1070s in England

Events from the 1070s in England.

Incumbents

Monarch - William I of England

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]
  • Jews from Rouen, in Normandy, settle in England at the invitation of the King.^[5]
• 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.^[6]
  • 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.^[7]
  • 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.^[8]
  • Rebuilding of Winchester Cathedral begins.^[9]

Births

• 1075
  • Orderic Vitalis, chronicler (died c. 1142)

Deaths

• 1072
  • Stigand, Archbishop of Canterbury
• 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)

References

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