23 October 1154Death of Henry IIHenry II
Death of Stephen
Historical records for England in 1154, rendered directly from the World History Database and ordered by month, day and event.
Death of Stephen
Death of Stephen, during a conference with the Count of Flanders
Appointed Pope, Cardinal Nicholas Breakspear, the only ever English Pope
Accedes to the throne upon the death of his second cousin, Stephen
Crowned in Westminster Abbey, "By The Grace Of God, Henry II, King Of England", thus the first to be crowned "King of England", as opposed to "King of the English".
Henry used the title Rex Angliae, Dux Normaniae et Aquitaniae et Comes Andigaviae (King of England, Duke of Normandy and Aquitaine, Count of Anjou).
The 1st Angevin King.
The Count of Anjou, son of Matilda daughter of Henry I & Geoffrey Plantagenet.
Henry used the title Rex Angliae, Dux Normaniae et Aquitaniae et Comes Andigaviae (King of England, Duke of Normandy and Aquitaine, Count of Anjou)
Appointed Archbishop of Canterbury
Appointed Archbishop of Canterbury
Achieves a truce with the Earl of Gloucester after the Battle of Wallingford
Buried in Faversham Abbey beside his wife & son
Adrian IV Issues a Papal Bull giving Ireland to Henry II of England
Adrian IV Issues a Papal Bull giving Ireland to Henry II of England
Orders an early form of Parliament to open at Bermondsey Abbey
Comes under English rule after Henrys marriage to Eleanor of Aquitaine in 1152. Bordeaux comes under English rule, 1154-1453
Adrian IV Issues a Papal Bull giving Ireland to Henry II of England
Adrian IV Issues a Papal Bull giving Ireland to Henry II of England
Henry sent an embassy to the newly elected Pope Adrian IV. Led by Bishop Arnold of Lisieux, the group of clerics requested authorisation for Henry to invade Ireland
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