Explore 33 historical events from 1170–1179.
Henry the Young King was the eldest son of Henry II of England and Eleanor of Aquitaine to survive childhood. In 1170, he became titular King of England, Duke of Normandy, Count of…
Henry the Young King and Margaret of France are crowned junior king and queen of England.
Alfonso IX was King of León from the death of his father Ferdinand II in 1188 until his own death.
Alfonso IX, king of León and Galicia (died 1230)
Diarmait Mac Murchada, was King of Leinster in Ireland from 1127 to 1171. In 1167, he was deposed by the High King of Ireland, Ruaidrí Ua Conchobair. To recover his kingdom, Mac Mu…
Diarmait Mac Murchada, King of Leinster (born 1110)
Walter de Luci, Abbot of Battle Abbey, was the brother of Richard de Luci, who was Chief Justiciar of England.
Walter de Luci, French-English monk (born 1103)
Henry of Blois, often known as Henry of Winchester, was Abbot of Glastonbury Abbey from 1126, and Bishop of Winchester from 1129 to his death.
Henry of Blois, bishop of Winchester (born 1111)
Abū Muḥammad ʿAbd Allāh ibn Yūsuf ibn al-Ḥāfiẓ, better known by his regnal name al-ʿĀḍid li-Dīn Allāh, was the fourteenth and last caliph of the Fatimid dynasty, and the twenty-fou…
Al-Adid, last Fatimid caliph (born 1151)
One of the largest earthquakes to hit Syria occurred early in the morning of 29 June 1170. It formed part of a sequence of large earthquakes that propagated southwards along the De…
A major earthquake hits Syria, badly damaging towns such as Hama and Shaizar and structures such as the Krak des Chevali
Dominic de Guzmán, almost exclusively known as Saint Dominic, was a Castilian religious priest and the founder of the Order of Preachers (Dominicans). He is the patron saint of ast…
Saint Dominic, founder of the Dominicans (died 1221)
Minamoto no Tametomo , also known as Chinzei Hachirō Tametomo , was a Japanese samurai who fought in the Hōgen Rebellion of 1156.
Minamoto no Tametomo, Japanese samurai (born 1139)