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Event Title World Events
10 year overview for 1000 to 1009
 1000Athelred attacked Strathclyde and Isle of Man.
 Leif Ericsson lands on North American coast
 1001Danish raids
 1002Another Danegeld paid
NovAthelred marries Emma
Nov 13Massacre of St Brice's day
 1004Swein attacks Norfolk
 1005Malcolm II becomes Kings of the Scots
Aelfheah becomes Archbishop of Canterbury
 1008A large fleet is ordered
 1009
 Church of the Holy Sepulche destroyed
Danes repeatedly attack England
10 year overview for 1010 to 1019
 1011The Vikings murder Aelfheah
 1012Danegeld paid
 1013Swein Fork-Beard and Canute attack England
Lyfing becomes Archbishop of Canterbury
AutumnEmma and Edward leave England
NovLondon surrenders to Swein
 1014Athelred goes into exile
Feb 3Swein dies
 1015Qtr 3Canute returns to England
 1016AprCanute attempts to take the throne
AprEdmund II (Ironside) becomes King
MayCanute attacks London
Oct 18Treaty between Canute and Edmund
 
 
The reign of Canute (1016 - 1035)
   Information on King Knut
 
Nov 30Canute becomes King of England
 1017JulCanute marries Emma
DecDeath of Eadric Streona
 1018Large Danegeld paid
 1019Canute takes Denmark
10 year overview for 1020 to 1029
 1020Aethelnoth becomes Archbishop of Canterbury
 1027Birth of William, the future conqueror of England
Canute in Rome
 1028Canute takes Norway
10 year overview for 1030 to 1039
 1031
 Robert the Pious dies
Canute drives Scottish Kings into submission
 1033Robert Assists English and French Kings
 1034Duncan becomes King of Scotland
 1035JulWilliam the Conqueror becomes Duke of Normandy
Nov 12Canute dies
 1036Alfred is murdered by Godwine
 1037Bishop John of York is canonised
DecHarold Harefoot becomes king
 1038Eadsige becomes Archbishop of Canterbury
10 year overview for 1040 to 1049
 1040A new minter at Much Wenlock
Mar 17Harold Harefoot dies
JunHarthacanute lands in England and becomes King
Aug 14Duncan is killed by MacBeth
 1041A year of storms and disease
 
 
The reign of Edward the Confessor (1042 - 1066)
   Information on Edward the Confessor
 
 1042Jun 8Harthacanute dies and Edward the Confessor becomes King
 1043Leofric founds Coventry Abbey
EasterEdward the Confessor crowned
NovEdward confiscated Emma's land
 1045Crinan killed during uprising
 
 
Episode: Edward the Confessor and Earl Godwine
   Timeline of episode: Edward the Confessor and Earl Godwine
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JanEdward marries
 1046Severe winter
 1047Magnus of Norway dies
 1048Earthquake
Aldred founds Monastery at Gloucester
 1049Sweyn exiled for murder
May 1Earthquake in Midlands
10 year overview for 1050 to 1059
 1050Macbeth visits Rome
Sweyn pardoned
See of Devon and Cornwall moved to Exeter
Robert of Jumieges becomes Archbishop of Canterbury
 1051Edward abolishes miltary tax
Edward expels the Godwine family
 1052MarDeath of Queen Emma
MayGodwines invade England
SummerStigand becomes Archbishop of Canterbury
 1053William marries Matilda
 
 
Episode: Reasons for the Norman Invasion
   Timeline of episode: Reasons for the Norman Invasion
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Edward the Exile invited to England
AprHarold becomes Earl of Wessex
Dec 21Strong winds
 1054JulThe Crab Nebula formed
 1055
 Seljuk Turks capture Baghdad
Rebellion of Aelgar of Mercia
 1056Death of Leofgar, bishop of Hereford
Bishop of Hereford
Hereford cathedral burnt
 1057Edward (the Exile) dies
AugMacBeth is killed and Lulach becomes king
 1058MarMalcolm III becomes King of the Scots
10 year overview for 1060 to 1069
 1060
 Henry, King of France, dies to be followed by Philippe
 1062Sep 8Wulfstan becomes bishop of Worcester
DecHarold, earl Wessex, attacked Rhuddlan
 1063Gruffydd ap Llywelyn killed
Earl Harold invades Wales
 1065Mysterious meeting in Normandy
 
  Click here for a map of the England before the Norman Conquest showing the areas controlled by the Earls.
 
OctMorcar becomes Earl of Northumbria
DecDedication of Westminster Abbey
 
 
1066: The Norman Invasion
    The Norman Invasion
   See Also
   Reasons for the Norman Invasion
   The Norman Conquest of Britain
 
 1066Jan 4Edward the Confessor dies
Jan 6Harold II Godwinson is crowned King of England
AprHalley's Comet
JulHarold prepares for William's invasion
JulWilliam's Invasion fleet gather in the estuary of the River Dives
 
  Click here for a map of the Norman Conquest showing William the Conqueror's invasion route.
 
Sep 20Battle of Gate Fulford
Sep 25Stamford Bridge Battle
Sep 27William lands at Pevensey
Oct 1Harold learns of William's arrival
Oct 6Harold and his forces reach London
Oct 11Harold leaves London
 
 
Episode: Norman Conquest
   Timeline of episode: Norman Conquest
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Oct 14Battle of Hastings
 
 
The reign of William the Conqueror (1066 - 1087)
   Information on William the Conqueror
 
 
Dec 25William the Conqueror becomes King of England
  
During the early part of the Norman invasion the designers of these early castles built their keeps on top of a mound for added protection. They either used an existing mound or built their own mound on which they then constructed the keep. Click the castle for more information.
 1067Construction of Winchester Castle
Construction of Wallingford Castle
A castle at Norwich is begun
 
  Click here for a map of the Norman Conquest showing the major battles and castles ordered by William the Conqueror.
 
Chepstow Castle begun
Odo becomes William's deputy
MarWilliam returns to Normandy
 1068The Curfew Bell
Construction of Nottingham Castle
Malcolm III marries Edgar's sister
Northern English move to Scotland
Warwick Castle built on William's orders
FebExeter falls to William
SpringConstruction begins on Exeter Castle
May 11Matilda is crowned Queen
 1069Danish fought off at Sandwich
DecThe North is devastated by the Normans
10 year overview for 1070 to 1079
 1070Dunfermline Abbey founded
Building work at Chepstow
Malcolm raids Northern England
Castle at Old Sarum
Castles at Chester and Stafford begun
Lanfranc becomes Archbishop of Canterbury
JunHereward the Wake sacks Peterborough Abbey
 1071Richmond Castle construction
Abbot of Abingdon imprisoned
Dudley Castle Construction
William puts down the revolt
Ely castle ordered
 Turks conquer Syria, Jerusalem and parts of Palestine
 Byzantine army destroyed at Manzikert
Canterbury Cathedral rebuilt by Lanfranc
 1072First Cathedral at Lincoln begun
Treaty of Abernethy
Old Sarum Cathedral
Serlo takes over at Gloucester
At Durham, another castle is ordered
FebCouncil of Winchester
JunWilliam leads an army into Scotland
 1073Edgar the Aetheling attempts to take the English throne
 1075Chepstow Castle passes to the crown
Council of London
Construction of Windsor Castle
Chichester founded as a see
 1076Battle Abbey Consecrated
 1077Gundulf consecrated as Bishop of Rochester
St. Albans Cathedral building begins
Rochester Cathedral building begins
Jul 14The Bayeux Tapestry
 1078Osmond becomes Bishop at Old Sarum
Bishops of East Anglia moved to Thetford
Work starts on the White Tower
 1079Winchester Cathedral crypt
10 year overview for 1080 to 1089
 1080Construction of Lewes Castles
Colchester castle begun
Hereford Cathedral new building
Ripon monastery destroyed by Normans
 1081Cardiff Castle created
William tours south Wales
 Accession of Alexius Comnenus
 1083Odo imprisoned
Ely Cathedral building begins
 1084Worcester Cathedral building begins
 1085
 Toledo recaptured from the Moors
Dec 25Domesday Book
 1086Stormy weather and disease
 The Spanish are defeated at Zallaca
Aug 1Council of Salisbury
 1087Castle Acre Priory founded
William Rufus gives Manor of Tewkesbury
St. Paul's Cathedral Burns down
 
  Click here for a map of the William the Conqueror's territories In England and abroard.
 
Sep 9William the Conqueror Dies
 
 
The reign of William Rufus (1087 - 1100)
   Information on William Rufus
 
Sep 26William II (Rufus) crowned at Westminster
 1088Earldom of Warwick created
Foundation of Bath Abbey
 Urban becomes Pope
Pevensey Castle siege
SpringRevolt against William
JulWilliam puts down the revolt
 1089Serlo builds the crypt at Gloucester
Lanfranc dies
Aug 11Earthquake
10 year overview for 1090 to 1099
 1090Construction of Caernavon Castle
Construction of Pembroke Castle
Lancaster Keep
 1091Violent storm hits London
Colchester Castle passes to Eudo
NovWilliam Rufus renews agreement with Scots
 1092Old Sarum Cathedral completed and dedicated
Work begins on Carlisle Cathedral
Carlisle Collegiate church founded
Collegiate church founded at Carlisle.
Tewkesbury Abbey Founded
 1093Benedictines take over at Chester.
Anselm Becomes Archbishop of Canterbury
Durham Cathedral begun
SpringWilliam Rufus seriously ill
Nov 13Donald Bane becomes king of Scotland
Nov 13Battle of Alnwick
Nov 16Death of Margaret of Scotland
 1094See of Norwich bought by Hebert de Losinga
Battle Abbey reconsecrated
MayDuncan II becomes King of the Scots
NovDonald III restored
 1095Robert Mowbray's Rebellion
Wulfstan dies
 
 
Episode: The People's Crusade
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Episode: The First Crusade
   Timeline of episode: The First Crusade
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MarThe Council of Piacenza
Nov 27The Council of Clermont
 1096William buys Normandy
Canterbury Choir, East Transepts and Crypt building work.
Building work on Alnwick castle begins
Norwich Cathedral building begins
Qtr 1
 Peter the Hermit's (or People's) Crusade
Jul
 Peter reaches Byzantium
Aug
 The People's Crusades cross the Bosperus
Oct
 Raymond starts his crusade
Oct 21
 The People's Crusaders massacred
 1097Edgar Macmalcolm becomes king of the Scots
Apr
 Crusaders reach Constantinople
Oct 4Comet
 1098Treaty with Magnus III of Norway
 1099Flambard is made Bishop of Durham
Nave at Durham constructed
Jul 15
 Crusaders take Jerusalem
Aug 12
 Battle of Ascalon
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