1090s in England

Events from the 1090s in England.

Incumbents

Monarch - William II of England

Events

* 1090
** After buying the allegiance of several local barons, King William II takes control of eastern Normandy.
* 1091
** 2 February - William II invades western Normandy.
** July - Malcolm III of Scotland invades England reaching as far as Durham.cite web|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/british/timeline/normanbritain_timeline_noflash.shtml|title=British History Timeline, Norman Britain, BBC|accessdate=2007-12-21]
** 23 October - London Tornado of 1091: A T8/F4 tornado is recorded in London, which destroys London Bridge and badly damages St Mary-le-Bow church.
** Treaty of Caen signed by King William II of England and his brother Robert II, Duke of Normandy, dividing Normandy between them.
** William and Robert jointly invade Scotland. King Malcolm III submits.
* 1092
** May - William II captures Cumbria from Scotland.
** 18 October - Walcher of Malvern correctly predicts the time of a lunar eclipse.
** Lincoln Cathedral consecrated. [cite web|url=http://www.lincolncathedral.com/|title=Lincoln Cathedral website|accessdate=2007-12-21]
** William II builds Carlisle Castle. [cite web|url=http://www.english-heritage.org.uk/server/show/nav.13665|title=Carlisle Castle, English Heritage|accessdate=2007-12-21]
* 1093
** 6 March - Anselm becomes Archbishop of Canterbury.
** 11 August - Construction of Durham Cathedral begins.
** 13 November - The Scottish King Malcolm III killed at the Battle of Alnwick, during an invasion of England.
** Normans occupy southern Wales, constructing Cardiff and Pembroke Castles.
* 1094
** February - William II and Anslem quarrel about investiture and the overlordship of Church lands.
** 19 March - William II unsuccessfully invades Normandy.
** Welsh expel the Marcher Lords and destroy all Norman strongholds in Wales, except Pembroke Castle.
* 1095
** January - Robert de Mowbray, Earl of Northumberland, rebels. William II captures Newcastle upon Tyne and Bamburgh, ending the revolt.
** 25 February - A Council at Rockingham is held to resolve the dispute between Anselm and William II, but fails to do so.cite book|last=Williams|first=Hywel|title=Cassell's Chronology of World History|publisher=Weidenfeld & Nicolson|year=2005|isbn=0-304-35730-8|pages=114–116]
** May - Papal legate forces a reconciliation between William II and Anselm.
* 1096
** University of Oxford founded.
** King William II takes control of the Duchy of Normandy while his brother Robert II, Duke of Normandy is on the First Crusade.
** Construction of Norwich Cathedral completed.
* 1097
** October - Edgar Ætheling overthrows Donald III of Scotland and places his nephew Edgar on the Scottish throne.
** 8 November - Anselm leaves England following disagreements with William II.
** Construction of Westminster Hall.
* 1098
** Norwegian fleet halts a Norman invasion of north Wales.cite book |last=Palmer |first=Alan & Veronica |year=1992 |title= The Chronology of British History|publisher= Century Ltd|location=London|pages= 56-58|isbn= 0-7126-5616-2]
* 1099

Births

* 1095
** Hugh Bigod, 1st Earl of Norfolk (died 1177)
* 1096
** King Stephen of England (died 1154)

Deaths

* 1092
** Remigius de Fécamp, Bishop of Lincoln
* 1094
** Simeon, Abbot of Ely (born c. 994)
* 1095
** 19 January - Wulfstan, Bishop of Worcester (born 1008)
** 26 June - Robert of Hereford, Bishop of Hereford
* 1096
** William de St-Calais, Bishop of Durham and counsellor of William II
* 1097
** Odo of Bayeux, Earl of Kent (born c. 1036, Normandy)
* 1098
** 3 January - Walkelin, Bishop of Winchester
* 1099
** 3 December - Saint Osmund, Bishop of Salisbury and Lord Chancellor

References

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