1080s in England

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Events from the 1080s in England.

1 Incumbents
2 Events
3 Births
4 Deaths
5 References
6 See also

Incumbents

Monarch - William I of England (to 9 September 1087), William II of England

Events

1080
- King William I of England sends his half-brother Odo of Bayeux to pacify Northumbria following the killing of William Walcher, Bishop of Durham.^[1]
- Autumn - William's son Robert Curthose sent to invade Scotland; reaches as far as Falkirk.^[1]
- Robert Curthose builds a castle on the River Tyne; now Newcastle upon Tyne.^[2]
- Gundulf of Rochester begins building of Rochester Cathedral.^[3]
- William I refuses to accept Pope Gregory VII as his overlord.^[2]
1081
- William campaigns in Wales, reaching as far as St David's.^[2]
- Construction of Ely Cathedral begins.^[2]
1082
- Odo of Bayeaux arrested, and forfeits his Earldom and estates.^[2]
- Bayeaux Tapestry completed.^[2]
1083
- William faces a revolt in the province of Maine in Normandy.^[1]
1084
- Construction of Worcester Cathedral begins.^[2]
1085
- Threatened invasion from Denmark aborted after a rebellion there.^[2]
- 25 December - William commissions the Domesday Book.^[1]
1086
- 1 August - Domesday Book is presented to William at Old Sarum.^[4]
1087
- 9 September - William I dies; his first son Robert succeeds him as Robert II, Duke of Normandy whilst his second son succeeds him on the English throne as William II of England.^[1]
- 26 September - Coronation of William II.^[1]
- 25 December - Odo of Bayeaux re-instated as Earl of Kent.^[2]
- A fire in London destroys St Paul's Cathedral.^[5]
1088
- April - Odo of Bayeaux leads the Rebellion of 1088 against his nephew William II.^[1]
- July - William defeats the rebels, and exiles Odo to Normandy.^[2]
- Construction of the White Tower of the Tower of London completed.^[2]
1089
- May - See of Canterbury left vacant after the death of Lanfranc.^[2]
- Construction begins on Gloucester Cathedral and Tewkesbury Abbey.^[2]

Births

1080
- Adelard of Bath, scholar (died c. 1152)
- Aubrey de Vere II, Lord Great Chamberlain (died 1141)
- Henry of Huntingdon, historian (died 1160)
1083
- Gilbert of Sempringham, founde of the Gilbertine Order (died c. 1190)

Deaths

1080
- 15 May - William Walcher, Bishop of Durham
1083
- 2 November - Matilda of Flanders, wife of King William I of England (born c. 1031, France)
1087
- 9 September - William I of England (born c. 1028, Normandy)
1088
- William de Warenne, 1st Earl of Surrey
1089
- 24 May - Lanfranc, Archbishop of Canterbury (born c. 1005, Lombardy)

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g Williams, Hywel (2005). Cassell's Chronology of World History. Weidenfeld & Nicolson. pp. 113–114. ISBN 0-304-35730-8.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m Palmer, Alan & Veronica (1992). The Chronology of British History. London: Century Ltd. pp. 55–56. ISBN 0-7126-5616-2.
^ "Rochester Cathedral website". http://www.kiad.ac.uk/rc/cathedral/index.asp. Retrieved 2007-12-22.
^ "Time traveller's guide to Medieval Britain". http://www.channel4.com/history/microsites/H/history/guide12/timeline04.html. Retrieved 2007-12-22.
^ The London Encyclopaedia, Ben Weinreb & Christopher Hibbert, Macmillan, 1995, ISBN 0-333-57688-8, 287

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1080s in England

Contents

Incumbents

Events

Births

Deaths

References

See also