1170 - Definition and Overview

Years: 1167 1168 1169 - 1170 - 1171 1172 1173
Decades: 1140s 1150s 1160s - 1170s - 1180s 1190s 1200s
Centuries: 11th century - 12th century - 13th century

Events

December 29: Assassination of Thomas Beckett, Archbishop of Canterbury, in Canterbury cathedral
Eleanor of Aquitaine leaves the court of Henry II because of a string of infidelities. She establishes her own court in Poitiers
City of Dublin captured by the Normans

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Deaths

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