1190s in England
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Events from the 1190s in England.
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[edit] Incumbents
Monarch - Richard I of England (to 6 April 1199), John of England
[edit] Events
- 1190
- 16 March - A mob besieges 150 Jews in York Castle, killing those who do not commit suicide.[1]
- 4 July - Kings Richard I of England and Philip II of France set out on the Third Crusade.[2]
- 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]
- 1193
- 29 May - Hubert Walter enthroned as Archbishop of Canterbury.[4]
- 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.[4]
- Hubert Walter establishes the office of coroner.[1]
- 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]
- 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.[4]
- King Philip II of France renews his war against England, supporting the rival claim to the English throne of Arthur of Brittany.[1]
[edit] Births
- 1190
- William of Sherwood, logician (died 1249)
- 1193
- 1195
[edit] 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
- 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
[edit] 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. Weidenfeld & Nicolson. pp. 129–131. ISBN 0-304-35730-8.
- ^ Penguin Pocket On This Day. Penguin Reference Library. 2006. ISBN 0-141-02715-0.
- ^ a b c Morgan, Kenneth O. (1998). The Oxford Popular History of Britain. Parragon. ISBN 0-75252-572-7.
