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==== Britain ====
* [[July 13]] &ndash; [[Battle of Alnwick (1174)|Battle of Alnwick]]: King [[William the Lion|William I]] ('''the Lion'''), supported by Flemish mercenaries, invades [[Kingdom of England|England]], to help fight in the baronial rebellion against King [[Henry II of England|Henry II]]. William attacks [[Prudhoe Castle]] in [[Northumberland]], but is unable to capture it. He is captured by Lord [[Ranulf de Glanvill]], and brought back to [[Newcastle upon Tyne|Newcastle]].<ref name=CBH>{{cite book|last=Palmer|first=Alan|last2=Palmer |first2=Veronica|year=1992|title=The Chronology of British History|publisher=Century Ltd|location=London|pages=69–72|isbn=0-7126-5616-2}}</ref> Henry occupies a part of [[Kingdom of Scotland|Scotland]], with its five strongest castles: [[Roxburgh Castle|Roxburgh]], [[Berwick Castle|Berwick]], [[Jedburgh Castle|Jedburgh]], [[Edinburgh Castle|Edinburgh]] and [[Stirling Castle|Stirling]].
* [[September 5]] &ndash; [[Canterbury Cathedral]] is severely damaged in a fire.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.canterbury-cathedral.org/heritage/archives/object-of-the-month/102177/|title = The Cathedral's great fire}}</ref>
* [[September 30]] &ndash; The [[Revolt of 1173–1174]]: After a year and a half of rebellion, Henry II achieves peace agreements with his sons [[Henry the Young King]], [[Richard I of England|Richard]], [[Geoffrey II, Duke of Brittany|Geoffrey]] and [[John, King of England|John]] at [[Montlouis]], on the basis of the pre-war [[Status quo ante bellum|status quo]].<ref name="Cassell's Chronology">{{cite book|last=Williams|first=Hywel|title=Cassell's Chronology of World History|url=https://archive.org/details/cassellschronolo0000will/page/126|url-access=registration|location=London|publisher=Weidenfeld & Nicolson|year=2005|isbn=0-304-35730-8|pages=[https://archive.org/details/cassellschronolo0000will/page/126 126–127]}}</ref> Before he returns to [[Duchy of Normandy|Normandy]], Henry orders the rebel castles in England and [[Duchy of Aquitaine|Aquitaine]] to be destroyed.<ref>Warren, W. L. (2000). ''Henry II'' (Yale ed.). New Haven, U.S.: Yale University Press. pp. 140–142. {{ISBN|978-0-300-08474-0}}.</ref>
* [[October]] &ndash; [[Battle of Thurles]]: Gaelic-Irish forces under King [[Domnall Mór Ua Briain]] defeat an Anglo-Norman invasion at [[Thurles]] in [[Ireland]]. The English expedition led by Earl [[Richard de Clare, 2nd Earl of Pembroke|Richard de Clare]] ('''Strongbow''') is surprised while encamped in the area of ''Lognafola'' and is forced to retreat to [[Waterford]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Thurles|url=http://www.askaboutireland.ie/reading-room/sports-recreation/postcards-of-ireland/tipperarys-historical-pos/thurles/|website=askaboutireland.ie}}</ref>
* [[December 8]] &ndash; The [[Treaty of Falaise]]: Captured by the English, William I is forced to sign a peace agreement. The treaty makes Scotland a feudal possession of England, William and his nobles swear allegiance to Henry II. He must hand over several castles to Henry in return for his freedom.<ref name=CBH/>