1240s in England
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| 1220s 1220s in England Events from the 1220s in England.-Events:* 1220** 17 May - Second coronation of King Henry III at Westminster Abbey. Pope Honorius III had deemed that Henry's first coronation at Gloucester in 1216 had not been carried out in accordance with church rites.** May - Construction of the Lady Chapel at... | 1230s 1230s in England Events from the 1230s in England.-Events:1230* 3 May - King Henry III leads an army to France, and marches on Bordeaux.* October - Henry returns to England.* Devotional work Ancrene Wisse written.1231... | 1240s | 1250s 1250s in England Events from the 1250s in England.-Events:* 1250** Gascons revolt against English governor Simon de Montfort, 6th Earl of Leicester.** First written reference to Summer is icumen in, one of the oldest known English song lyrics.* 1251... | 1260s 1260s in England Events from the 1260s in England.-Events:* 1260** Llewelyn the Last attacks English forces in South Wales.** 22 August - Truce agreed between England and Wales.* 1261... |
Events from the 1240s 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
- 1240
- Dafydd ap LlywelynDafydd ap LlywelynDafydd ap Llywelyn was Prince of Gwynedd from 1240 to 1246. He was for a time recognised as Prince of Wales.- Descent :...
, Prince of Wales, pays homageHomage (medieval)Homage in the Middle Ages was the ceremony in which a feudal tenant or vassal pledged reverence and submission to his feudal lord, receiving in exchange the symbolic title to his new position . It was a symbolic acknowledgment to the lord that the vassal was, literally, his man . The oath known as...
to King HenryHenry III of EnglandHenry III was the son and successor of John as King of England, reigning for 56 years from 1216 until his death. His contemporaries knew him as Henry of Winchester. He was the first child king in England since the reign of Æthelred the Unready...
, and agrees to arbitration over the right to rule WalesWalesWales is a country that is part of the United Kingdom and the island of Great Britain, bordered by England to its east and the Atlantic Ocean and Irish Sea to its west. It has a population of three million, and a total area of 20,779 km²...
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- Dafydd ap Llywelyn
- 1241
- 1 February - Boniface of SavoyBoniface of Savoy, Archbishop of CanterburyBoniface of Savoy was a medieval Bishop of Belley in France and Archbishop of Canterbury in England. He was the son of the Count of Savoy, and owed his initial ecclesiastical posts to his father. Other members of his family were also clergymen, and a brother succeeded his father as count...
, the Queen's uncle, 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...
. - October - After defeat in a military campaign, Dafydd ap Llywelyn makes Henry his heir.
- 1 February - Boniface of Savoy
- 1242
- May - English army supports rebels in PoitouPoitouPoitou was a province of west-central France whose capital city was Poitiers.The region of Poitou was called Thifalia in the sixth century....
against French rule.
- May - English army supports rebels in Poitou
- 1243
- September - England signs a truce with France.
- 1244
- Dafydd ap Llywelyn forms alliance of minor Welsh rulers in Wales and begins revolt against English rule.
- August - Henry blockades Scotland and musters an army at Newcastle upon TyneNewcastle upon TyneNewcastle upon Tyne is a city and metropolitan borough of Tyne and Wear, in North East England. Historically a part of Northumberland, it is situated on the north bank of the River Tyne...
after ScotsScotlandScotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
threaten the border. - November - Bishops and barons refuse to pay taxes demanded by King Henry, and insist on administrative reforms.
- 1245
- English army campaigns in north Wales to subdue Dafydd ap Llywelyn. A truce is agreed in the autumn, and Henry returns to England.
- The rebuilding of Westminster AbbeyWestminster AbbeyThe Collegiate Church of St Peter at Westminster, popularly known as Westminster Abbey, is a large, mainly Gothic church, in the City of Westminster, London, United Kingdom, located just to the west of the Palace of Westminster. It is the traditional place of coronation and burial site for English,...
in GothicGothic architectureGothic architecture is a style of architecture that flourished during the high and late medieval period. It evolved from Romanesque architecture and was succeeded by Renaissance architecture....
style begins.
- 1246
- Cistercians, together with the King's brother, Richard, 1st Earl of CornwallRichard, 1st Earl of CornwallRichard of Cornwall was Count of Poitou , 1st Earl of Cornwall and German King...
, found Hailes AbbeyHailes AbbeyHailes Abbey is two miles northeast of Winchcombe, Gloucestershire, England.The abbey was founded in 1245 or 1246 by Richard, Earl of Cornwall, called "King of the Romans" and the younger brother of King Henry III of England. He was granted the manor of Hailes by Henry, and settled it with...
in GloucestershireGloucestershireGloucestershire is a county in South West England. The county comprises part of the Cotswold Hills, part of the flat fertile valley of the River Severn, and the entire Forest of Dean....
. - Dafydd ap Llywelyn, who had lately claimed the title of prince of WalesPrince of WalesPrince of Wales is a title traditionally granted to the heir apparent to the reigning monarch of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the 15 other independent Commonwealth realms...
, dies and the resistance of the Welsh against English forces in Wales collapses.
- Cistercians, together with the King's brother, Richard, 1st Earl of Cornwall
- 1247
- April - Treaty of Woodstock: Dafydd ap Llywelyn's successors, the Welsh princes Llywelyn ap Gruffudd and Owain ap GruffuddOwain Goch ap GruffyddOwain ap Gruffudd, , , was brother to Llywelyn the Last and Dafydd ap Gruffudd and, for a brief period in the late 1240s and early 1250s, ruler of part of the Kingdom of Gwynedd .- Lineage :Owain was the eldest son of Gruffudd ap Llywelyn and the grandson of Llywelyn the Great...
acknowledge Henry as their overlord. - 13 June - CoinageBritish coinageThe standard circulating coinage of the United Kingdom is denominated in pounds sterling , and, since the introduction of the two-pound coin in 1998, ranges in value from one penny to two pounds. Since decimalisation, on 15 February 1971, the pound has been divided into 100 pence...
reform introduces a new silver coin and establishes seventeen local mints. - RomfordRomfordRomford is a large suburban town in north east London, England and the administrative headquarters of the London Borough of Havering. It is located northeast of Charing Cross and is one of the major metropolitan centres identified in the London Plan...
established as a market town. - The Bethlem Royal HospitalBethlem Royal HospitalThe Bethlem Royal Hospital is a psychiatric hospital located in London, United Kingdom and part of the South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust. Although no longer based at its original location, it is recognised as the world's first and oldest institution to specialise in mental illnesses....
founded in London.
- April - Treaty of Woodstock: Dafydd ap Llywelyn's successors, the Welsh princes Llywelyn ap Gruffudd and Owain ap Gruffudd
- 1248
- 11 March - Richard of Cornwall presides at the first Trial of the PyxTrial of the PyxThe Trial of the Pyx is the procedure in the United Kingdom for ensuring that newly minted coins conform to required standards. Trials have been held from the twelfth century to the present day, normally once per calendar year; the form of the ceremony has been essentially the same since 1282 AD...
to determine the purity of coinage. - Simon de Montfort, 6th Earl of LeicesterSimon de Montfort, 6th Earl of LeicesterSimon de Montfort, 6th Earl of Leicester, 1st Earl of Chester , sometimes referred to as Simon V de Montfort to distinguish him from other Simon de Montforts, was an Anglo-Norman nobleman. He led the barons' rebellion against King Henry III of England during the Second Barons' War of 1263-4, and...
appointed as governor of GasconyGasconyGascony is an area of southwest France that was part of the "Province of Guyenne and Gascony" prior to the French Revolution. The region is vaguely defined and the distinction between Guyenne and Gascony is unclear; sometimes they are considered to overlap, and sometimes Gascony is considered a...
, but soon proves unpopular.
- 11 March - Richard of Cornwall presides at the first Trial of the Pyx
- 1249
- University College, OxfordUniversity College, Oxford.University College , is a constituent college of the University of Oxford in England. As of 2009 the college had an estimated financial endowment of £110m...
established.
- University College, Oxford
Births
- 1240
- 29 September - Margaret of EnglandMargaret of EnglandMargaret of England was a medieval English princess who became Queen of Scots. A daughter of the Plantagenet king Henry III of England and his queen, Eleanor of Provence, she was Queen consort to Alexander III "the Glorious", King of the Scots.- Family :She was the second child of Henry III of...
, daughter of Henry III of EnglandHenry III of EnglandHenry III was the son and successor of John as King of England, reigning for 56 years from 1216 until his death. His contemporaries knew him as Henry of Winchester. He was the first child king in England since the reign of Æthelred the Unready...
and consort of Alexander III of ScotlandAlexander III of ScotlandAlexander III was King of Scots from 1249 to his death.-Life:...
(died 1275)
- 29 September - Margaret of England
- 1241
- Eleanor of CastileEleanor of CastileEleanor of Castile was the first queen consort of Edward I of England. She was also Countess of Ponthieu in her own right from 1279 until her death in 1290, succeeding her mother and ruling together with her husband.-Birth:...
, queen of Edward I of EnglandEdward I of EnglandEdward I , also known as Edward Longshanks and the Hammer of the Scots, was King of England from 1272 to 1307. The first son of Henry III, Edward was involved early in the political intrigues of his father's reign, which included an outright rebellion by the English barons...
(died 1290)
- Eleanor of Castile
- 1243
- 2 September - Gilbert de Clare, 6th Earl of Hertford, politician (died 1295)
- 1245
- 16 January - Edmund Crouchback, 1st Earl of LancasterEdmund Crouchback, 1st Earl of LancasterEdmund of Crouchback, 1st Earl of Leicester and Lancaster , was the second surviving son of King Henry III of England and Eleanor of Provence. In his childhood he had a claim on the Kingdom of Sicily. His nickname refers to his participation in the Ninth Crusade.-Childhood:Edmund was born in London...
, son of Henry III of EnglandHenry III of EnglandHenry III was the son and successor of John as King of England, reigning for 56 years from 1216 until his death. His contemporaries knew him as Henry of Winchester. He was the first child king in England since the reign of Æthelred the Unready...
(died 1296)
- 16 January - Edmund Crouchback, 1st Earl of Lancaster
- 1246
- 14 September - John FitzAlan, 7th Earl of ArundelJohn FitzAlan, 7th Earl of ArundelJohn FitzAlan, 7th Earl of Arundel was an English nobleman. He was also feudal Lord of Clun and Oswestry in the Welsh Marches.-Family:...
(died 1272)
- 14 September - John FitzAlan, 7th Earl of Arundel
- 1247
- Little Saint Hugh of LincolnLittle Saint Hugh of LincolnHugh of Lincoln was an English boy, whose death prompted a blood libel with ramifications that reach until today. Hugh is known as Little Saint Hugh to distinguish him from Saint Hugh, otherwise Hugh of Lincoln. The style is often corrupted to Little Sir Hugh...
(died 1255)
- Little Saint Hugh of Lincoln
- 1249
- Humphrey de Bohun, 3rd Earl of HerefordHumphrey de Bohun, 3rd Earl of HerefordHumphrey de Bohun , 3rd Earl of Hereford and 2nd Earl of Essex, was an English nobleman known primarily for his opposition to King Edward I over the Confirmatio Cartarum. He was also an active participant in the Welsh Wars and maintained for several years a private feud with the earl of Gloucester...
(died 1297)
- Humphrey de Bohun, 3rd Earl of Hereford
Deaths
- 1240
- Edmund RichEdmund RichEdmund Rich was a 13th century Archbishop of Canterbury in England...
, 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...
(born 1175) - William de Warenne, 5th Earl of Surrey (born 1166)
- Edmund Rich
- 1241
- 1 December - Isabella of EnglandIsabella of EnglandFor Isabella of England, the daughter of Edward III of England and Philippa of Hainault, see Isabella de Coucy.Isabella of England, also called Elizabeth was an English princess and, by marriage, Holy Roman Empress, German Queen, and Queen consort of Sicily.-Biography:She was the fourth child but...
, princess (born 1214)
- 1 December - Isabella of England
- 1242
- 26 March - William de Forz, 3rd Earl of AlbemarleWilliam de Forz, 3rd Earl of AlbemarleWilliam II de Forz, 3rd Earl of Albemarle was an English nobleman. He is described by William Stubbs as "a feudal adventurer of the worst type".-Family background:...
(year of birth unknown)
- 26 March - William de Forz, 3rd Earl of Albemarle
- 1243
- 12 May - Hubert de Burgh, 1st Earl of KentHubert de Burgh, 1st Earl of KentHubert de Burgh, 1st Earl of Kent was Earl of Kent, Justiciar of England and Ireland, and one of the most influential men in England during the reigns of John and Henry III.-Birth and family:...
(born c. 1165)
- 12 May - Hubert de Burgh, 1st Earl of Kent
- 1245
- 21 August - Alexander of HalesAlexander of HalesAlexander Hales also called Doctor Irrefragabilis and Theologorum Monarcha was a notable thinker important in the history of scholasticism and the Franciscan School.-Life:Alexander was born at Hales ,...
, theologian
- 21 August - Alexander of Hales
- 1246
- 31 May - Isabella of AngoulêmeIsabella of AngoulêmeIsabella of Angoulême was queen consort of England as the second wife of King John from 1200 until John's death in 1216. They had five children by the king including his heir, later Henry III...
, queen of John of EnglandJohn of EnglandJohn , also known as John Lackland , was King of England from 6 April 1199 until his death...
(born c. 1187) - Richard Fitz RoyRichard Fitz RoyRichard FitzRoy was feudal Baron of Chilham, Kent, and the illegitimate son of King John of England. His mother, John's cousin, was Adela, a daughter of Hamelin de Warenne and Isabel de Warenne, 4th Countess of Surrey....
, illegitimate son of King John (born c. 1190)
- 31 May - Isabella of Angoulême
- 1247
- William de Ferrers, 4th Earl of DerbyWilliam de Ferrers, 4th Earl of DerbyWilliam II de Ferrers, 4th Earl of Derby was a favourite of King John of England. He succeeded to the estate upon the death of his father, William de Ferrers, 3rd Earl of Derby, at the Siege of Acre in 1190...
(born c. 1168)
- William de Ferrers, 4th Earl of Derby
- 1249
- William of SherwoodWilliam of SherwoodWilliam of Sherwood was a medieval English Scholastic philosopher, logician and teacher.Little is known of his life, but he is thought to have studied in Paris, as a master at Oxford in 1252, treasurer of Lincoln from 1254/8 onwards, and a rector of Aylesbury.He was the author of two books which...
, logician (born 1190)
- William of Sherwood