Timeline |
1102 CE | Matilda (1102-1167), the daughter of Henry I and Edith of Scotland, was born. Henry I was acknowledged as being the father of over twenty children. | |
Jan 1114 CE | Matilda, daughter of English King Henry I, marries Holy Roman Emperor Henry V. | |
1 May 1118 CE | Queen Matilda, wife of Henry I, dies. | |
1125 CE | Matilda returned to England after the death of her husband Emperor Henry V. | |
Jan 1127 CE | Barons swear allegiance to Matilda | |
1128 CE | Matilda marries Geoffrey Plantagenet, Count of Anjou. | |
25 Mar 1133 CE | The son of Matilda and Geoffrey of Anjou, the future King Henry II, is born. | |
25 Mar 1133 CE | The son of Matilda and Geoffrey of Anjou, the future King Henry II, is born. | |
1134 CE | Calder Abbey first founded | |
1 Dec 1135 CE | King Henry I of England dies of serious indigestion after eating too many eels. | |
22 Dec 1135 CE | Stephen of Bloise succeeds his uncle King Henry I of England. | |
22 Dec 1135 CE | Stephen I was crowned King of England. | |
May 1138 CE | Robert sides with Matilda | |
22 Aug 1138 CE | Battle of 'the Standard' | |
1139 CE | Matilda landed in England with her army from Normandy. | |
2 Feb 1141 CE | Battle of Lincoln when Stephen, King of England, is captured. | |
Apr 1141 CE | Matilda is elected Queen of England. | |
Jun 1141 CE | Matilda enters London to be crowned the first queen of England, but the people of London rebelled and she was forced to flee from the area. | |
14 Sep 1141 CE | Matilda's forces were routed at Winchester. Stephen's army captured Matilda's half-brother, Robert of Gloucester. An exchange of prisoners was agreed, and Stephen obtained his freedom resuming his position as King. | |
1142 CE | Henry II spends a year in England. | |
1145 CE | Stephen takes Farringdon Castle | |
1147 CE | Henry arrives in England with a small army intending to attack Stephen. He and his mecenary army are paid off by Stephedn and Henry returned to Normandy. | |
1147 CE | Pevensey Castle siege | |
1147 CE | Robert, Earl of Gloucester died, leaving Matilda without one of her powerfull allies. | |
Feb 1148 CE | Matilda leaves England and retires to Normandy near Rouen to watch over her eldest son, Henry II. | |
22 May 1149 CE | Henry II is knighted by David I. | |
1150 CE | Henry II becomes Duke of Normandy. | |
1150 CE | Rochester Cathedral West Front | |
Sep 1151 CE | Geoffrey dies | |
May 1152 CE | Henry II marries Eleanor. | |
Jan 1153 CE | Henry II invades England. | |
17 Aug 1153 CE | Stephen's son Eustace dies, leaving Stephen without an heir. | |
6 Nov 1153 CE | Treaty of Wallingford. Queen Matilda reliquishes her claim to the throne on condition that her son Henry II became heir. It was witnessed by the English Knights Templar Master. | |
25 Oct 1154 CE | King Stephen of England dies of a heart attack. | |
19 Dec 1154 CE | Henry II of the Angevin dynasty was crowned King of England. | |
9 Sep 1157 CE | Richard I is born at at Beaumont Palace in Oxford. | |
1167 CE | Queen Matilda (1102-1167), mother of King Henry II of England, dies in Normandy. | |