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** Foundation of the first [[Carthusian]] abbey in England, at [[Witham]] in [[Somerset]].<ref name=CBH/>
* '''1179'''
** April - Establishment of the [[Grand Assize]], using a [[jury]] to decide legal claims over property ownership, instead of [[trial by combat]].<ref name=CBH>{{cite book |last=Palmer |first=Alan & Veronica |year=1992 |title= The Chronology of British History|publisher= Century Ltd|location=London|pages= 69-7269–72|isbn= 0-7126-5616-2}}</ref>
** Richard completes the subjugation of Aquitaine.<ref name=CBH/>
** [[William the Englishman]] rebuilds the choir and Trinity Chapel of [[Canterbury Cathedral]] after the previous architect, [[William of Sens]], is injured in a fall.<ref name=CBH/>