1070s in England
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Events from the 1070s in England.
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[edit] Incumbents
Monarch - William I of England
[edit] Events
- 1070
- Winter of 1069–1070 - Harrying of the North: William I of England quells rebellions in the North of England following an invasion by Sweyn II of Denmark. Widespread famine follows the devastation wrought.[1]
- Spring - King Sweyn II of Denmark joins English rebels, led by Hereward the Wake, and captures the Isle of Ely.[2]
- 11 April - Archbishop of Canterbury Stigand deposed.
- 1 June - Heward plunders Peterborough Abbey.[2]
- Denmark signs a treaty with England; Sweyn and his forces leave the country.[2]
- 15 August - Lanfranc appointed as the new Archbishop of Canterbury.[3]
- Rebuilding of Canterbury Cathedral following a fire.[4]
- Osmund succeeds Herfast as Lord Chancellor; Herfast becomes Bishop of Elmham.
- Invasion of England by Malcolm III of Scotland repelled.[2]
- Rebuilding of York Minster begins.[2]
- 1071
- Construction of Richmond Castle begins.
- William defeats Hereward the Wake's rebellion on the Isle of Ely.[3]
- Hugh d'Avranches, 1st Earl of Chester, the first Marcher Lord, invades Wales, capturing parts of Gwynedd.[2]
- 1072
- 27 May - The Accord of Winchester establishes the primacy of the Archbishop of Canterbury over the Archbishop of York in the Church of England.[2]
- August - William invades Scotland, reaching the River Tay.[2]
- At Abernethy, King Malcolm III submits to William.[2]
- Construction of Lincoln Cathedral begins.[5]
- Bishop of Lincoln raised to diocesan status.[2]
- 1073
- Rebuilding of St Augustine's Abbey in Canterbury.[3]
- 1074
- 1075
- Roger de Montgomery created Earl of Shrewsbury, and invades Wales, reaching as far as Powys.[2]
- Revolt of the Earls: Three earls rebel against William in the last serious act of resistance to the Norman conquest.[3]
- Construction of Old Sarum Cathedral begins.[2]
- Council of London reforms Church administration in England.[2]
- First Bishop of Chichester consecrated.[2]
- 1076
- April - Council of Winchester confirms ecclesiastical authority, insists on celibacy of the clergy and marriage within church.[2]
- 31 May - Execution of Waltheof II, Earl of Northumbria for his part in the Revolt of the Earls.[1]
- Approximate date of the Trial of Penenden Heath to settle a land dispute between King William and his half-brother Odo of Bayeux.
- 1077
- The Bayeux Tapestry completed depicting the Norman conquest of England.
- William's son Robert Curthose stages an insurrection against him in Normandy.[2]
- Construction of St Albans Cathedral begins.[6]
- Foundation of the first Cluniac abbey in England, at Lewes.[2]
- 1078
- Construction of the White Tower in London begins.[2]
- Construction of Colchester Castle begun.[2]
- First Bishop of Salisbury consecrated.[2]
- 1079
- January - Robert unhorses William in battle in Normandy.[3]
- William creates the New Forest as a hunting ground.[7]
[edit] Births
- 1075
- Orderic Vitalis, chronicler (died c. 1142)
[edit] Deaths
- 1072
- 1075
- 19 December - Edith of Wessex, queen of Edward the Confessor (born c. 1029)
- 1076
- 31 May - Waltheof II, Earl of Northumbria, last of the Anglo-Saxon earls (born 1050)
[edit] References
- ^ a b British History Timeline, Norman Britain, BBC. Retrieved on 2007-12-23.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t Palmer, Alan & Veronica (1992). The Chronology of British History. London: Century Ltd, 53-55. ISBN 0-7126-5616-2.
- ^ a b c d e Williams, Hywel (2005). Cassell's Chronology of World History. Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 112–113. ISBN 0-304-35730-8.
- ^ The History of Canterbury Cathedral. Retrieved on 2007-12-23.
- ^ Lincoln Cathedral website. Retrieved on 2007-12-23.
- ^ St Albans Cathedral website. Retrieved on 2007-12-23.
- ^ New Forest website. Retrieved on 2007-12-23.
