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Historical Events in 1216

Prince Louis Invades

May 21 French crown prince Louis, invades England with 700 ships, having been invited by English barons at war with King John [1]

  • Jul 22 French Prince Louis begins siege of Dover Castle in Kent, England - abandoned that October. Influential in denying Louis the English throne. [1]
  • Oct 12 King John of England loses his crown jewels in The Wash as the flood tide swamps his wagons, probably near Fosdyke, perhaps near Sutton Bridge
  • Oct 19 King John of England dies at Newark-on-Trent and is succeeded by his nine-year-old son Henry III
  • Oct 28 Henry III aged nine is crowned King of England at Gloucester Cathedral after the death of his father King John (2nd coronation in 1220)
  • Dec 22 Pope Honorius III delegates decree "Religiosam vitam eligentibus"