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England in 1208

Historical records for England in 1208, rendered directly from the World History Database and ordered by month, day and event.

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Historical records

March

24 March 1208Pope forbids the English clergy to administer the sacramentsJohn

London · Government / Government of England

The Pope forbids the English clergy to administer the sacraments. Opposes innocent IIIs nomination for the Archbishop of Canterbury

Other Events

1208Birth of 4th sonSimon de Montfort Leicester, 6th

House / House of Montfort

4th son of Simon IV de Montfort, born in Normandy

1208Birth of Simon de MontfortSimon de Montfort Leicester, 6th

Normandy · House / House of Montfort

Birth of Simon de Montfort, 4th son of Simon IV de Montfort

1208Birth of Thomas de BeaumontHenry de Beaumont Warwick, 6th

House / House of Beaumont

Birth of Thomas de Beaumont, 6th Earl of Warwick

1208Capture of CarcassonneSimon de Montfort Leicester, 6th

Carcassonne · Warfare / Holy Crusades, 4th

Captures Carcassonne from the Albigensian heretics

Names involved

Henry de Beaumont Warwick, 6thJohnSimon de Montfort Leicester, 6th

Places involved

CarcassonneLondonNormandy

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by record; formal academic citation should be checked against the relevant primary source, archive or specialist historical reference.