1190s in England

Events from the 1190s in England.

Incumbents

Monarch - Richard I of England (to 6 April 1199), John of England

Events

* 1190
** 16 March - A mob besieges 150 Jews in York Castle, killing those who do not commit suicide.
** 4 July - Kings Richard I of England and Philip II of France set out on the Third Crusade.cite book|last=Williams|first=Hywel|title=Cassell's Chronology of World History|publisher=Weidenfeld & Nicolson|year=2005|isbn=0-304-35730-8|pages=129–131]
** William Longchamp arrests his co-regent Hugh de Puiset and rules alone as Lord Chancellor, Justiciar, and papal legate.
* 1191
** 12 May - Richard I marries Berengaria of Navarre.cite book|title=Penguin Pocket On This Day|publisher=Penguin Reference Library|isbn=0-141-02715-0|year=2006]
** 12 July - Third Crusade: Siege of Acre ends with a crusader victory led by Philip II and Richard I.
** 7 September - Third Crusade: Richard defeats Saladin at the Battle of Arsuf.
** October - Prince John of England deposes William Longchamp.
** 27 November - Reginald fitz Jocelin elected Archbishop of Canterbury but dies before being consecrated.
* 1192
** 5 August - Third Crusade: Richard defeats Saladin at the Battle of Jaffa.
** 2 September - Treaty of Jaffa between Richard and Saladin allows Christian pilgrims to visit Jerusalem and ends the Third Crusade.
** 11 December - Returning from the Crusade, Richard is taken prisoner by Leopold V, Duke of Austria.
** Prince John recognised as heir to the throne, and takes control of the royal castles at Windsor and Wallingford.
* 1193
** 29 May - Hubert Walter enthroned as Archbishop of Canterbury.cite book|title=The Oxford Popular History of Britain|last=Morgan|first=Kenneth O.|publisher=Parragon|date=1998|isbn=0-75252-572-7]
* 1194
** 4 February - Richard I released from captivity.
** 12 March–28 March - Richard returns to England and besieges Nottingham Castle to reclaim it from his brother John.
** 17 April - Second coronation of Richard I at Winchester.
** 2 May - Portsmouth granted a Royal Charter.
** 12 May - Richard I leaves England for France.
** 3 July - Richard defeats the French at Fréteval.
** Hubert Walter appointed as Justiciar.
** Hubert Walter establishes the office of coroner.
* 1195
** Treaty of Louviers suspends war between England and France; France takes control of Norman Vexin.
** Bushmead Priory founded.
* 1196
** Spring - In London, a popular uprising of the poor against the rich is led by William Fitz Osbern.
** Assize of Measures establishes the ell as the standard English measure, and regulates the production of cloth.
* 1197
** A statute establishes standard weights and measures.
* 1198
** June - England resumes its war against France, re-occupying Norman Vexin.
** September - Battle of Gisors: English victory over the French.
* 1199
** 13 January - Truce between England and France.
** 6 April - King Richard I killed at the siege of the castle of Châlus in France.
** 27 May - Coronation of King John of England.
** Hubert Walter appointed as Lord Chancellor.
** King Philip II of France renews his war against England, supporting the rival claim to the English throne of Arthur of Brittany.cite book |last=Palmer |first=Alan & Veronica |year=1992 |title= The Chronology of British History|publisher= Century Ltd|location=London|pages= 73-75|isbn= 0-7126-5616-2]

Births

* 1190
** William of Sherwood, logician (died 1249)
* 1193
** William de Ferrers, 5th Earl of Derby (died 1254)
* 1195
** Roger de Quincy, 2nd Earl of Winchester (died 1265)

Deaths

* 1190
** 19 November - Baldwin of Exeter, Archbishop of Canterbury
** Ranulf de Glanvill, chief justiciar
** Robert de Beaumont, 3rd Earl of Leicester
* 1191
** 26 December — Reginald fitz Jocelin Archbishop-elect of Canterbury
* 1194
** Abbas Benedictus, Abbot of Peterborough
* 1195
** Hugh de Puiset, bishop of Durham (born c. 1125)
* 1196
** William Fitz Osbern, London citizen
* 1197
** William Longchamp, Lord Chancellor
* 1198
** William of Newburgh, historian (born c. 1136)
* 1199
** 6 April — Richard I of England (killed in battle) (born 1157)
** 4 September — Joan of England, Queen of Sicily, wife of William II of Sicily (born 1165)
* uncertain
** William Fitzstephen, servant of Thomas à Becket and sheriff of Gloucester

References

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