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England in 1252

Historical records for England in 1252, rendered directly from the World History Database and ordered by month, day and event.

6Records
5Events
6Named people
2Places
4Categories

Historical records

July

21 July 1252Rule of IrelandJohn FitzGeoffrey

Warfare / Military

Oferred the opportunity by Henry II to colonize all wasteland in Ireland

Other Events

1252ArmamentHenry III

Warfare / Military

The longbow is listed for those worth more than 40 shillings in land to possess

1252Council of BishopsRobert Grossesteste

Lincoln · Religion / Roman Catholic Church

Leads the Council of Bishops in its refusal to pay a tenth of its money to Henry III

1252MarriageAlice of Angouleme

House / House of Clare

Gilbert the Red marries Alice of Angouleme, a niece of Henry III

1252MarriageGilbert de Clare Gloucester, 8th

House / House of Clare

Gilbert the Red marries Alice of Angouleme, a niece of Henry III

1252TrialSimon de Montfort Leicester, 6th

Gascony · House / House of Montfort

Cleared of charges by Henry III of Gascon of misrule, retires to France

Names involved

Alice of AngoulemeGilbert de Clare Gloucester, 8thHenry IIIJohn FitzGeoffreyRobert GrossestesteSimon de Montfort Leicester, 6th

Places involved

GasconyLincoln

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by record; formal academic citation should be checked against the relevant primary source, archive or specialist historical reference.