1]
  • 4 July - Henry II surrenders, agrees to make Richard his heir and pay an indemnity.^[1]
  • 6 July - Henry II dies; Richard becomes king. Retrospectively (from 1290), the time before this in law becomes time immemorial.^[3]
  • 3 September - Coronation of Richard I at Westminster Abbey.^[3] Rising against Jews in London.
  • 12 December - Richard I embarks on the Third Crusade, appointing Hugh de Puiset and William Longchamp as justiciars in his absence.^[3]

Births

• 1180
  • Gilbert de Clare, 5th Earl of Hertford, soldier (died 1230)
• 1186
  • Hugh Bigod, 3rd Earl of Norfolk (died 1225)

Deaths

• 1180
  • 25 October - John of Salisbury, bishop (born c. 1120)
• 1181
  • 30 June - Hugh de Kevelioc, 3rd Earl of Chester, politician (born 1147)
• 1183
  • 11 June - Henry the Young King, son of Henry II (born 1155)
  • 23 November - William Fitz Robert, 2nd Earl of Gloucester (born 1116)
• 1184
  • 16 February - Richard of Dover, Archbishop of Canterbury (year of birth unknown)
• 1186
  • 19 August - Geoffrey II, Duke of Brittany, son of Henry II (born 1158)
• 1187
  • Gilbert Foliot, bishop (year of birth unknown)
• 1189
  • 6 July - King Henry II (born 1133)
  • 13 July - Matilda, Duchess of Saxony, daughter of Henry II (born 1156)
  • 14 November - William de Mandeville, 3rd Earl of Essex (year of birth unknown)
  • Geoffrey Ridel, Lord Chancellor (year of birth unknown)

References

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