Editing 1173 (section)

==== England ====
* Spring &ndash; [[Henry the Young King]] withdraws to the French court, marking the beginning of the [[Revolt of 1173–74]], in which former Queen [[Eleanor of Aquitaine]] and her sons rebel against her ex-husband King [[Henry II of England|Henry II]].
* [[October 17]] &ndash; [[Battle of Fornham]]: Rebel forces are defeated while fording the [[River Lark]]. Flemish mercenaries are driven into the nearby swamps by the English royalists under Lord [[Richard de Luci]] (or '''Lucy''').<ref>Beeler, John (1971). ''Warfare in Feudal Europe, 730–1200'', pp 104–105. Ithaca, NY: Cornell University Press. {{ISBN|0-8014-9120-7}}.</ref>