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Scotland in 1189

Historical records for Scotland in 1189, rendered directly from the World History Database and ordered by month, day and event.

4Records
4Events
1Named people
2Places
2Categories

Historical records

December

5 December 1189SuccessionWilliam I the Lion

House / House of Dunkeld

Succeeds as King of Scotland

Other Events

1189RansomWilliam I the Lion

House / House of Canmore

Contributes 2,000 marks of the ransom for Richard I

1189Treaty of CanterburyWilliam I the Lion

Canterbury · House / House of Canmore

Makes a money payment of 4,000 marks to Richard I to renounce suzerainty over Scotland. Cancels the Treaty of Falaise as Richard I needs money for the Crusades

1189Treaty of FalaiseWilliam I the Lion

Falaise · House / House of Canmore

Buys the rights of the Treaty from Richard the Lionheart

Names involved

William I the Lion

Places involved

CanterburyFalaise

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by record; formal academic citation should be checked against the relevant primary source, archive or specialist historical reference.