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She is crowned queen in Westminster Abbey.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1372127712#England", "title": "1068", "revid": 1372127712, "section": "Events › By place › England"}}, {"year": 1097, "year_label": "1097 CE", "section": "Religion & Belief", "date": null, "text": "William II orders the construction of Westminster Hall near Westminster Abbey in London. The hall is designed to hold banquets, ceremonies and coronations that take place in the Abbey nearby.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1365268080#England", "title": "1097", "revid": 1365268080, "section": "Events › By place › England"}}, {"year": 1100, "year_label": "1100 CE", "section": "Religion & Belief", "date": "August 5", "text": "August 5 – Henry I is crowned King of England, at Westminster Abbey. The power of the new monarch is ill-assured, and to mollify the barons he has to grant them the Charter of Liberties, one of the first examples of a written constitution in Europe.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1365265768#Europe", "title": "1100", "revid": 1365265768, "section": "Events › By place › Europe"}}, {"year": 1102, "year_label": "1102 CE", "section": "Religion & Belief", "date": null, "text": "Henry I orders the tomb of Edward the Confessor be opened; the body of the former king is supposedly found undecayed. The Westminster monks start to claim Edward as a saint.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1365265899#Religion", "title": "1102", "revid": 1365265899, "section": "Events › By topic › Religion"}}, {"year": 1135, "year_label": "1135 CE", "section": "Religion & Belief", "date": "December 26", "text": "December 26 – Stephen of Blois is crowned at Westminster Abbey in London by Archbishop William de Corbeil. Matilda (pregnant with child) and her husband Geoffrey V (\"the Fair\") leave for their own safety to Normandy, where she plans how to overthrow Stephen and claim the English throne for her own.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1369184463#England", "title": "1135", "revid": 1369184463, "section": "Events › By place › England"}}, {"year": 1179, "year_label": "1179 CE", "section": "Religion & Belief", "date": null, "text": "Westminster School is founded by Benedictine monks of Westminster Abbey (by papal command) in England.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1363299926#Religion", "title": "1179", "revid": 1363299926, "section": "Events › By topic › Religion"}}, {"year": 1189, "year_label": "1189 CE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": "September 3", "text": "September 3 – Richard I is crowned king of England in Westminster Abbey. During the coronation, a number of notable Jews are expelled from the banquet and rumours spread that Richard has ordered a massacre of the Jews. This causes an actual massacre of the Jews in London; among those killed is Jacob of Orléans, a respected French Jewish scholar.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1362168718#Britain", "title": "1189", "revid": 1362168718, "section": "Events › By place › Britain"}}, {"year": 1199, "year_label": "1199 CE", "section": "Religion & Belief", "date": "May 26", "text": "May 26 – John returns to London and chooses people to help him to rule the kingdom. He appoints Archbishop Hubert Walter as his advisor and chancellor. Geoffrey Fitz Peter is chosen as Chief Justiciar and William (the Marshal) becomes Marshal of John's household. On May 27, John is crowned as king of England at Westminster Abbey.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1369187159#Britain", "title": "1199", "revid": 1369187159, "section": "Events › By place › Britain"}}, {"year": 1220, "year_label": "1220 CE", "section": "Religion & Belief", "date": "May 17", "text": "May 17 – The 12-year-old Henry III is crowned at Westminster Abbey. He is reminded of his duties as king to maintain peace, defend the rights of the English crown, and the barons swear an oath of fealty.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1360552842#United_Kingdom", "title": "1220", "revid": 1360552842, "section": "Events › By place › United Kingdom"}}, {"year": 1236, "year_label": "1236 CE", "section": "Religion & Belief", "date": "January 14", "text": "January 14 – King Henry III marries the 14-year-old Eleanor of Provence, one of the four daughters of Raimond Berenguer, count of Provence. The ceremony takes place at Canterbury Cathedral, with Simon de Montfort, as Lord High Steward, takes care of the banquet and kitchen arrangements. Eleanor is crowned queen at Westminster Abbey shortly afterward.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1361428601#England", "title": "1236", "revid": 1361428601, "section": "Events › By place › England"}}, {"year": 1245, "year_label": "1245 CE", "section": "Religion & Belief", "date": null, "text": "King Henry III starts the work of rebuilding Westminster Abbey, as a tribute to Edward the Confessor.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1355852673#England", "title": "1245", "revid": 1355852673, "section": "Events › By place › England"}}, {"year": 1274, "year_label": "1274 CE", "section": "Religion & Belief", "date": "August 2", "text": "August 2 – Edward I of England finally returns from the Holy Land to be crowned king of England on August 19 at Westminster Abbey two years after his father King Henry III's death.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1356688810#England", "title": "1274", "revid": 1356688810, "section": "Events › By place › England"}}, {"year": 1306, "year_label": "1306 CE", "section": "Religion & Belief", "date": "May 22", "text": "May 22 – Feast of the Swans: At Westminster Abbey King Edward I of England proclaims that all squires, who agree to march in an invasion of Scotland, will be knighted. After the feast, the King has two swans brought in and swears \"before God and the swans\" to avenge the murder of Lord John Comyn III of Badenoch, the desecration of Greyfriars Church in Dumfries by Robert Bruce, and to fight the infidels in the Holy Land. The King knights his son, Prince Edward of Caernarfon. The Prince knights 266 other men. King Edward then gives his \"Raise the Dragon\" orders, proclaiming that no mercy is to be granted to Scotland, and all Scots taken in arms are to be executed without trial. Among the persons knighted, the King appoints Aymer de Valance, lieutenant for Scotland. Valence will make his base at Perth, along with Henry Percy and Robert Clifford, to organize an army.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1354973149#April_–_June", "title": "1306", "revid": 1354973149, "section": "Events › April – June"}}, {"year": 1307, "year_label": "1307 CE", "section": "Deaths", "date": "July 7", "text": "July 7 – King Edward I of England, known as Edward Longshanks, dies at Burgh by Sands after a 34-year reign. He is succeeded by his son 23-year-old Edward II, who becomes new ruler of England. After his death Edward's body is embalmed and transported to Waltham Abbey in Essex. Here it lay unburied for several weeks so that people can come and see the body lying in state. After this, Edward is taken to Westminster Abbey for a proper burial on October 28.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1332007828#July_–_September", "title": "1307", "revid": 1332007828, "section": "Events › July – September"}}, {"year": 1308, "year_label": "1308 CE", "section": "Religion & Belief", "date": "February 25", "text": "February 25 – Edward II is crowned at Westminster Abbey under the guidance of Henry Woodlock, bishop of Winchester. During the ceremony, Piers Gaveston is given the honour of carrying the crown. At the banquet that followed, Edward spends more time with Gaveston than with his wife Isabella of France. Isabella's family, who have travelled with her from France, leave to report back to Philip IV of Edward's favouritism for Gaveston over Isabella. As part of the coronation, Edward swears an oath to uphold \"the rightful laws and customs which the community of the realm shall have chosen\".", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1367315343#January_–_March", "title": "1308", "revid": 1367315343, "section": "Events › January – March"}}, {"year": 1327, "year_label": "1327 CE", "section": "Religion & Belief", "date": "February 1", "text": "February 1 – The coronation of King Edward III as ruler of England takes place at Westminster Abbey with the approval of the English Parliament. Walter Reynolds, Archbishop of Canterbury, places the crown upon the new King.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1367267747#January_–_March", "title": "1327", "revid": 1367267747, "section": "Events › January – March"}}, {"year": 1370, "year_label": "1370 CE", "section": "Religion & Belief", "date": "January 9", "text": "January 9 – The funeral of the late Queen Philippa, who had served as Queen consort of England for 61 years as the wife of King Edward III, is held at Westminster Abbey.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1370872148#January–March", "title": "1370", "revid": 1370872148, "section": "Events › January–March"}}, {"year": 1377, "year_label": "1377 CE", "section": "Religion & Belief", "date": "July 16", "text": "July 16 – Richard II, the 10-year-old grandson of Edward III, is crowned king of England at Westminster Abbey. A minority government is established, and a series of continual councils rule on his behalf until 1381.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1368383535#July–September", "title": "1377", "revid": 1368383535, "section": "Events › July–September"}}, {"year": 1386, "year_label": "1386 CE", "section": "Religion & Belief", "date": "August 8", "text": "August 8 – King Richard II of England summons the members of the House of Commons and the House of Lords to assemble at Westminster Abbey on October 1 for his 14th Parliament, dubbed by historians as the \"Wonderful Parliament\". Although the King's purpose is to secure funding to defend against an imminent invasion from France, the parliament members begin plans to reform the unpopular king's government.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1359789728#July–September", "title": "1386", "revid": 1359789728, "section": "Events › July–September"}}, {"year": 1397, "year_label": "1397 CE", "section": "Religion & Belief", "date": "January 8", "text": "January 8 – Isabella of Valois, the 7-year-old wife of King Richard II since their marriage on October 31, is formally crowned as Queen consort of England at Westminster Abbey.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1363907908#January–March", "title": "1397", "revid": 1363907908, "section": "Events › January–March"}}, {"year": 1399, "year_label": "1399 CE", "section": "Religion & Belief", "date": "October 13", "text": "October 13 – Henry Bolingborke is crowned as King Henry IV of England at Westminster Abbey.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1362188981#October–December", "title": "1399", "revid": 1362188981, "section": "Events › October–December"}}, {"year": 1413, "year_label": "1413 CE", "section": "Deaths", "date": "March 20", "text": "March 20 – King Henry IV of England dies at Westminster Abbey, where the English Parliament has been meeting, in the Jerusalem Chamber of the house of the Abbot, William de Colchester.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1357114633#January–March", "title": "1413", "revid": 1357114633, "section": "Events › January–March"}}, {"year": 1413, "year_label": "1413 CE", "section": "Religion & Belief", "date": "December 4", "text": "December 4 – By order of King Henry V of England, the remains of King Richard II (whom Henry V's father had overthrown and imprisoned in 1399) are moved from the grounds of King's Langley Priory in Hertfordshire and reinterred at Westminster Abbey, the traditional final resting place of English monarchs.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1357114633#October–December", "title": "1413", "revid": 1357114633, "section": "Events › October–December"}}, {"year": 1421, "year_label": "1421 CE", "section": "Religion & Belief", "date": "February 23", "text": "February 23 – The coronation of Catherine of Valois as Queen consort of England takes place at Westminster Abbey.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1365656442#January–March", "title": "1421", "revid": 1365656442, "section": "Events › January–March"}}, {"year": 1445, "year_label": "1445 CE", "section": "Religion & Belief", "date": "May 30", "text": "May 30 – At a ceremony at Westminster Abbey, the coronation of Margaret of Anjou as Queen consort of England takes place before John Stafford, Archbishop of Canterbury.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1370372937#April–June", "title": "1445", "revid": 1370372937, "section": "Events › 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His body is given a lying in state in the Queen's House, Greenwich and a full state funeral in Cromwell's presence, and he becomes one of the first commoners to be honoured by burial in Westminster Abbey (although reinterred after the Restoration).", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1355059733#Events", "title": "1657 in England", "revid": 1355059733, "section": "Events"}}, {"year": 1661, "year_label": "1661 CE", "section": "Religion & Belief", "date": "April 23", "text": "April 23 (May 3 N.S.) – King Charles II of England, Scotland, and Ireland is crowned in Westminster Abbey.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1365986603#April–June", "title": "1661", "revid": 1365986603, "section": "Events › April–June"}}, {"year": 1661, "year_label": "1661 CE", "section": "Religion & Belief", "date": "April 23", "text": "23 April – Charles II of England, Scotland and Ireland is crowned King in Westminster Abbey. A new St Edward's Crown is made for the occasion.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1353737330#Events", "title": "1661 in England", "revid": 1353737330, "section": "Events"}}, {"year": 1661, "year_label": "1661 CE", "section": "Religion & Belief", "date": "April 23", "text": "April 23 – Charles II of England, Ireland and Scotland receives his second crowning, in Westminster Abbey.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1318944747#Events", "title": "1661 in Ireland", "revid": 1318944747, "section": "Events"}}, {"year": 1674, "year_label": "1674 CE", "section": "Religion & Belief", "date": "July 17", "text": "July 17 – Two skeletons of children are discovered by workmen repairing a staircase at the White Tower (Tower of London), and believed at this time to be the remains of the Princes in the Tower. The urns containing the bones are interred in 1678 in Westminster Abbey, with an inscription in Latin that states \"Here lie interred the remains of Edward V, King of England, and Richard, Duke of York, whose long desired and much sought after bones, after over a hundred and ninety years, were found interred deep beneath the rubble of the stairs that led up to the Chapel of the White Tower, on the 17 of July in the Year of Our Lord 1674.\"", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1365128656#July–September", "title": "1674", "revid": 1365128656, "section": "Events › July–September"}}, {"year": 1674, "year_label": "1674 CE", "section": "Religion & Belief", "date": "July 17", "text": "17 July – two skeletons of children are discovered at the White Tower (Tower of London) and believed at this time to be the remains of the Princes in the Tower. The remains are subsequently buried in Westminster Abbey.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1353737452#Events", "title": "1674 in England", "revid": 1353737452, "section": "Events"}}, {"year": 1685, "year_label": "1685 CE", "section": "Religion & Belief", "date": "April 23", "text": "April 23 – The coronation of King James II of England (and his Queen Consort, Mary of Modena) takes place at Westminster Abbey.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1369485499#April–June", "title": "1685", "revid": 1369485499, "section": "Events › April–June"}}, {"year": 1685, "year_label": "1685 CE", "section": "Religion & Belief", "date": "April 23", "text": "23 April – coronation of King James II at Westminster Abbey, including anthems by Henry Purcell.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1353737605#Events", "title": "1685 in England", "revid": 1353737605, "section": "Events"}}, {"year": 1689, "year_label": "1689 CE", "section": "Religion & Belief", "date": "April 11", "text": "11 April – crowning of William and Mary as King and Queen of England, Scotland and Ireland at Westminster Abbey by the Bishop of London, Henry Compton. Ireland does not yet recognise them.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1369556259#Events", "title": "1689 in England", "revid": 1369556259, "section": "Events"}}, {"year": 1702, "year_label": "1702 CE", "section": "Religion & Belief", "date": "April 23", "text": "23 April – coronation of Queen Anne in Westminster Abbey.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1353737852#Events", "title": "1702 in England", "revid": 1353737852, "section": "Events"}}, {"year": 1714, "year_label": "1714 CE", "section": "Religion & Belief", "date": "October 20", "text": "October 20 – The coronation of George I of Great Britain and Ireland takes place in Westminster Abbey, a little less than three months after George became the new British monarch.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1366497107#October–December", "title": "1714", "revid": 1366497107, "section": "Events › October–December"}}, {"year": 1722, "year_label": "1722 CE", "section": "Religion & Belief", "date": "August 9", "text": "9 August – State funeral of John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough, takes place in London, where he is initially buried in the Henry VII Chapel of Westminster Abbey.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1363704574#Events", "title": "1722 in Great Britain", "revid": 1363704574, "section": "Events"}}, {"year": 1727, "year_label": "1727 CE", "section": "Religion & Belief", "date": "October 11", "text": "11 October – coronation of George II at Westminster Abbey. 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