noroman - key dates

1066

1066

January 5th – Edward dies, January 7th – Harold becomes King, September – Fulford gate, Semptember – Stamford Bridge, October – Hastinfgs, December 25th – William crowned

1067

Failed uprising of Edric, Edwin and Morcar attack London, then swear oaths of Fealty in Berkhampshire

1068

South and West Exeter – Harold’ss ons begin a seig in Exeter, William defeats this and supresses Bristol and Gloucter on the way back and leaves Mortain and Fitzozbern in control

1069

Eustace – Williams brother invades Dover castle but fails

1069

Edric reaches Shrewsry, where William meets him and orders him to surrender in person, King Sven sends 240 ships, Malcolm invades, Edwin and Morcar kill Robert and 900 men in Durham, Edgar and Danes seize York

1069-70

Harrying of the NRoth, scorched Earht, 200,000 dead

1070

Lanfranc appointed, Royal writs no longer in English, but in Latin

1075

Norman earls Ralph De Gael and Roger de Bretevil rebel with the support of others, Lanfranc and Odo send troops, Odo pushes them back to Brittany

1076

Canon law introduced banning clerical marriage, simony, pluralism and nepotism

1085

Doomsday book commissioned

1086

Doomsday book punlished, 2/3 of “waste” in Yorkshire, decreased 60% since 1066, 80% of land in Yorkshire was waste, church owned 25% of land, William 20% and the rest only by 250 barons and overlords

1087

William dies, Robert gets Normandy, William gets England, Henry gets money

1088

William of St Calais and William Rufus argue when William fails to provide roops, so Rufus puts him on trial – argument of where, so take to Salsbury, and pleads guilt so is exiled but then becomes bishop of Durham

1091

Robert goes on a crucade, William raises taxes and buys Nirmandy off

1093

ABttle at alnwich – Malcom is killed – Willaim effective

1094

Anselm spreads rummors of Willaim’s unholy court

1095

Council of Rockingham court called to solve the investiture ocntraersy of Anselm, William and the pope – William reluctantly accepts the Pope’s claim, so long as he promised to stay out of English affairs, but Anselm still reluctant to pay tax, messenger recievs Anselm’s pallium

1096

Oxford university founded

1097

Anselm exiled

1100

William dies out hunting with Henry who rushes to Winchester and gets crowned

1103

Anselm exiled again

1107

Henry is threatened with excommunication so appoints Anselm, and allows the Pope to invisest so long as homage is sworn to him too as they were still his vassals