History
1155
General
Population: 355 Million*
- Entertainment: First mention of King Arthur in poetry
- Religion: Carmelite order founded
Pope Adrian IV bestows Ireland on Henry II
- Deaths: Arnold of Brescia hanged (see 1144)
Asia
- Mongolia: Genghis Khan born - alternate year
Europe
- General: Pope Adrian bestows Ireland on Henry II - Henry prepares to invade
- England: Henry II abolishes fiscal earldoms and restores royal demesne
Henry II chooses Thomas à Becket as chancellor
Baron Hugh Mortimer submits to Henry II
Henry II starts to rule by writ and seals, expanding power – start of conflict with Catholic Church
- France: Charter of Lorris (France) spells out freedoms
- Iceland: Earliest record of fire insurance in Iceland
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