Historical place archive

Vatican in History

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

14 records9 event labels8 people1154โ€“1588

Historical events in Vatican

1154

1154
Papal Bull
Adrian IV ยท Roman Catholic Church

Adrian IV Issues a Papal Bull giving Ireland to Henry II of England

1154
Rule of Ireland
Adrian IV ยท Roman Catholic Church

Adrian IV Issues a Papal Bull giving Ireland to Henry II of England

4 December 1154
Pope
Adrian IV ยท Roman Catholic Church

Appointed Pope, Cardinal Nicholas Breakspear, the only ever English Pope

1155

1155
Coronation
Adrian IV ยท Roman Catholic Church

Crowns Emperor Frederick I

1166

1166
Papal Legate
Henry II ยท House of Plantagenet

Pope Alexander III appoints Thomas Beckett Papal legate against the will of Henry II

1166
Papal Legate
Thomas a Becket ยท Roman Catholic Church

Pope Alexander III appoints Thomas Beckett Papal legate against the will of Henry II

1305

1305
Edward I sends Langton to Clement V to discredit Robert Winchelsey
Edward I ยท Roman Catholic Church

Edward I sends Langton to Clement V to discredit Robert Winchelsey

1305
Edward I sends Langton to Clement V to discredit Robert Winchelsey
Robert Winchelsey ยท Roman Catholic Church

Edward I sends Langton to Clement V to discredit Robert Winchelsey

1305
Edward I sends Langton to Clement V to discredit Robert Winchelsey
Walter de Langton ยท Roman Catholic Church

Edward I sends Langton to Clement V to discredit Robert Winchelsey

1305
Pope
Edward I ยท Roman Catholic Church

Appointed Pope, Bertrand de Got Archbishop of Bordeaux, a Gascon subject of Edward I

1521

11 October 1521
Award
Henry VIII ยท House of Tudor

Pope Leo X grants Henry VIII the title Fidei Defensor, Defender of the Faith.

11 October 1521
Defender of the Faith
Henry VIII ยท House of Tudor

Pope Leo X grants Henry VIII the title Fidei Defensor, Defender of the Faith.

1570

25 February 1570
Excommunication
Elizabeth I ยท House of Tudor

Pope Pius V declares Elizabeth deposed & absolves Catholics from allegiance to her. Pius V issues the bull of excommunication against Elizabeth, "Regnas in Excelsis". Pius V excommunicates all catholics who support Elizabeth I, a fatwa against her

1588

1588
Excommunication
Elizabeth I ยท House of Tudor

Elizabeth is excommunicated by the Pope for a 2nd time on the eve of the Armada

Provenance

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