Timeline of Northumbria and Northumberland - 1100

1100

  • 1137 Newminster Abbey is founded near Morpeth.
  • 1139 Matilda grants Northumberland north of the Tees to David I of Scotland.
  • 1143 Castle is built at Northallerton.
  • 1157 Henry II reclaims Northumberland from Scotland.
  • 1160 Castle is built at Norham.
  • 1174 While besieging Alnwick, William I of Scotland is captured and imprisoned in Newcastle.

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