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1220 in England

Explore 10 historical events and records for England in 1220.

Historical records for England in 1220

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May

Westminster Abbey

Henry III ยท Westminster Abbey ยท House / House of Plantagenet

Lays the foundation stone of Lady Chapel

Constitution of England

Henry III ยท Government / Government of England

Henrys regents immediately declared their intention to rule by Magna Carta, which they proceeded to do during Henrys minority

Coronation

Henry III ยท Westminster Abbey ยท House / House of Plantagenet

Crowned for a 2nd time, in Westminster Abbey. A second coronation is ordered by Pope Honorius III who did not consider that the first had been carried out in accordance with church rites

Coronation

Langton, Stephen ยท Westminster Abbey ยท Archbishop of Canterbury ยท Religion / Roman Catholic Church

Carries out the 2nd coronation of Henry III

Magna Carta

Henry III ยท Government / Government of England

Henrys regents immediately declared their intention to rule by Magna Carta, which they proceeded to do during Henrys minority

Other events (month unknown)

Birth of William Maudit

Maudit, William ยท House / House of Maudit

Birth of William Maudit, 8th Earl of Warwick

Burial

Clare, Isabel de ยท Tintern Abbey ยท House / House of Clare

Buried at Tintern Abbey, Monmouthshire

Death of Humphrey de Bohun

Bohun, Humphrey de ยท House / House of Bohun

Death of Henry de Bohun, while on pilgramage to the Holy Land

Death of Isabel de Clare

Clare, Isabel de ยท House / House of Clare

Death of Isabel de Clare

Peace

Henry III ยท Government / Government of England

Pope Honorius declares a prolongation of the peace between England & France by 4 yrs

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