History
1153
General
Population: 353 Million*
- Crusades: Start of second Crusader-Turkish Wars to 1187
- Religion: Death of Pope Eugene III – Pope Anastasius IV (Corrado) rules
- Deaths: Monk Bernard of Clairvaux, David I of Scotland, Pope Eugene III
Europe
- England: Henry II invades England and forces Stephen to make him heir
Treaty of Wallingford ensures English throne will pass to cousin Matilda's son Henry Plantagenet
End of conflict between followers of mathilda and Stephen
- Ireland: Famine in Munster
- Scotland: Death of David I of Scotland
Malcolm IV "The Maiden" grandson of David I of Scotland rules to 1165
Middle East
- Start of second Crusader-Turkish Wars to 1187
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