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order. 1132 Benedictines found Fountains Abbey in Yorkshire. 1133 August – King Henry I leaves England for the last time for Normandy. A royal charter...

Year 1133 (MCXXXIII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. Spring – A German expeditionary...

Events from the 10th century in the Kingdom of England. 902 Irish Norsemen, expelled from Dublin, establish colonies on The Wirral. 909 King Edward the...

The counties of England are a type of subdivision of England. Counties have been used as administrative areas in England since Anglo-Saxon times. There...

Events from the 1590s in England. Monarch – Elizabeth I 1590 Publication of Edmund Spenser's poetry The Faerie Queene and his satire Mother Hubbard's Tale...

Kingdom of England begins with Alfred the Great, who initially ruled Wessex, one of the seven Anglo-Saxon kingdoms which later made up modern England. Alfred...

today known as England became inhabited more than 800,000 years ago, as the discovery of stone tools and footprints at Happisburgh in Norfolk have indicated...

Events from the 1400s in England. Monarch – Henry IV 1400 January – Henry IV quells the Epiphany Rising and executes the Earls of Kent, Huntingdon and...

Events of the year 2024 in England. 1 January – Figures published by NHS England show that almost three million people were seen for an urgent cancer check...

relief of Henry, Matilda then gave birth to two sons, Henry and Geoffrey, in 1133 and 1134. Relations among Henry, Matilda, and Geoffrey became increasingly...

landless Flemish nobleman William of Ypres had joined Stephen's household in 1133. Stephen's younger brother, Henry of Blois, had also risen to power under...

Events from the 1550s in England. This decade marks the beginning of the Elizabethan era. Monarch – Edward VI (until 6 July 1553), Jane (disputed, 6 July...

Henry II ( (1133-March-05) (1189-July-06)5 March 1133 – 6 July 1189), also known as Henry Fitzempress and Henry Curtmantle, was King of England from 1154...

Events from the 1020s in England. Monarch – Canute 1020 Rotunda of Bury St Edmunds Abbey constructed. Aethelnoth enthroned as Archbishop of Canterbury...

recognise her as Henry's heir. Matilda gave birth to her first son in March 1133 at Le Mans, the future Henry II. Henry I was delighted by the news and came...

Events from the 1530s in England. Monarch – Henry VIII 1530 26 January – Thomas Boleyn, 1st Earl of Wiltshire, becomes Keeper of the Privy Seal. January...

Events from the 1170s in England. Monarch – Henry II 1170 April – Inquest of Sheriffs: Henry II looks into the financial dealings of local officials. 14...

Events from the 1150s in England. Monarch – Stephen (to 25 October 1154), then Henry II 1150 Henry, son of Empress Matilda, becomes Duke of Normandy. The...

Events from the 1620s in England. This decade sees a change of monarch. Monarch – James I (until 27 March 1625), then Charles I 1620 27 April – treaty...

Events from the 1030s in England. Monarch – Canute (to 12 November 1034), Harold I 1030 1031 King Cnut invades Scotland and forces the submission of Malcolm...