1110s in England

1110s in England

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Events from the 1110s in England.

Incumbents

Monarch – Henry I

Events

• 1110
  • Roger of Salisbury creates the exchequer as a separate governmental department.[1]
  • Royal park at Woodstock walled to allow for hunting and keeping exotic animals.[1]
• 1111
  • Robert of Shrewsbury leads a rebellion in Normandy; Henry I launches a military campaign in response.[1]
• 1112
  • Robert of Shrewsbury captured, ending the rebellion.[1]
  • Count of Anjou agrees to do homage to Henry I.[1]
• 1113
  • Treaty of Gisors: France recognises English rule over Maine and Brittany.[1]
• 1114
  • 7 January – Matilda, daughter of Henry I, marries Henry V, Holy Roman Emperor.[2]
  • April – Ralph d'Escures enthroned as Archbishop of Canterbury.
  • Summer – Henry I invades Wales.[3]
  • Roger of Salisbury introduces the first pipe rolls, as a record of exchequer accounts.[1]
• 1115
  • Henry I creates his nephew Stephen count of Mortain in Normandy.
• 1116
  • Henry I launches a military campaign against France, Anjou, and Flanders.[1]
  • A fire destroys Peterborough Cathedral.[4]
• 1117
  • 3 May – Merton Priory in Surrey is consecrated.[5]
• 1118
  • Peace with Flanders agreed.[1]
  • Reconstruction of Peterborough Cathedral begins.[4]
• 1119
  • June – Henry I's son, William Adelin, marries Matilda of Anjou, securing peace with Anjou.[1]
  • 20 August – Henry I defeats Louis VI of France at the Battle of Bremule in Normandy, ending the campaign in France.[3]
  • 19 September – A severe earthquake hits Gloucestershire and Warwickshire.[6]
  • Robert de Brus, 1st Lord of Annandale, founds Gisborough Priory and grants the church of St Hilda of "Middleburg" (Middlesbrough) to Whitby Abbey.
  • Construction of Leeds Castle (Kent) in stone begins.

Births

• 1110
  • Aelred of Rievaulx, abbot (died 1167)
• 1111
  • Henry of Blois, bishop of Winchester (died 1171)
  • Josceline de Bohon, religious leader (died 1184)
• 1115
  • Gilbert de Clare, 2nd Earl of Hertford (died 1153)
• 1116
  • Roger de Clare, 3rd Earl of Hertford (died 1173)
• 1118
  • 21 December – Thomas Becket, Archbishop of Canterbury (died 1170)

Deaths

• 1118
  • 1 May – Matilda of Scotland, Queen of Henry I (born c. 1080, Scotland)
  • 5 June – Robert de Beaumont, 1st Earl of Leicester, (born 1049, Normandy)
• 1119
  • 20 June – Henry de Beaumont, 1st Earl of Warwick

References

1. Palmer, Alan; Palmer, Veronica (1992). The Chronology of British History. London: Century Ltd. pp. 59–60. ISBN 0-7126-5616-2.
2. Williams, Hywel (2005). Cassell's Chronology of World History. Weidenfeld & Nicolson. pp. 117–118. ISBN 0-304-35730-8.
3. "British History Timeline, Norman Britain, BBC". Retrieved 2007-12-19.
4. "Peterborough Cathedral website". Retrieved 2007-12-19.
5. "Merton Priory". Merton Priory Trust. Archived from the original on 2007-12-11. Retrieved 2014-12-01.
6. Stratton, J. M. (1969). Agricultural Records. John Baker. ISBN 0-212-97022-4.