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Tichborne family of Hampshire England start tradition of giving gallon of flour to residents to keep deathbed promise

Tichborne family of Hampshire England start tradition of giving gallon of flour to residents to keep deathbed promise

Tichborne family of Hampshire England start tradition of giving gallon of flour to residents to keep deathbed promise

Events Before

  1. Bernard of Clairvaux preaches his famous sermon in a field at Vézelay, urging the necessity of a Second Crusade. Louis V

    Bernard of Clairvaux preaches his famous sermon in a field at Vézelay, urging the necessity of a Second Crusade. Louis VII and Eleanor of Aquitaine are present and join the Crusade.

  2. Jewish community in Cologne fasts to commemorate anti-Jewish violence

    Jewish community in Cologne fasts to commemorate anti-Jewish violence

  3. King Afonso I of Portugal occupies Lisbon

    Dom Afonso I nicknamed "the Conqueror" (Portuguese: O Conquistador), "the Founder" (O Fundador) and "the Great" (O Magno) by the Portuguese, was the first king of Portugal, from 26 July 1139 until...

  4. Pope Eugene III takes refuge in the castle of Ptolemy II of Tusculum

    Pope Eugene III takes refuge in the castle of Ptolemy II of Tusculum

  5. Raymond of Antioch is defeated and killed at the Battle of Inab in modern-day Syria by the Zengid army of the atabeg Nur

    Raymond of Antioch is defeated and killed at the Battle of Inab in modern-day Syria by the Zengid army of the atabeg Nur al-Din Zengi

Events After

  1. In one of the most expensive divorces in history, French King Louis VII is granted an annulment from Eleanor of Aquitain

    In one of the most expensive divorces in history, French King Louis VII is granted an annulment from Eleanor of Aquitaine on the grounds of consanguinity (being from the same kinship as another person)

  2. Eleanor of Aquitaine marries Henri of Anjou, handing the future King Henry II of England most of France, allowing future

    Eleanor of Aquitaine marries Henri of Anjou, handing the future King Henry II of England most of France, allowing future kings of England to claim France for centuries thereafter

  3. English cleric and writer Geoffrey of Monmouth consecrated as Bishop of St Asaph at Lambeth

    Geoffrey of Monmouth (Latin: Galfridus Monemutensis, Galfridus Arturus; Welsh: Gruffudd ap Arthur, Sieffre o Fynwy; c. 1095 – c. 1155) was a Christian cleric from Monmouth, Wales, and one of the...

  4. Malcolm IV becomes King of Scots

    Malcolm IV (Medieval Gaelic: Máel Coluim mac Eanric; Scottish Gaelic: Maol Chaluim mac Eanraig), nicknamed Virgo, "the Maiden" (between 23 April and 24 May 1141 – 9 December 1165) was King of...

  5. Treaty of Wallingford (Oxfordshire) signed between King Stephen and the Empress Maude (aka Matilda)

    Treaty of Wallingford (Oxfordshire) signed between King Stephen and the Empress Maude (aka Matilda)

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