1110s in England

Events from the 1110s in England.

Incumbents

Monarch – Henry I

Events

1110
- Roger of Salisbury creates the exchequer as a separate governmental department.^[1]
- Royal park at Woodstock walled to allow for hunting and keeping exotic animals.^[1]
1111
- Robert of Shrewsbury leads a rebellion in Normandy; Henry I launches a military campaign in response.^[1]
1112
- Robert of Shrewsbury captured, ending the rebellion.^[1]
- Count of Anjou agrees to do homage to Henry I.^[1]
1113
- Treaty of Gisors: France recognises English rule over Maine and Brittany.^[1]
- Scottish noble David, Prince of the Cumbrians, marries Anglo-Saxon heiress Maud, Countess of Huntingdon.
1114
- 7 January – Matilda, daughter of Henry I, marries Henry V, Holy Roman Emperor.^[2]
- April – Ralph d'Escures enthroned as Archbishop of Canterbury.
- Summer – Henry I invades Wales.^[3]
- Roger of Salisbury introduces the first pipe rolls, as a record of exchequer accounts.^[1]
1115
- Henry I creates his nephew Stephen count of Mortain in Normandy.
1116
- Henry I launches a military campaign against France, Anjou, and Flanders.^[1]
- A fire destroys Peterborough Cathedral.^[4]
1117
- 3 May – Merton Priory in Surrey is consecrated.^[5]
1118
- Peace with Flanders agreed.^[1]
- Reconstruction of Peterborough Cathedral begins.^[4]
1119
- June – Henry I's son, William Adelin, marries Matilda of Anjou, securing peace with Anjou.^[1]
- 20 August – Henry I defeats Louis VI of France at the Battle of Bremule in Normandy, ending the campaign in France.^[3]
- 19 September – A severe earthquake hits Gloucestershire and Warwickshire.^[6]
- Robert de Brus, 1st Lord of Annandale, founds Gisborough Priory and grants the church of St Hilda of "Middleburg" (Middlesbrough) to Whitby Abbey.
- Construction of Leeds Castle (Kent) in stone begins.

Births

1110
- Aelred of Rievaulx, abbot (died 1167)
1111
- Henry of Blois, bishop of Winchester (died 1171)
- Josceline de Bohon, religious leader (died 1184)
1115
- Gilbert de Clare, 2nd Earl of Hertford (died 1153)
1116
- Roger de Clare, 3rd Earl of Hertford (died 1173)
1118
- 21 December – Thomas Becket, Archbishop of Canterbury (died 1170)

Deaths

1118
- 1 May – Matilda of Scotland, Queen of Henry I (born c. 1080, Scotland)
- 5 June – Robert de Beaumont, 1st Earl of Leicester, (born 1049, Normandy)
1119
- 20 June – Henry de Beaumont, 1st Earl of Warwick

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j Palmer, Alan; Palmer, Veronica (1992). The Chronology of British History. London: Century Ltd. pp. 59–60. ISBN 0-7126-5616-2.
^ Williams, Hywel (2005). Cassell's Chronology of World History. Weidenfeld & Nicolson. pp. 117–118. ISBN 0-304-35730-8.
^ ^a ^b "British History Timeline, Norman Britain, BBC". Retrieved 2007-12-19.
^ ^a ^b "Peterborough Cathedral website". Retrieved 2007-12-19.
^ "Merton Priory". Merton Priory Trust. Archived from the original on 2007-12-11. Retrieved 2014-12-01.
^ Stratton, J. M. (1969). Agricultural Records. John Baker. ISBN 0-212-97022-4.

[CBH-1] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j Palmer, Alan; Palmer, Veronica (1992). The Chronology of British History. London: Century Ltd. pp. 59–60. ISBN 0-7126-5616-2.

[Cassell's_Chronology-2] Williams, Hywel (2005). Cassell's Chronology of World History. Weidenfeld & Nicolson. pp. 117–118. ISBN 0-304-35730-8.

[BBC_timeline-3] "British History Timeline, Norman Britain, BBC". Retrieved 2007-12-19.

[Peterborough_Cathedral-4] "Peterborough Cathedral website". Retrieved 2007-12-19.

[5] "Merton Priory". Merton Priory Trust. Archived from the original on 2007-12-11. Retrieved 2014-12-01.

[6] Stratton, J. M. (1969). Agricultural Records. John Baker. ISBN 0-212-97022-4.

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