The Battle of Alnwick (1174) is one of two battles fought near the town of Alnwick, in Northumberland, England, the battle, which occurred on 13 July 1174, William I of Scotland, also known as William the Lion, was captured by a small English force led by which Chief Justiciar of England during the reign of King Henry II (1154–89) and was the probable author of "Tractatus de legibus et consuetudinibus regni Anglie"?
Battle of Alnwick (1174) The Battle of Alnwick (1174) is one of two battles fought near the town of Alnwick, in Northumberland, England. In the battle, which occurred on 13 July 1174, William I of Scotland, also known as William the Lion, was captured by a small English force led by Ranulf de Glanvill.
Geoffrey de Mandeville, 1st Earl of Essex Geoffrey de Mandeville II, 1st Earl of Essex (died September 1144) was a prominent figure during the reign of King Stephen of England. His biographer, the 19th-century historian J. H. Round, called him "the most perfect and typical presentment of the feudal and anarchic spirit that stamps the reign of Stephen." That characterisation has been disputed since the later 20th century.