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YearMonth Event TitleWorld Event
 
 10 year overview for 1000 to 1009
 1000   Leif Ericsson lands on North American coast
Aethelred attacked Strathclyde and Isle of Man.
 
 1001 Danish raids
 
 1002 Another Danegeld paid
Nov Aethelred marries Emma
Nov 13 Massacre of St Brice's day
 
 1003 Wilton and its abbey attacked
Edward the Confessor is born
  John XVII becomes Pope
 
 1004 Swein attacks Norfolk
  John XVIII becomes Pope
 
 1005 Aelfheah becomes Archbishop of Canterbury
Malcolm II becomes Kings of the Scots
 
 1006 Destruction of Walingford
Reading attacked by the Danes
 
 1008 A large fleet is ordered
 
 1009 Danes repeatedly attack England
  Church of the Holy Sepulchre destroyed
  Sergius IV becomes Pope
 
 10 year overview for 1010 to 1019
 1011 The Vikings murder Aelfheah
 
 1012 Danegeld paid
  Benedict VIII is elected Pope
 
 1013 Lyfing becomes Archbishop of Canterbury
Swein Fork-Beard and Canute attack England
 
The reign of Swein (Fork-Beard)
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Autumn Emma and Edward leave England
Nov London surrenders to Swein
 
 1014 Aethelred goes into exile
  Harald II becomes King of Denmark
Feb 3 Swein dies
 
 1015Qtr 3 Canute returns to England
 
 
The reign of EDMUND (II Ironside, King of the English 1016)
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 1016Apr Edmund II (Ironside) becomes King
Apr Canute attempts to take the throne
May Canute attacks London
Oct 18 Treaty between Canute and Edmund
 
The reign of CANUTE (King of England 1016-1035)
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Nov 30 Canute becomes King of England
 
 1017Jul Canute marries Emma
Dec Death of Eadric Streona
 
 1018 Large Danegeld paid
  Harald II of Denmark dies
 
 1019   Canute takes Denmark
 
 10 year overview for 1020 to 1029
 1020 Aethelnoth becomes Archbishop of Canterbury
 
 1024   John XIX becomes Pope
 
 1025   Constantine VIII becomes the Byzantine emperor
 
 1027 Canute in Rome
 
 1028 Canute takes Norway
Birth of William, the future conqueror of England
 
 10 year overview for 1030 to 1039
 1030 Cottonian map of the world
Canute at Glastonbury Abbey
 
 1031 Canute drives Scottish Kings into submission
  Robert the Pious dies
 
 1032   Benedict IX becomes Pope
 
 1033 Robert Assists English and French Kings
 
 1034 Duncan becomes King of Scotland
 
 1035Jul William the Conqueror becomes Duke of Normandy
Nov 12 Canute dies
 
 1036 Alfred is murdered by Godwine
 
 
The reign of HAROLD (Harefoot, King of England 1037-1040)
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 1037 Bishop John of York is canonised
Dec Harold Harefoot becomes king
 
 1038 Eadsige becomes Archbishop of Canterbury
 
 10 year overview for 1040 to 1049
 1040 A new minter at Much Wenlock
Mar 17 Harold Harefoot dies
 
The reign of HARTHACNUT (King of England 1040-1042)
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Jun Harthacanute lands in England and becomes King
Aug 14 Duncan is killed by Macbeth
 
 1041 A year of storms and disease
  Truce of God
Edward the Confessor returns to England
 
 1042   Magnus becomes King of Denmark
 
The reign of EDWARD (The Confessor, King of England 1042-1066)
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Jun 8 Harthacanute dies and Edward the Confessor becomes King
 
 1043 Leofric founds Coventry Abbey
Easter Edward the Confessor crowned
Nov Edward confiscated Emma's land
 
 1044 Geoffrey Martel takes Tours and Touraine
 
 1045 Crinan killed during uprising
 
Episode: Edward the Confessor and Earl Godwine
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Jan Edward marries
 
 1046 Severe winter
  Clement II becomes Pope
 
 1047 Magnus of Norway dies
 
 1048 Aldred founds Monastery at Gloucester
Earthquake
Jul   Damasus II was elected Pope
 
 1049 Sweyn exiled for murder
  Leo IX becomes Pope
May 1 Earthquake in Midlands
 
 10 year overview for 1050 to 1059
 1050 Robert of Jumieges becomes Archbishop of Canterbury
See of Devon and Cornwall moved to Exeter
Sweyn pardoned
Macbeth visits Rome
 
 1051 Edward expels the Godwine family
Edward abolishes military tax
 
 1052Mar Death of Queen Emma
May Godwines invade England
Summer Stigand becomes Archbishop of Canterbury
 
 
Episode: Reasons for the Norman Invasion
 Timeline of episode: Reasons for the Norman Invasion
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 1053 Edward the Exile invited to England
William marries Matilda
Apr Harold becomes Earl of Wessex
Dec 21 Strong winds
 
 1054 Battle of Mortemer
  The Great East-West schism
Jul The Crab Nebula seen
 
 1055 Rebellion of Aelgar of Mercia
  Seljuk Turks capture Baghdad
  Victor II becomes Pope
 
 1056 Hereford cathedral burnt
Bishop of Hereford
Death of Leofgar, bishop of Hereford
 
 1057 Edward (the Exile) dies
The Battle of Varaville
  Sweyn II Estridsen becomes King of Denmark
  Stephen IX (or X) becomes Pope
Aug Macbeth is killed and Lulach becomes king
 
 1058 Gloucester Cathedral rebuilding starts
  Nicholas II becomes Pope
  Benedict X is elected the Antipope
Mar Malcolm III becomes King of the Scots
 
 10 year overview for 1060 to 1069
 1060   Henry, King of France, dies to be followed by Philippe
 
 1061   Honorius II becomes the Antipope
  Alexander II becomes Pope
 
 1062Sep 8 Wulfstan becomes bishop of Worcester
Dec Harold, earl Wessex, attacked Rhuddlan
 
 1063 Earl Harold invades Wales
Gruffydd ap Llywelyn killed
  William invades and captures Maine
 
 1065 Mysterious meeting in Normandy
Lands from Pershore allocated to Westminster
 
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Oct Morcar becomes Earl of Northumbria
Dec Dedication of Westminster Abbey
 
 1066   Fulk Rechin defeats Geoffrey the Bearded
Jan 4 Edward the Confessor dies
Jan 6 Harold II Godwinson is crowned King of England
 
The reign of HAROLD (II, Godwinson, King of England 1066)
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Apr Halley's Comet
Jun Dedication of Holy Trinity at Caen
Jul William's Invasion fleet gather in the estuary of the River Dives
Jul Harold prepares for William's invasion
Sep 12 St-Valery-Sur-Somme
 
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The route taken by William the Conqueror when he invaded England.
 
Sep 20 Battle of Gate Fulford
Sep 25 Stamford Bridge Battle
Sep 27 William lands at Pevensey
Oct William moves to Hastings
Oct 1 Harold learns of William's arrival
Oct 6 Harold and his forces reach London
Oct 11 Harold leaves London
Oct 13 Harold reaches Caldbec Hill
 
Episode: Norman Invasion
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Oct 14 Battle of Hastings
Nov William advances to London
 
The reign of WILLIAM (I, the Conqueror, King of England 1066-1087)
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Dec 25 William the Conqueror becomes King of England
 
 1067 Odo becomes William's deputy
Chepstow Castle begun
A castle at Norwich is begun
Construction of Wallingford Castle
Construction of Winchester Castle
Mar William returns to Normandy
 
 1068 Warwick Castle built on William's orders
Northern English move to Scotland
Malcolm III marries Edgar's sister
Construction of Nottingham Castle
The Curfew Bell
Construction of Lincoln Castle
Construction of Cambridge Castle
Feb Exeter falls to William
Spring Construction begins on Exeter Castle
May 11 Matilda is crowned Queen
Sep Birth of Henry I
 
 1069 Danish fought off at Sandwich
Dec The North is devastated by the Normans
 
 10 year overview for 1070 to 1079
 1070 Lanfranc becomes Archbishop of Canterbury
Castles at Chester and Stafford begun
Castle at Old Sarum
Malcolm raids Northern England
Building work at Chepstow
Dunfermline Abbey founded
Jun Hereward the Wake sacks Peterborough Abbey
 
 1071 Canterbury Cathedral rebuilt by Lanfranc
  Byzantine army destroyed at Manzikert
  Turks conquer Syria, Jerusalem and parts of Palestine
Ely castle ordered
William puts down the revolt
Dudley Castle Construction
Abbot of Abingdon imprisoned
Richmond Castle construction
Bangor Cathedral destroyed by the Normans
Construction of Oxford Castle
 
 1072 At Durham, another castle is ordered
Serlo takes over at Gloucester
Old Sarum Cathedral
Treaty of Abernethy
First Cathedral at Lincoln begun
Feb Council of Winchester
Jun William leads an army into Scotland
 
 1073 Edgar the Aetheling attempts to take the English throne
  Gregory VII becomes Pope
 
 1074   Harold III becomes King of Denmark
 
 1075 Chichester founded as a see
Construction of Windsor Castle
Council of London
Chepstow Castle passes to the crown
 
 1076 Battle Abbey Consecrated
 
 1077 Rochester Cathedral building begins
St. Albans Cathedral building begins
Gundulf consecrated as Bishop of Rochester
Jul 14 The Bayeux Tapestry
 
 1078 Work starts on the White Tower
Bishops of East Anglia moved to Thetford
Osmond becomes Bishop at Old Sarum
 
 1079 Winchester Cathedral crypt
 
 10 year overview for 1080 to 1089
 1080 Ripon monastery destroyed by Normans
Hereford Cathedral new building
Colchester castle begun
Construction of Lewes Castles
  Canute the Saint becomes King of Denmark
  Clement III becomes the Antipope
 
 1081   Accession of Alexius Comnenus
William tours south Wales
Cardiff Castle construction
 
 1083 Ely Cathedral building begins
Odo imprisoned
 
 1084 Worcester Cathedral building begins
 
 1085   Toledo recaptured from the Moors
Dec 25 Domesday Book
 
 1086   The Spanish are defeated at Zallaca
Stormy weather and disease
  Oluf I Hunger becomes King of Denmark
  Victor III becomes Pope
Aug 1 Oath of Salisbury
 
 1087 St. Paul's Cathedral Burns down
William Rufus gives Manor of Tewkesbury
Castle Acre Priory founded
 
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The possessions of William the Conqueror in 1087
 
Sep 9 William the Conqueror Dies
 
The reign of WILLIAM (II, Rufus, King of England 1087-1100)
 Information about this person
Sep 26 William II (Rufus) crowned at Westminster
 
 1088   Urban becomes Pope
Foundation of Bath Abbey
Earldom of Warwick created
Feb Revolt against William Rufus
Spring Worcestershire Rebellion put down
Spring William Rufus calls for support
Apr Pevensey Castle siege
May William puts down the revolt
 
 1089 Serlo builds the crypt at Gloucester
May 24 Lanfranc dies
Aug 11 Earthquake
 
 10 year overview for 1090 to 1099
 1090 Lancaster Keep
Construction of Pembroke Castle
Construction of Caernavon Castle
 
 1091 Colchester Castle passes to Eudo
Violent storm hits London
Nov William Rufus renews agreement with Scots
 
 1092 Tewkesbury Abbey Founded
Collegiate church founded at Carlisle.
Carlisle Collegiate church founded
Work begins on Carlisle Cathedral
Old Sarum Cathedral completed and dedicated
 
 1093 Durham Cathedral begun
Anselm Becomes Archbishop of Canterbury
Benedictines take over at Chester.
Cardigan Castle built
Spring William Rufus seriously ill
Nov 13 Battle of Alnwick
Nov 13 Donald Bane becomes king of Scotland
Nov 16 Death of Margaret of Scotland
 
 1094 Battle Abbey reconsecrated
See of Norwich bought by Hebert de Losinga
May Duncan II becomes King of the Scots
Nov Donald III restored
 
 1095 Wulfstan dies
Robert Mowbray's Rebellion
Monastery at Chester founded
  Erik I Ejegod becomes King of Denmark
 
Episode: The People's Crusade and First Crusade
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Mar The Council of Piacenza
Nov 27 The Council of Clermont
 
 1096 Norwich Cathedral building begins
Building work on Alnwick castle begins
Canterbury Choir, East Transepts and Crypt building work.
William buys Normandy
Qtr 1   Peter the Hermit's (or People's) Crusade
Qtr 2   Crusaders cause trouble
Jul   Peter reaches Byzantium
Aug   The People's Crusades cross the Bosporus
Oct   Raymond starts his crusade
Oct 21   The People's Crusaders massacred
 
 1097 Edgar Macmalcolm becomes king of the Scots
Anselm goes into exile
Apr   Crusaders reach Constantinople
May   Siege of Nicaea
Oct   The Crusaders reach Antioch
Oct 4 Comet
 
 1098 Treaty with Magnus III of Norway
Abbey of Citeaux founded
Jun 3   Antioch falls to the Crusaders
Jun 28   The Crusaders escape Antioch
 
 1099 Nave at Durham constructed
Flambard is made Bishop of Durham
  Paschal II becomes Pope
Jun   The Crusaders reach Jerusalem
Jul 15   Crusaders take Jerusalem
Aug 12   Battle of Ascalon


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