1160s in England
England-related events during the 1160s
Events from the 1160s in England.
Incumbents
Monarch – Henry II
Events
1160
2 November – betrothal of 5-year-old Henry the Young King and 2-year-old Marguerite, daughter of Louis VII of France; she brings Norman Vexin to the English crown as a dowry.
The island of Lundy is granted to the Knights Templar by Henry II.
Approximate date – Derby School is founded by Walkelin de Derby in Derby; it will survive until 1989.
1161
5 January – canonisation of Edward the Confessor.
c. April – Bartholomew becomes Bishop of Exeter.
1162
3 June – Thomas Becket consecrated as Archbishop of Canterbury and resigns as Lord Chancellor.
Becket decrees that Trinity Sunday should henceforth be celebrated in England.
King Henry II raises the Danegeld (by now, merely a royal tax) for the last time.
1163
January – Henry II suppresses a revolt in Wales, and captures Prince Rhys ap Gruffydd.
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