* Holt, J. C. ( 1998 ) " 1153: The Treaty of Westminster ," in King, Edmund.

In 1153, the death of Stephen's son Eustace, combined with the arrival of a military expedition led by Henry, led him to acknowledge the latter as his heir by the Treaty of Wallingford.

The place was besieged a number of times and the Treaty of Wallingford ending the conflict was concluded there in November 1153.

* Treaty of Westminster ( 1153 ), also known as the Treaty of Wallingford

In November 1153 they signed the Treaty of Wallingford recognising Henry as heir to Stephen.

The forts were dismantled under the terms of the Treaty of Wallingford of 1153.

He fought loyally for King Stephen, but in 1153 helped arrange the truce between Stephen and Henry Plantagenet, known as the Treaty of Wallingford, which brought an end to The Anarchy.

When Stephen's son and heir apparent Eustace died in 1153, the king reached an accommodation with Henry of Anjou ( who became Henry II ) to succeed Stephen and in which peace between them was guaranteed.

* Eustace IV of Boulogne, a Count of Boulogne and the son and heir of King Stephen of England ( approximate date ; d. 1153 )

( 1996 ) Stephen and Matilda: the Civil War of 1139 – 1153, Sutton Publishing, ISBN 0-7509-0612-X

Eustace IV ( c. 1129 – 17 August 1153 ), count of Boulogne, was the eldest son of King Stephen of England and Countess Matilda I of Boulogne.

Civil war broke out in England and raged between 1139 and 1153, forming a turbulent period in which the rival factions of King Stephen and the Empress Matilda struggled for power.

After Eustace's death in 1153 Stephen recognised his rival Henry of Anjou as his heir, and later Theobald was named regent of the kingdom after Stephen's death.

In January 1153 Henry of Anjou, Matlida's son, invaded England in pursuit of his claim to the throne, and with the death of Eustace in August 1153, Stephen gave up.

** “ War Games ,” written by John Wagner, art by Neil Googe ( episode 1 ), Mike McMahon ( 2 ) and Charlie Adlard ( 3 ), Andy Clarke ( pencils 4 – 5 ), Stephen Baskerville ( inks 4 – 5 ), Colin Wilson ( 6 – 7 ), in 2000 AD # 1153 – 1159 ( 1999 )

Stephen won the political battle, but when his own son and heir, Eustace, died in 1153 he agreed that Matilda's son Henry would succeed him.

However, Prince Henry died in 1152, King David in 1153, and King Stephen in 1154.

This castle was strong enough to withstand a siege in 1153 by the forces of King Stephen.

Although he was a nominal supporter of the king, there seems to have been little contact between him and Stephen, who did not confirm the foundation of Leicester Abbey till 1153.

It was besieged by King Stephen in 1138, and again in 1153.

In 1153 – 4 de Luci was granted Chipping Ongar, Essex by William, son of King Stephen and his wife, Maud of Boulogne, where he built Ongar Castle.

He first reached Anjou and compelled Geoffrey to surrender, and then took the decision to sail for England in January 1153 in order to meet Stephen.

Ranulf succumbed to the poison on 16 December 1153: his son Hugh inherited his lands as held in 1135 ( when Stephen took the throne ), while other honours bestowed upon Ranulf were revoked.

According to Reginald of Durham ( d. c 1190 ) " anyone approaching it should wash, fast and dress in an alb before touching it ", and he recorded that a scribe called John who failed to do this during a visit by the Archbishop of York in 1153 – 54, and " held it with unwashed hands after eating was struck down with a chill ".

* 1153 – Malcolm IV becomes King of Scotland.

* Cathal Crobdearg Ua Conchobair, King of Connacht ( b. 1153 )

* November 11 – King William II of Sicily (" the Good ") ( b. 1153 )

The system was extensively restored and further extended during the reign of King Parakrama Bahu ( 1153 – 1186 CE ).

William accused them of hindering the Siege of Ascalon in 1153 ; of poorly defending a cave-fortress in 1165, for which twelve Templars were hanged by King Amalric ; of sabotaging the invasion of Egypt in 1168 ; and of murdering Assassin ambassadors in 1173.

Malcolm's youngest son, King David I ( ruled 1124 – 1153 ), developed Edinburgh as a site of royal power principally through his administrative reforms.

David's successor King Malcolm IV ( ruled 1153 – 1165 ) reportedly stayed at Edinburgh more than at any other location.

The 5th book concludes with the death of King David I in 1153.

William was in Sussex in 1153, but he followed Duke Henry, soon to become King Henry II, to Normandy in 1154.

William de Braose, ( or William de Briouze ), 4th Lord of Bramber ( 1144 / 1153 – 9 August 1211 ), court favourite of King John of England, at the peak of his power, was also Lord of Gower, Abergavenny, Brecknock, Builth, Radnor, Kington, Limerick, Glamorgan, Skenfrith, Briouze in Normandy, Grosmont, and White Castle.

In 1153, the wife of Roger de Beaumont, 2nd Earl of Warwick, was tricked into believing that her husband was dead, and surrendered control of the castle to the invading army of Henry of Anjou, later King Henry II.

# David I of Scotland ( c. 1083 – 24 May 1153 ), King of Scotland from 1124-1153

Five years later, in 1153, when Henry, Duke of Normandy, soon to be King Henry II ( r. 1154 – 89 ), landed in England to assert his claim to the throne, Bigod vested his interests with the rising power, and held out in Ipswich against Stephen's forces, while Henry II, on the other side, laid siege to Stamford.

Rutherglen received the status of Royal Burgh in 1126 by Royal Charter from King David I of Scotland who ruled from 1124 to 1153.

The original Cadzow Castle was built in the 12th century as an occasional royal residence for King David I ( 1124 – 1153 ).

Tamna-country was changed to Tamna-county in 1153 during the reign of King Uijong and Choi Cheok-kyeong was posted as Tamna-Myeong or Chief of Tamna.

In 1153 – 54 Fitzharding received a royal charter from King Henry II giving him permission to rebuild the castle, with the aim of defending the Bristol-Gloucester Road, the Severn estuary and the Welsh border.