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Edmund
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Edgar
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Aethelred
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Knut
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Edward the Confessor
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| | 1050 | | See of Devon and Cornwall moved to Exeter
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| | | | The See of Devon and Corwall had been located at Crediton in Devon but in 1050 Edward the Confessor moved the See to Exeter. This moved the cathedral from an obscure location to a more important one. Edward gave the new Bishopric to Leofric. |
| | 1065 | Dec | Dedication of Westminster Abbey
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| | | | Work on the Abbey at Westminster was either complete or very nearly so at its dedication. Edward the Confessor who had devoted himself to creation was to die less than two weeks later. |
William the Conqueror
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| | 1070 | | Dunfermline Abbey founded
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| | | | The Abbey of Dunfermline was founded by Malcolm III, King of the Scots and his wife Margaret. |
| | 1075 | | Council of London
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| | | | At the Council of London Archbishop Lanfranc instigated the movement of many English Bishoprics to more important locations. One of these was the Bishopric of Sherborne and Wilton which moved to Old Sarum. |
| | | | Chichester founded as a see
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| | | | Chichester was made a bishopric in this year when the bishop moved there from Selsey. |
William Rufus
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| | 1088 | | Foundation of Bath Abbey
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| | | | Bath Abbey is founded by John de Villula and populated by Benedictine monks. |
| | 1092 | | Carlisle Collegiate church founded
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| | | | Secular canons founded a collegiate church at Carlisle. |
| | | | Collegiate church founded at Carlisle.
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| | | | A collegiate church was founded at this time at Carlisle and a Norman church was built. |
Henry I
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| | 1115 | | Clairvaux Abbey founded
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| | | | The Cistercian abbey of Clairvaux was founded in 1115 by Bernard of Fontaines who became Clairvaux's abbot until his death in 1153. |
| | 1124 | | Furness Abbey founded
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| | | | Founded by Stephen, the future King of England, this abbey is situated near Barrow in Furness. Initially the order was Savigniac but were later converted to Cistercians in 1147 when the orders were merged. |
| | 1128 | | First Cistercian Abbey in Britain
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| | | | Waverley Abbey, the first Cistercian abbey was founded. |
| | 1131 | | Basingwerk Abbey founded
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| | | | The North Welsh Cistercian Abbey was colonised by monks from the Norman house called Savigny and was possibly founded by the Earl of Chester at the time, Ranulf de Gernon. |
| | | | Gilbertines founded
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| | | | A minor order of monks and nuns was founded in this year by St. Gilbert. Most of the foundations were set up in the east of England as Gilbert came from Lincolnshire. |
| | | | Rievaulx Abbey founded
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| | | | The Cistercian abbey of Rievaulx was founded. |
| | 1133 | | Augustinians at Porchester
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| | | | A small priory was built by Augustinian monks within the confines of Porchester Castle. |
| | | | Combermere Abbey founded
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| | | | Ranulf, the Earl of Chester witnessed the foundation of the new Savigny abbey in the Midlands. |
| | | | Foundation of Garendon Abbey
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| | | | A Cistercian abbey founded by monks from Waverley Abbey. |
| | 1134 | | Calder Abbey first founded
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| | | | Colonising a new abbey at Calder was first attempted by monks from the Savigny order, but they were driven out by the Scots a few years later. |
| | | | Fountains Abbey Founded
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| | | | Fountains abbey was founded. |
| | 1135 | | Buildwas Abbey founded
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| | | | Founded in 1135 by Roger de Clinton. It was populated by monks from Furness Abbey. |
Stephen
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| | 1136 | | Forde Abbey founded
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| | | | Initially the abbey was situated at Brightly in Devon, but the site proved too difficult and in 1141 moved. The founding monks came from Waverly Abbey in Surrey. |
| | | | Buckfast Abbey founded
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| | | | The site of an early Benedictine abbey was taken over by the Cistercians with the permission of King Stephen. Monks from Savigny colonised the abbey. |
| | 1138 | | Foundation of Bordesley Abbey
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| | | | Waleran, the earl of Worcester founds a new Cistercian abbey with help from monks from Garendon. |
| | 1139 | | Kirkstead Abbey founded
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| | | | A daughter house of Fountains Abbey. The initial location of the abbey proved unsuitable and the a new site was chosen near Horncastle in Lincolnshire. |
| | | | Kingswood Abbey founded
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| | | | A Cistercian abbey was founded by monks from Tintern Abbey. The location of the abbey altered several times in the first few years, but finally settled at Kingswood in Gloucestershire. A sixteenth-century gatehouse is all that remains. |
| | 1140 | | Whitland Abbey foundation
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| | | | This Cistercian abbey in Wales was colonised by monks from Clairvaux. |
| | | | Coggeshall Abbey founded
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| | | | King Stephen and Matilda his wife founded Coggeshall Abbey. This was to be the last of the Savigny abbeys to be founded before the order merged with the Cistercians in 1147. |
| | 1142 | | Dundrennan Abbey founded
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| | | | David I, King of the Scots may have been involved in the foundation of this Cistercian abbey in Scotland. The founding monks probably came from Rievaulx. |
| | | | Calder Abbey founded
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| | | | The Savigny order of monks colonised the a new abbey at Calder in this year. The earlier attempt at colonising the location had failed after being attacked by the Scots. |
| | 1143 | | Boxley Abbey founded
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| | | | This Cistercian Abbey was founded in 1143 or 1146 by William of Ypres and was colonised by monks from Clairvaux. The Abbey is situated near Maidstone in Kent. |
| | | | Revesby Abbey founded
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| | | | A new Cistercian abbey was founded by monks from Rievaulx in this year. The abbey was founded by William de Roumare I, earl of Lincoln and the first abbot was Ailred, who moved back to Rievaulx in 1146 to become the head of that abbey. |
| | | | Whitland Abbey founded
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| | | | Cistercians found Whitland Abbey. |
| | 1145 | | Jervaulx Abbey founded
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| | | | Initially a Savignic foundation, the abbey was taken over by the Cistercian order and responsibility for it was taken by Byland. |
| | | | Woburn Abbey founded
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| | | | A colony of monks from Fountains Abbey move to set up a new Cistercian abbey at Woburn. |
| | 1147 | | Kirkstall Abbey founded
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| | | | A daughter house of Fountains Abbey, the abbey at Kirkstall was first located at Barnoldswick , but was moved a few years later to its current location near Leeds in West Yorkshire. |
| | | | Dore Abbey founded
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| | | | The Cistercian abbey of Dore, south-west of Hereford was founded in 1147 by monks from Morimond |
| | | | Bruern Abbey founded
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| | | | A Cistercian abbey in Lincolnshire founded by Nicholas Basset and colonised by monks from Waverley. |
| | | | Foundation of Biddlesden Abbey
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| | | | A new Cistercian abbey was founded in 1147 by Ernald de Bosco and monks from Garendon. |
| | 1150 | | Kinloss Abbey founded
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| | | | Another Cistercian abbey helped by David I, King of the Scots. The first monks came from Melrose. |
| | | | Combe Abbey founded
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| | | | This Cistercian abbey in the Midlands was founded by Richard de Camville and was a daughter house of Waverley in the south. |
| | 1151 | | Foundation of Flaxley Abbey
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| | | | Located in the Forest of Dean, in Gloucestershire, the remains of this Cistercian abbey are in the grounds of a private house. The abbey's benefactor was Roger, Earl of Hereford and it was populated by monks from Bordesley Abbey. |
Henry II
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| | 1158 | | Dieulacres Abbey founded
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| | | | Monks from Combermere founded this daughter house in 1158 at Poulton in Cheshire, but it would later be moved. |
| | 1161 | | Coupar Angus Abbey founded
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| | | | This Scottish Cistercian abbey was founded by Malcolm IV, King of Scotland. The monks that colonised it came from the abbey at Melrose. |
| | 1171 | | Bindon Abbey founded
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| | | | A group of Cistercian monks from Forde Abbey colonised a new abbey at Bindon near Wareham on the south coast of England. |
| | 1176 | | Cwmhir Abbey is founded
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| | | | Cistercian monks from Whitland founded the Welsh abbey of Cwmhir in this year. |
| | | | Croxden Abbey founded
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| | | | Monks from the Savigniac abbey Aulnay-sur-Odon in Normandy found a new abbey in England. |
| | 1177 | | Henry II refounds Amesbury Abbey
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| | | | Henry II removed the existing nuns from Amesbury Abbey and replaced them nuns from the abbey of Fontevrault in France. The abbey was originally founded in 979 by Alfrida. |
| | | | Byland Abbey founded
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| | | | After several years of moving the location of this abbey, the Cistercian monks finally settled at Byland in North Yorkshire. |
| | 1186 | | Aberconwy Abbey founded
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| | | | A Cistercian Abbey was founded by monks from Strata Florida in Wales in Conwy. |
Richard the Lionheart
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| | 1191 | | Foundation of Glenluce Abbey
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| | | | Foundation of a Cistercian abbey in south-west Scotland by the lords of Galloway. |
| | 1198 | | Cymer Abbey founded
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| | | | This Cistercian abbey in north-west Wales was colonised by monks from Cwmhir. |
| | | | Cleeve Abbey colonised
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| | | | Monks from Revesby in Lincolnshire moved to Somerset and colonised the new abbey at Cleeve. |
John
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| | 1201 | | Valle Crucis Abbey founded
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| | | | The abbey in North Wales was founded in 1201 by Madog ap Gruffuud Maelor. |
| | | | Dunkeswell Abbey founded
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| | | | This Cistercian abbey in Devon was founded by William Brewer. |
| | 1203 | | Beaulieu Abbey founded
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| | | | Founded by King John who wanted to become an object of prayer by the Cistercian order. The abbey was built on the site of a hunting lodge in the New Forest and was colonised by monks directly from Citeaux. |
| | 1214 | | Dieulacres Abbey moved
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| | | | A new location for this Cistercian abbey was found near Leek in Staffordshire. |
| | | | Foundation of Deer Abbey
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| | | | This Cistercian abbey near Peterhead in Scotland was founded by monks from Kinloss. |
Henry III
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| | 1217 | | Foundation of Culross Abbey
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| | | | Cluross Abbey, in Fife Scotland, was founded by this year by Malcolm, the Earl of Fife. |
| | 1219 | | Foundation of Deer Abbey
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| | | | The Cistercian Deer Abbey in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, was founded by Willaim Coymn, the Earl of Buchan. It was populated with monks from Kinloss. |
| | 1226 | | Grace Dieu Abbey founded
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| | | | This was a daughter house of the Cistercian abbey at Dore near Hereford. The foundation would have been earlier but the abbey was attacked and burnt by the Welsh in 1223. The abbey was situated near Monmouth, but no real remains can be seen. |
| | 1227 | | Balmerino Abbey founded
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| | | | The Scottish Cistercian abbey built by monks from Melrose abbey. The abbey is situated on the shores of the Firth of Tay. |
| | 1232 | | Lacock Abbey founded
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| | | | Lacock Abbey in Wiltshire was founded by Ela, Countess of Salisbury, the widow of William Longspee, the son of Henry II. |
| | 1273 | | Foundation of Sweetheart Abbey
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| | | | This Cistercian abbey was founded by Lady Devorgilla, the wife of John Balliol of Barnard Castle. Monks from Dundrennan Abbey colonised Sweetheart Abbey. |
| | 1274 | | Vale Royal Abbey founded
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| | | | The foundation of this abbey in Cheshire was a result of an almost disastrous sea crossing by Edward I. His fulfilment of a vow taken during the voyage resulted in a new abbey called Vale Royal. |
Edward I
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| | 1278 | | Buckland Abbey founded
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| | | | This Cistercian abbey in Devon was colonised by monks from the abbey on the Isle of White. Amicia de Redvers was responsible for its foundation in memory of her husband and son who had died. |
Edward II
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Edward III
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| | 1351 | | Eastminster Abbey founded
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| | | | Henry III founded a new Cistercian abbey near the Tower of London. Monks from Beaulieu Abbey populated the new abbey. |
Richard II
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Henry IV
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Henry V
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Henry VI
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Edward IV
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Edward V
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Richard III
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Henry VII
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Henry VIII
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Edward VI
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Mary
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Elizabeth I
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