1150-1169 Norman Conquest of Ireland
This twenty year period covers the reign of King Stephen of England at a
time when the Chinese were developing the use of explosives in battle.
Frederick Barbarossa ofGermany
was Holy Roman Emperor and in this twenty year period there were four popes and
three antipopes. Eugene III was Pope of Rome to 1153, followed by Anastasius IV
to 1154, Hadrian IV to 1159, and then Alexander III who was plagued by three
antipopes.
King Stephen died in 1154 and was succeeded by Henry II -- Henri of Anjou.
Frederick Barbarossa of
King Stephen died in 1154 and was succeeded by Henry II -- Henri of Anjou.
Henry II's wife, Eleanor of Aquitaine, was the richest woman
in Europe after inheriting the Duchy of
Aquitaine. She had previously been married to Louis VII of France and had
accompanied him on the 2nd Crusade of 1147-1149.
In 1167 the first Norman conquest ofIreland
took place -- 100 years after England
had met a similar fate.
In 1167 the first Norman conquest of
Labels: 1150, chinese, eleanor of aquitane, explosives, frederick barbarossa, louis vii, stephen
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