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England in 1161

Name: England in 1161 historical records
Creator: World History Database

Historical records for England in 1161, rendered directly from the World History Database and ordered by month, day and event.

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Historical records

Other Events

1161Birth of Eleanor of EnglandEleanor of England

London · House / House of Plantagenet

Birth of Eleanor of England, daughter of Henry II of England & Eleanor of Aquitaine

1161CanonizationEdward the Confessor

Wessex · House / House of Wessex

Achieved by Henry II & the monks of Westminster Abbey, where Edward Is buried. A bull of canonization is issued by Alexander III

1161Constable of Tower of LondonThomas a Becket

Tower of London · Government / Government of England

Appointed Constable of the Tower of London

1161Tower of LondonThomas a Becket

Tower of London · Government / Government of England

Appointed Constable of the Tower of London

Names involved

Edward the ConfessorEleanor of EnglandThomas a Becket

Places involved

LondonTower of LondonWessex

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varies by record; formal academic citation should be checked against the relevant primary source, archive or specialist historical reference.