John of Salisbury completes his Life of Anselm.13 October – the bones of Edward the Confessor are translated to Westminster Abbey.1 October – Becket resists Henry II's demands to extend the jurisdiction of secular courts to the clergy.1 July – Henry calls the Welsh princes and King Malcolm IV of Scotland to do homage at Woodstock Palace the Welsh rebel.6 March – Gilbert Foliot is translated from Hereford to become Bishop of London, an office which he will hold until his death in 1187.January – Henry II suppresses a revolt in Wales, and captures Prince Rhys ap Gruffydd.King Henry II raises the Danegeld (by now, merely a royal tax) for the last time.Becket decrees that Trinity Sunday should henceforth be celebrated in England.3 June – Thomas Becket consecrated as Archbishop of Canterbury and resigns as Lord Chancellor.April – Bartholomew becomes Bishop of Exeter. 5 January – canonisation of Edward the Confessor.Approximate date – Derby School is founded by Walkelin de Derby in Derby it will survive until 1989.
The island of Lundy is granted to the Knights Templar by Henry II.2 November – marriage of Henry the Young King and Marguerite, daughter of Louis VII of France King Henry II takes control of Norman Vexin.