1133
Al-Idrisi begins his world map for Roger II
The Moroccan geographer Muhammad al-Idrisi arrived at the cosmopolitan Norman court in Palermo and began compiling what would become the most accurate world…
Work begins on Durham cathedral vault
Masons at Durham completed the stone vaulting over the nave, a ribbed vault that was among the earliest in Europe and the first substantial pointed-rib…
Earthquake damages Samarra on the Tigris
A powerful earthquake struck the old Abbasid capital of Samarra on the middle Tigris, toppling the upper courses of its famous spiral minaret - the Malwiya…
Lothair III crowned Emperor
The Saxon king, escorted into Rome through back streets by Bernard of Clairvaux because Anacletus held St. Peter's, was crowned Holy Roman Emperor…
St Bartholomew's Fair licensed in London
Henry I granted his jester-turned-canon Rahere the right to hold an annual cloth fair at Smithfield beside the priory Rahere had built after surviving malaria…
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Frequently asked
What happened in the year 1133?
Saeculum lists 5 events from 1133. The most significant is Al-Idrisi begins his world map for Roger II.
What era was 1133 part of?
1133 falls within the High Middle Ages (1000-1300). Crusades, cathedrals, and the slow waking of Europe.
Which regions saw notable events in 1133?
The events from 1133 span Africa, Europe and Middle East.