Historical place archive

Sicily in History

Browse historical events and people recorded at Sicily in England. The records below are rendered directly from the World History Database into this page's initial HTML.

6 records4 event labels5 people1190–1272

Historical events in Sicily

1190

1190
Mobilization
Richard I the Lionheart · Holy Crusades, 3rd

Richard I & Philip II reach Sicily where they settle for the Winter

1191

1191
Rule of Sicily
John · House of Plantagenet

Richard sends in the Archbishop of Rouen to re-establish his power

1254

1254
Invasion of Sicily
Henry III · House of Plantagenet

Agrees with the Pope to pay for an invasion of Sicily

1254
Rule of Sicily
Henry III · House of Plantagenet

Accepts the Popes offer to make his son, Edmund, King of Sicily

1263

1263
Rule of Sicily
Edmund · House of Plantagenet

Renounces title as King of Sicily because Henry III cannot provide funds & manpower

1272

November 1272
Death of Edward I
Edward I · House of Plantagenet

Death of Henry III, hears of the death of his father returning from the Holy Land

Provenance

About these place records

These entries are generated from stored World History Database records whose country and place fields match England and Sicily. Names, dates, event labels and descriptions are reviewed and normalised as the database develops. Historical place names may not match modern administrative boundaries.

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