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England in 1203

Historical records for England in 1203, rendered directly from the World History Database and ordered by month, day and event.

12Records
10Events
2Named people
4Places
4Categories

Historical records

April

3 April 1203Assassination of Arthur of BrittanyJohn

Rouen · Warfare / England War

John has Arthur of Brittany killed to prevent Arthur from claiming the English throne

3 April 1203Siege of RouenJohn

Rouen · Warfare / England War

John has Arthur of Brittany killed to prevent Arthur from claiming the English throne

6 April 1203HostagesWilliam Marshal Pembroke, 2nd

House / House of Marshal

From 1203 to 1212, is a hostage at the court of King John as a guarantee of his fathers behaviour

December

December 1203Result of Surrender of King JohnJohn

House / House of Plantagenet

John returns to England seeking baronial support after yielding to the French.

December 1203Surrender of King JohnJohn

House / House of Plantagenet

Surrenders to the French in & returns to England to seek the support of the Barons

Other Events

1203Dol CathedralJohn

Dol · Warfare / England War

John stays in Dol for a year & rebuilds a Gothic cathedral. John lays siege to Dol in Brittany razes it to the ground & burns its Cathedral

1203Invasion of BrittanyJohn

Brittany · Warfare / England War

John lays siege to Dol in Brittany razes it to the ground & burns its Cathedral

1203Reballion of BrittanyJohn

Brittany · Warfare / England War

Brittany rebels against John

1203Reballion of BrittanyJohn

Brittany · Warfare / Military

Brittany rebels against John

1203Siege of DolJohn

Dol · Warfare / England War

Stays in Dol for a year & rebuilds a gothic cathedral. John lays siege to Dol in Brittany razes it to the ground & burns its Cathedral

1203Siege of GaillardJohn

Gaillard · Warfare / England War

Philip I besieges Chateau-Gaillard, the fortress built by Richard I to protect Rouen

1203Siege of RouenJohn

Rouen · Warfare / England War

Philip I besieges Chateau-Gaillard, the fortress built by Richard I to protect Rouen

Names involved

JohnWilliam Marshal Pembroke, 2nd

Places involved

BrittanyDolGaillardRouen

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.