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England in 1163

Historical records for England in 1163, rendered directly from the World History Database and ordered by month, day and event.

6Records
4Events
2Named people
3Places
4Categories

Historical records

October

1 October 1163Council of WestminsterThomas a Becket

Westminster · Religion / Roman Catholic Church

Leads the Bishops in opposition to the Councils rulings

1 October 1163Council of WestminsterHenry II

London · House / House of Plantagenet

Claims power to punish criminal clerics after their conviction by Church orders

8 October 1163Council of WoodstockThomas a Becket

Woodstock · Government / Government of England

Thomas a Becket defeats Henry IIs attempts to raise a land tax

8 October 1163Council of WoodstockHenry II

Woodstock · Government / Government of England

Thomas a Becket defeats Henry IIs attempts to raise a land tax

Other Events

1163Arrest of Rhys ap GruffyddHenry II

Warfare / England War

Rhys ap Gruffydd is imprisoned by Henry II

1163Reballion of WalesHenry II

Warfare / England War

Wales rebels against English rule, the rebellion is suppressed

Names involved

Henry IIThomas a Becket

Places involved

LondonWestminsterWoodstock

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by record; formal academic citation should be checked against the relevant primary source, archive or specialist historical reference.