1120s in England
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| 1100s 1100s in England Events from the 1100s in England.- Events :* 1100** 2 August - King William II of England dies in a hunting accident in the New Forest; he is succeeded by Henry I of England.** 5 August - Coronation of Henry I.... | 1110s 1110s in England Events from the 1110s in England.-Events:* 1110** Roger of Salisbury creates the exchequer as a separate governmental department.** Royal park at Woodstock walled to allow for hunting and keeping exotic animals.* 1111... | 1120s | 1130s 1130s in England Events from the 1130s in England.-Events:* 1130** New choir of Canterbury Cathedral completed.* 1131** 8 September - The barons swear allegiance to Matilda as the true heir of Henry I of England.... | 1140s 1140s in England Events from the 1140s in England.-Incumbents:Monarch - King Stephen , Empress Matilda , King Stephen-Events:* 1140** December - The Anarchy: Earl Ranulf of Chester captures Lincoln.... |
Events from the 1120s in England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
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Events
- 1120
- 25 November - Sinking of the White ShipWhite ShipThe White Ship was a vessel that sank in the English Channel near the Normandy coast off Barfleur, on 25 November 1120. Only one of those aboard survived. Those who drowned included William Adelin, the only surviving legitimate son and heir of King Henry I of England...
in the English ChannelEnglish ChannelThe English Channel , often referred to simply as the Channel, is an arm of the Atlantic Ocean that separates southern England from northern France, and joins the North Sea to the Atlantic. It is about long and varies in width from at its widest to in the Strait of Dover...
. King Henry I of EnglandHenry I of EnglandHenry I was the fourth son of William I of England. He succeeded his elder brother William II as King of England in 1100 and defeated his eldest brother, Robert Curthose, to become Duke of Normandy in 1106...
's only legitimate son, William AdelinWilliam AdelinWilliam , surnamed Adelin , was the son of Henry I of England by his wife Matilda of Scotland, and was thus heir-apparent to the throne. His early death without issue caused a succession crisis.William was born in Winchester...
, drowns.
- 25 November - Sinking of the White Ship
- 1121
- Henry I marries Adeliza of LouvainAdeliza of LouvainAdeliza of Louvain, sometimes known in England as Adelicia of Louvain, also called Adela and Aleidis; was queen consort of the Kingdom of England from 1121 to 1135, the second wife of Henry I...
. - Reading AbbeyReading AbbeyReading Abbey is a large, ruined abbey in the centre of the town of Reading, in the English county of Berkshire. It was founded by Henry I in 1121 "for the salvation of my soul, and the souls of King William, my father, and of King William, my brother, and Queen Maud, my wife, and all my ancestors...
re-founded.
- Henry I marries Adeliza of Louvain
- 1122
- 1123
- 18 February - William de CorbeilWilliam de CorbeilWilliam de Corbeil or William of Corbeil was a medieval Archbishop of Canterbury. Very little is known of William's early life or his family, except that he was born at Corbeil in the outskirts of Paris and that he had two brothers...
enthroned as Archbishop of CanterburyArchbishop of CanterburyThe Archbishop of Canterbury is the senior bishop and principal leader of the Church of England, the symbolic head of the worldwide Anglican Communion, and the diocesan bishop of the Diocese of Canterbury. In his role as head of the Anglican Communion, the archbishop leads the third largest group...
. - Louis VI of FranceLouis VI of FranceLouis VI , called the Fat , was King of France from 1108 until his death . Chronicles called him "roi de Saint-Denis".-Reign:...
supports rebels against English rule in NormandyNormandyNormandy is a geographical region corresponding to the former Duchy of Normandy. It is in France.The continental territory covers 30,627 km² and forms the preponderant part of Normandy and roughly 5% of the territory of France. It is divided for administrative purposes into two régions:...
. - St Bartholomew's HospitalSt Bartholomew's HospitalSt Bartholomew's Hospital, also known as Barts, is a hospital in Smithfield in the City of London, England.-Early history:It was founded in 1123 by Raherus or Rahere , a favourite courtier of King Henry I...
in LondonLondonLondon is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
founded. - First Bishop of Bath consecrated.
- 18 February - William de Corbeil
- 1124
- Henry I unsuccessfully invades France, having defeated rebels in Normandy.
- Moneyers punished by castrationCastrationCastration is any action, surgical, chemical, or otherwise, by which a male loses the functions of the testicles or a female loses the functions of the ovaries.-Humans:...
following run-away inflationInflationIn economics, inflation is a rise in the general level of prices of goods and services in an economy over a period of time.When the general price level rises, each unit of currency buys fewer goods and services. Consequently, inflation also reflects an erosion in the purchasing power of money – a...
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- 1125
- William of MalmesburyWilliam of MalmesburyWilliam of Malmesbury was the foremost English historian of the 12th century. C. Warren Hollister so ranks him among the most talented generation of writers of history since Bede, "a gifted historical scholar and an omnivorous reader, impressively well versed in the literature of classical,...
completes his histories of England, Gesta Regum Anglorum and Gesta Pontificum Anglorum.
- William of Malmesbury
- 1126
- Archbishoprics of CanterburyArchbishop of CanterburyThe Archbishop of Canterbury is the senior bishop and principal leader of the Church of England, the symbolic head of the worldwide Anglican Communion, and the diocesan bishop of the Diocese of Canterbury. In his role as head of the Anglican Communion, the archbishop leads the third largest group...
and YorkArchbishop of YorkThe Archbishop of York is a high-ranking cleric in the Church of England, second only to the Archbishop of Canterbury. He is the diocesan bishop of the Diocese of York and metropolitan of the Province of York, which covers the northern portion of England as well as the Isle of Man...
declared equal. - 25 December - Henry I asks his nobles to recognise Empress MatildaEmpress MatildaEmpress Matilda , also known as Matilda of England or Maude, was the daughter and heir of King Henry I of England. Matilda and her younger brother, William Adelin, were the only legitimate children of King Henry to survive to adulthood...
as his heir.
- Archbishoprics of Canterbury
- 1127
- 1 January - English nobles accept Matilda as heir.
- 1128
- 17 June - Matilda marries Geoffrey Martel, heir to the Count of Anjou.
- Foundation of the first Cistercian abbey in England, at WaverleyWaverley AbbeyWaverley Abbey was the first Cistercian abbey in England, founded in 1128 by William Giffard, Bishop of Winchester. It is situated about one mile south of Farnham, Surrey, in a bend of the River Wey.-History:...
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- 1129
- Henry of BloisHenry of BloisHenry of Blois , often known as Henry of Winchester, was Abbot of Glastonbury Abbey from 1126, and Bishop of Winchester from 1129 to his death.-Early life and education:...
becomes Bishop of WinchesterBishop of WinchesterThe Bishop of Winchester is the head of the Church of England diocese of Winchester, with his cathedra at Winchester Cathedral in Hampshire.The bishop is one of five Church of England bishops to be among the Lords Spiritual regardless of their length of service. His diocese is one of the oldest and...
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- Henry of Blois
Deaths
- 1120
- 25 November - William AdelinWilliam AdelinWilliam , surnamed Adelin , was the son of Henry I of England by his wife Matilda of Scotland, and was thus heir-apparent to the throne. His early death without issue caused a succession crisis.William was born in Winchester...
, son of Henry I (born 1103)
- 25 November - William Adelin
- 1122
- 20 October - Ralph d'EscuresRalph d'EscuresRalph , also known as Ralph d'Escures from the family estate Escures, near Sées in Normandy, was a medieval Abbot of Séez, Bishop of Rochester and then Archbishop of Canterbury. He studied at the school at the Abbey of Bec. In 1079 he entered the abbey of St Martin at Séez, and became abbot there...
, Archbishop of CanterburyArchbishop of CanterburyThe Archbishop of Canterbury is the senior bishop and principal leader of the Church of England, the symbolic head of the worldwide Anglican Communion, and the diocesan bishop of the Diocese of Canterbury. In his role as head of the Anglican Communion, the archbishop leads the third largest group...
- 20 October - Ralph d'Escures
- 1124
- 15 March - ErnulfErnulfErnulf was a French Benedictine architect, and Bishop of Rochester, Kent, England.-Life:Ernulf studied under Lanfranc at the monastery of Bec, entered the Benedictine Order, and lived long as a brother in the monastery of St-Lucien, Beauvais...
, Bishop of RochesterBishop of RochesterThe Bishop of Rochester is the ordinary of the Church of England Diocese of Rochester in the Province of Canterbury.The diocese covers the west of the county of Kent and is centred in the city of Rochester where the bishop's seat is located at the Cathedral Church of Christ and the Blessed Virgin...
(born 1040, France)
- 15 March - Ernulf
- 1126
- Edgar ÆthelingEdgar ÆthelingEdgar Ætheling , or Edgar II, was the last male member of the royal house of Cerdic of Wessex...
, last member of the Anglo-Saxon royal house (born 1052)
- Edgar Ætheling
- 1128
- 5 September - Ranulf FlambardRanulf FlambardRanulf Flambard was a medieval Norman Bishop of Durham and an influential government minister of King William Rufus of England...
, Bishop of Durham
- 5 September - Ranulf Flambard
- 1129
- January - Ranulph le Meschin, 1st Earl of Chester (born 1074, France)
- Symeon of DurhamSymeon of DurhamSymeon of Durham was an English chronicler and a monk of Durham Priory. When William of Saint-Calais returned from his Norman exile in 1091, Symeon was probably in his company...
, chronicler