1210s in England
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Events from the 1210s in England.
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[edit] Incumbents
Monarch - John of England (to 19 October 1216), Henry III of England
[edit] Events
- 1210
- 20 June - King John of England lands at Waterford. He later builds castles, including the first stone castle at Dublin, and appoints Justiciars over Ireland.[1]
- 1211
- June - King John campaigns against Welsh prince Llywelyn the Great.[2]
- Englsh occupy Ceredigion and build Aberystwyth Castle.[1]
- 1212
- June - Welsh rebels burn Aberystwyth Castle.[1]
- 10 July - The most severe of several early fires of London burns most of the city to the ground.
- November - John sends a peace mission to Pope Innocent III in a dispute over who would become the next Archbishop of Canterbury.
- 1213
- 13 May - King John's dispute with the Pope ends when John accepts Stephen Langton.[2]
- 30 May - Battle of Damme: English fleet under William Longespée, 3rd Earl of Salisbury destroys a French fleet off the Flemish port of Damme.[1]
- 3 June - King John and Llywelyn the Great sign a truce.[2]
- 15 November - a council of knights is held in Oxford.[2]
- 1214
- 15 February - John lands an invasion force at La Rochelle.[1]
- 27 July - at the Battle of Bouvines, William Longespée, 3rd Earl of Salisbury is captured by the French.[1]
- 18 September - Treaty of Chinon signed by John and Philip II of France recognising the Capetian gains from the Angevin Empire.[1]
- 15 October - John returns to England.[1]
- December - Llywelyn the Great captures Shrewsbury.[1]
- Papal ordinance defines the rights of the scholars at Oxford University.[1]
- 1215
- 3 May - Barons led by Robert Fitzwalter renounce their allegiance to the King and attack Northampton.[1]
- 17 May - Rebellious barons occupy London.[2]
- 19 June - Barons force King John to sign the Magna Carta at Runnymede, confirming their rights and those of the towns and Church.[2]
- 24 August - Pope Innocent III declares Magna Carta invalid by papal bull triggering the First Barons' War.[2]
- September - First Barons' War: Rebels capture Rochester.[1]
- December - First Barons' War: Alexander II of Scotland invades northern England.[1]
- 1216
- January - First Barons' War: English army sacks Berwick-on-Tweed and raids southern Scotland.[1]
- February - First Barons' War: Rebellion in East Anglia quickly suppressed.[1]
- 21 May - First Barons' War: Louis, Count of Artois invades England in support of the barons and is proclaimed, but not crowned, King of England.[1]
- 11 October - First Barons' War: Retreating from the French invasion, King John loses the Crown Jewels in The Wash.[3]
- 18 October or 19 October - John dies; he is succeeded by his son Henry III of England, with William Marshall as regent.[2]
- 28 October - the infant Henry III crowned at Gloucester.[2]
- 12 November - Henry's regents affirm Magna Carta.[2]
- 1217
- 20 May - First Barons' War: The French defeated at the Battle of Lincoln.[1]
- 21 August - First Barons' War: The French fleet defeated at the Battle of Dover.
- 23 August - First Barons' War: The French fleet destroyed at the Battle of Sandwich.[2]
- 12 September - Treaty of Kingston-upon-Thames ends the First Barons' War: French and Scots to leave England, amnesty granted to rebels.[1]
- 20 September - Treaty of Lambeth signed ratifying the Kingston treaty.
- 6 November - Charter of the forest issued to supplement Magna Carta.[4]
- 1218
- March - Treaty of Worcester recognises the Llywelyn the Great as regent of south Wales.[5]
- 1219
- May - Llywelyn ravages Pembrokeshire after the death of William Marshall.[1]
[edit] Births
- 1210
- 22 July - Joan of England, Queen Consort of Scotland, wife of Alexander II of Scotland (died 1238)
- 1214
- Isabella of England, daughter of John of England (died 1241)
- 1218
- Sir Maurice de Berkeley, knight (died 1281)
[edit] Deaths
- 1212
- 12 December - Geoffrey, Archbishop of York (born 1152)
- 1213
- Geoffrey Fitz Peter, 1st Earl of Essex (born c. 1162)
- 1214
- 31 October - Leonora of England, queen of Alfonso VIII of Castile (born 1162)
- John de Gray, bishop of Norwich (year of birth unknown)
- 1215
- 3 February or 4 February - Eustace, Dean of Salisbury, Lord Chancellor (year of birth unknown)
- 1216
- 18 October or 19 October - John of England (born 1166)
- 1217
- 10 September - William de Redvers, 5th Earl of Devon, nobleman (year of birth unknown)
- 14 October - Isabel of Gloucester, wife of King John of England (born c. 1173)
- Alexander Neckam, scholar and teacher (born 1157)
- 1218
- 30 December - Richard de Clare, 4th Earl of Hertford, politician (born 1162)
- 1219
- 3 November - Saer de Quincy, 1st Earl of Winchester, rebel baron (born 1155)
[edit] References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s Palmer, Alan & Veronica (1992). The Chronology of British History. London: Century Ltd. pp. 77–79. ISBN 0-7126-5616-2.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k Williams, Hywel (2005). Cassell's Chronology of World History. Weidenfeld & Nicolson. pp. 133–135. ISBN 0-304-35730-8.
- ^ Penguin Pocket On This Day. Penguin Reference Library. 2006. ISBN 0-141-02715-0.
- ^ "The Charter of the Forest of King Henry III". http://info.sjc.ox.ac.uk/forests/Carta.htm. Retrieved 2007-12-17.
- ^ "BBC Wales History". http://www.bbc.co.uk/wales/history/sites/nation/pages/principality01.shtml. Retrieved 2007-12-10.
