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Events from the 1070s in England. IncumbentsMonarch – William IEvents- 1070
- Winter of 1069–1070 – Harrying of the North: King William I 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 in The Fens of eastern England.[2]
- 11 April – Archbishop of Canterbury Stigand deposed.
- 1 June – Hereward plunders Peterborough Abbey.[2]
- June – Denmark signs a treaty with England; Sweyn and his forces leave the country.[2]
- 15 August – Lanfranc appointed as the new Archbishop of Canterbury.[2]
- Invasion of England by Malcolm III of Scotland repelled.[2]
- Hugh d'Avranches, 1st Earl of Chester, the first Marcher Lord, invades Wales, capturing parts of Gwynedd.[2]
- Osmund succeeds Herfast as Lord Chancellor; Herfast becomes Bishop of Elmham.
- Rebuilding of Canterbury Cathedral following a fire.[3]
- Rebuilding of York Minster begins.[2]
- Construction of Dudley Castle in the west midlands by Ansculf de Picquigny begins.
- Construction of Richmond Castle in North Yorkshire by Alan Rufus begins.
- Jews from Rouen, in Normandy, settle in England at the invitation of the King.[4]
- 1071
- William defeats Hereward the Wake's rebellion on the Isle of Ely.[2]
- Edwin, Earl of Mercia, again rebels against William but is betrayed and killed, leading to the re-distribution of land within Mercia to William's subjects.
- 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 of Scotland submits to William.[2]
- Bishop of Lincoln raised to diocesan status.[2] Construction of Lincoln Cathedral begins.[5]
- 1073
- Rebuilding of St Augustine's Abbey in Canterbury.[2]
- 1074
- Roger de Montgomerie is created Earl of Shrewsbury, and invades Wales, reaching as far as Powys.[2]
- 1075
- Revolt of the Earls: three earls rebel against William in the last serious act of resistance to the Norman conquest of England.[2]
- August (approx. date) – Council of London reforms Church administration in England. It approves union of the dioceses of Ramsbury and Sherborne into a new Diocese of Salisbury with a new cathedral at Old Sarum, Herman becoming first Bishop of Salisbury.[2]
- First Bishop of Chichester (Stigand of Selsey) 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 under Abbot Paul of Caen.[6]
- Foundation of the first Cluniac abbey in England, at Lewes.[2]
- First recorded Trial by combat in England.{{citation needed|date=November 2012}}
- 1078
- 3 June (approx. date) – consecration of Osmund as Bishop of Salisbury. He will introduce the Sarum Rite.
- (approx. date) – construction of the White Tower (Tower of London) begins[7] under the direction of Bishop Gundulf of Rochester.
- Construction of Colchester Castle begins[7] under the direction of Bishop Gundulf of Rochester.
- 1079
- January – Robert unhorses William in battle in Normandy.[2]
- 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)
References1. ^1 {{cite web|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/british/timeline/normanbritain_timeline_noflash.shtml|title=British History Timeline, Norman Britain, BBC|accessdate=2007-12-23}} 2. ^1 2 3 4 {{cite book|last=Williams|first=Hywel|title=Cassell's Chronology of World History|location=London|publisher=Weidenfeld & Nicolson|year=2005|isbn=0-304-35730-8|pages=112–113}} 3. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.canterbury-cathedral.org/history/history.aspx|title=The History of Canterbury Cathedral|accessdate=2007-12-23|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071027094938/http://www.canterbury-cathedral.org/history/history.aspx#|archive-date=2007-10-27|dead-url=yes|df=}} 4. ^William of Malmesbury. 5. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.lincolncathedral.com/ |title=Lincoln Cathedral website |accessdate=2007-12-23 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080110200058/http://www.lincolncathedral.com/ |archivedate=10 January 2008 |deadurl=no |df= }} 6. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.stalbanscathedral.org.uk/index1.htm |title=St Albans Cathedral website |accessdate=2007-12-23 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20071202034404/http://www.stalbanscathedral.org.uk/index1.htm |archivedate=2007-12-02 |deadurl=yes |df= }} 7. ^1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 {{cite book|last=Palmer|first=Alan|last2=Palmer|first2=Veronica|year=1992|title=The Chronology of British History|publisher=Century Ltd|location=London|pages=53–55|isbn=0-7126-5616-2}} 8. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.newforestnpa.gov.uk/info/20088/fascinating_history|title=Fascinating history|publisher=New Forest National Park|accessdate=2016-04-11}} 9. ^{{cite book|first=Ian|last=Sutton|title=Architecture, from Ancient Greece to the Present|location=London|publisher=Thames & Hudson|year=1999|isbn=978-0-500-20316-3}}
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