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England in 1155

Historical records for England in 1155, rendered directly from the World History Database and ordered by month, day and event.

11Records
9Events
5Named people
4Places
3Categories

Historical records

February

28 February 1155Birth of Henry the Young KingHenry the Young King

House / House of Plantagenet

Birth of Henry the Young King, 2nd of 5 sons of Henry II of England & Eleanor of Aquitaine

Other Events

1155Birth of HenryHenry

London · House / House of Plantagenet

Birth of Henry, eldest son of Henry II & Eleanor of Aquitaine

1155ConversionAdrian IV

Religion / Roman Catholic Church

Advises Henry II "reveal the truth of the Christian faith to peoples still untaught"

1155CoronationAdrian IV

Vatican · Religion / Roman Catholic Church

Crowns Emperor Frederick I

1155Lord ChancellorThomas a Becket

Government / Government of England

Appointed Chancellor, the highest official in England

1155Papal BullHenry II

House / House of Plantagenet

Pope Adrian IV issues a Papal Bull to Henry II granting his overlordshi of Ireland

1155Royal CharterHenry II

Bristol · Government / Government of England

Grants Bristol a royal charter strengthening its borough privileges.

1155Rule of IrelandAdrian IV

Religion / Roman Catholic Church

Grants Henry II of England the Papal fiefdom of Ireland

1155Rule of IrelandAdrian IV

Religion / Roman Catholic Church

Advises Henry II "reveal the truth of the Christian faith to peoples still untaught"

1155Rule of IrelandHenry II

House / House of Plantagenet

Pope Adrian IV issues a Papal Bull to Henry II granting his overlordshi of Ireland

1155Rule of RomeAdrian IV

Rome · Religion / Roman Catholic Church

Restores Papal authority in Rome

Names involved

Adrian IVHenryHenry IIHenry the Young KingThomas a Becket

Places involved

BristolLondonRomeVatican

Provenance

This page is generated from stored World History Database records matching the exact country and year shown above. Exact duplicate display records are collapsed. Records without a month are listed after the monthly sections. Source provenance varies by record; formal academic citation should be checked against the relevant primary source, archive or specialist historical reference.