Cambridgeshire - Historical Time Line 9 - 1154-1199
Note: All entries in this colour cover other areas as well as Cambridgeshire and the Isle of Ely and can be regarded as general historic information.
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Period |
Dates |
Events |
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25 Oct 1154 |
Stephen's reign of England ends. |
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| 19 Dec 1154 | Henry II becomes King of England. During Henry II's reign Ely Cathedral added to of which the Prior's Door and South Transept still remain. |
| 1159 | Denny Abbey begins as a Benedictine cell. |
| 1170 | Denny Abbey transferred to the Knights Templar as a hospital. After the suppression of the Templars the abbey passed to an order of Fransiscan Minoresses |
| 1174 | Geoffrey Ridel made Bishop of Ely |
| 6 Jul 1189 | Henry II's reign of England ends. |
| 3 Sep 1189 | Richard I the Lionheart becomes King of England. |
| 1189 | William Longchamp made Bishop of Ely |
| 1190 | Richard I the Lionheart departs on crusade. |
| 1198 | Eustace made Bishop of Ely |
| 6 Apr 1199 | Richard I the Lionheart's reign of England ends. |
| 27 May 1199 | John becomes King of England. |
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