1150s in England

Events from the 1150s in England.

Incumbents

Monarch - Stephen of England (to 25 October, 1154), Henry II of England

Events

* 1150
** Henry, son of Empress Matilda, becomes Duke of Normandy.
** The Anarchy: Worcester sacked.
* 1151
** Henry pays homage to Louis VII of France, and cedes Vexin to France.
* 1152
** 18 May - Henry marries Eleanor of Aquitaine, and claims rule over Aquitaine.
** The Anarchy: King Stephen besieges the last opposition stronghold, at Wallingford.
* 1153
** January - The Anarchy: Henry, Count of Anjou, arrives in England in a campaign against King Stephen in favour of his mother Empress Mathilda.cite book|last=Williams|first=Hywel|title=Cassell's Chronology of World History|publisher=Weidenfeld & Nicolson|year=2005|isbn=0-304-35730-8|pages=123–125]
** 17 August - The Anarchy: Following the death of Eustace IV of Boulogne, the Theobald of Bec, the Archbishop of Canterbury, mediates between Stephen and Henry.
** 7 November - The Anarchy: Henry and Stephen sign the Treaty of Wallingford, ending the civil war.
* 1154
** 25 October - King Stephen dies and is succeeded by Henry II, the first Plantagenet king of England.
** 4 December - Pope Adrian IV elected, the first and only English Pope.
** December - Coronation of Henry II and Eleanor of Aquitaine.
** The "Anglo-Saxon Chronicle" completed.
** Henry of Huntingdon completes his "Historia Anglorum".
* 1155
** January - Henry II appoints Thomas Becket as Lord Chancellor.
** Henry defeats rebellious barons, reclaims many royal castles, and abolishes the Earldoms of York and Hereford.
** Pope Adrian IV issues the papal bull "Laudabiliter" giving Henry II lordship over Ireland.
* 1156
** 5 February - Henry pays homage to Louis VII of France to secure his titles over Normandy, Aquitaine, and Anjou.
** Henry suppresses a revolt by his brother Geoffrey in Anjou, and grants him the title Count of Nantes in return for securing peace.
* 1157
** May - Henry II demands the return of Northumberland, Cumberland and Westmorland from Malcolm IV of Scotland; in return Malcolm is given the title Earl of Huntingdon.
** Summer - Henry II launches a campaign for overlordship of Wales.cite web|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=NxL0AMbrWqwC|title=The Accession of Henry II in England: Royal Government Restored, 1149-1159 By Emilie Amt, page 28|accessdate=2007-12-17]
** July - Owain of Gwynedd submits to Henry and pays homage.
** Henry II grants special trading privileges to the Hansa merchants of Cologne.
* 1158
** Summer - Henry II leaves for Normandy; he does not return to England until 1163.
** August - Henry agrees a treaty with Louis VII of France; Henry's son Henry the Young King to marry Louis' daughter Marguerite, in return for control of parts of Vexin.
** Conan IV, Duke of Brittany pays homage to Henry II.
* 1159
** Henry besieges Toulouse to claim it as part of Aquitaine, but is forced to abandon the campaign.cite book |last=Palmer |first=Alan & Veronica |year=1992 |title= The Chronology of British History|publisher= Century Ltd|location=London|pages= 65-67|isbn= 0-7126-5616-2]
** John of Salisbury completes his works "Metalogicon" and "Polycraticus".

Births

* 1150
** Rosamund Clifford, mistress of Henry II of England (approximate date; died 1176)
** Stephen Langton, Archbishop of Canterbury (approximate date; died 1228)
* 1152
** Geoffrey, Archbishop of York, illegitimate son of Henry II of England (approximate date; died 1212)
* 1155
** 28 February - Henry the Young King, son of Henry II of England (died 1183)
* 1157
** 8 September - King Richard I of England (died 1199)

Deaths

* 1151
** 23 April - Adeliza of Leuven, queen of Henry I of England (born 1103)
* 1152
** 3 May - Matilda of Boulogne, sovereign Countess of Boulogne and queen of Stephen of England (born 1105)
* 1153
** 17 August - Eustace IV of Boulogne, son of Stephen of England (born c. 1130)
** 16 December - Ranulph de Gernon, 2nd Earl of Chester (born c. 1100)
** Gilbert de Clare, 2nd Earl of Hertford (born 1115)
* 1154
** 20 February - Saint Wulfric of Haselbury Plucknett (born c. 1080)
** 25 October - King Stephen of England (born 1096)
* 1159
** 1 September — Pope Adrian IV (born c. 1100)
** 11 October - William of Blois, Earl of Surrey (born c. 1137)

References

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