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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)

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

Events Before

  1. 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

  2. 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

  3. 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)

  4. 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

  5. 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...

Events After

  1. Damascus surrenders to the Nūr al-Dīn, ruler of Aleppo

    Aleppo is a city in northern Syria, which serves as the capital of the Aleppo Governorate, the country's most populous governorate.

  2. Adrian IV elected Pope. The only Englishman to become pontiff, Nicholas Breakspear was a member of the family which unti

    Adrian IV elected Pope. The only Englishman to become pontiff, Nicholas Breakspear was a member of the family which until recent years brewed beer in Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire.

  3. Roger II dies

    Roger II dies

  4. Holy Roman Emperor Frederick I Barbarossa marries Beatrice of Burgundy, daughter and heiress of Renaud III at Würzburg

    Holy Roman Emperor Frederick I Barbarossa marries Beatrice of Burgundy, daughter and heiress of Renaud III at Würzburg

  5. According to legend, freeholder Lalli slays English crusader Bishop Henry with an axe on the ice of Lake Köyliönjärvi in

    According to legend, freeholder Lalli slays English crusader Bishop Henry with an axe on the ice of Lake Köyliönjärvi in Finland

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