1210s in England

Events from the 1210s in England.

Incumbents

Monarch - John of England (to 19 October, 1216), Henry III of England

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.
* 1211
** June - King John campaigns against Welsh prince Llywelyn the Great.cite book|last=Williams|first=Hywel|title=Cassell's Chronology of World History|publisher=Weidenfeld & Nicolson|year=2005|isbn=0-304-35730-8|pages=133–135]
** Englsh occupy Cardiganshire and build Aberystwyth Castle.
* 1212
** June - Welsh rebels burn Aberystwyth Castle.
** 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.
** 30 May - Battle of Damme: English fleet under William de Longespee, 3rd Earl of Salisbury destroys a French fleet off the Flemish port of Damme.
** 3 June - King John and Llywelyn the Great sign a truce.
** 15 November - a council of knights is held in Oxford.
* 1214
** 15 February - John lands an invasion force at La Rochelle.
** 27 July - at the Battle of Bouvines, William de Longespee, 3rd Earl of Salisbury is captured by the French.
** 18 September - Treaty of Chinon signed by John and Philip II of France recognising the Capetian gains from the Angevin Empire.
** 15 October - John returns to England.
** December - Llywelyn the Great captures Shrewsbury.
** Papal ordinance defines the rights of the scholars at Oxford University.
* 1215
** 3 May - Barons led by Robert Fitzwalter renounce their allegiance to the King and attack Northampton.
** 17 May - Rebellious barons occupy London.
** 19 June - Barons force King John to sign the Magna Carta at Runnymede, confirming their rights and those of the towns and Church.
** 24 August - Pope Innocent III declares Magna Carta invalid by papal bull triggering the First Barons' War.
** September - First Barons' War: Rebels capture Rochester.
** December - First Barons' War: Alexander II of Scotland invades northern England.
* 1216
** January - First Barons' War: English army sacks Berwick-on-Tweed and raids southern Scotland.
** February - First Barons' War: Rebellion in East Anglia quickly suppressed.
** 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.
** 11 October - First Barons' War: Retreating from the French invasion, King John loses the Crown Jewels in The Wash.cite book|title=Penguin Pocket On This Day|publisher=Penguin Reference Library|isbn=0-141-02715-0|year=2006]
** 18 October or 19 October - John dies; he is succeeded by his son Henry III of England, with William Marshall as regent.
** 28 October - the infant Henry III crowned at Gloucester.
** 12 November - Henry's regents affirm Magna Carta.
* 1217
** 20 May - First Barons' War: The French defeated at the Battle of Lincoln.
** 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.
** 12 September - Treaty of Kingston-upon-Thames ends the First Barons' War: French and Scots to leave England, amnesty granted to rebels.
** 20 September - Treaty of Lambeth signed ratifying the Kingston treaty.
** 6 November - Charter of the forest issued to supplement Magna Carta. [cite web|url=http://info.sjc.ox.ac.uk/forests/Carta.htm|title=The Charter of the Forest of King Henry III|accessdate=2007-12-17]
* 1218
** March - Treaty of Worcester recognises the Llywelyn the Great as regent of south Wales. [cite web|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/wales/history/sites/nation/pages/principality01.shtml|title=BBC Wales History|accessdate=2007-12-10]
* 1219
** May - Llywelyn ravages Pembrokeshire after the death of William Marshall.cite book |last=Palmer |first=Alan & Veronica |year=1992 |title= The Chronology of British History|publisher= Century Ltd|location=London|pages= 77-79|isbn= 0-7126-5616-2]

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)

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)

References

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