1080s in England

Events from the 1080s in England.

Incumbents

Monarch - William I of England (to 9 September 1087), William II of England

Events

* 1080
** King William I of England sends his half-brother Odo of Bayeux to pacify Northumbria following the killing of William Walcher, Bishop of Durham.cite book|last=Williams|first=Hywel|title=Cassell's Chronology of World History|publisher=Weidenfeld & Nicolson|year=2005|isbn=0-304-35730-8|pages=113–114]
** Autumn - William's son Robert Curthose sent to invade Scotland; reaches as far as Falkirk.
** Robert Curthose builds a castle on the River Tyne; now Newcastle upon Tyne.
** Gundulf of Rochester begins building of Rochester Cathedral. [cite web|url=http://www.kiad.ac.uk/rc/cathedral/index.asp|title=Rochester Cathedral website|accessdate=2007-12-22]
** William I refuses to accept Pope Gregory VII as his overlord.
* 1081
** William campaigns in Wales, reaching as far as St David's.
** Construction of Ely Cathedral begins.
* 1082
** Odo of Bayeaux arrested, and forfeits his Earldom and estates.
** Bayeaux Tapestry completed.
* 1083
** William faces a revolt in the province of Maine in Normandy.
* 1084
** Construction of Worcester Cathedral begins.
* 1085
** Threatened invasion from Denmark aborted after a rebellion there.
** 25 December - William commissions the Domesday Book.
* 1086
** 1 August - Domesday Book is presented to William at Old Sarum.cite web|url=http://www.channel4.com/history/microsites/H/history/guide12/timeline04.html|title=Time traveller's guide to Medieval Britain|accessdate=2007-12-22]
* 1087
** 9 September - William I dies; his first son Robert succeeds him as Robert II, Duke of Normandy whilst his second son succeeds him on the English throne as William II of England.
** 26 September - Coronation of William II.
** 25 December - Odo of Bayeaux re-instated as Earl of Kent.
** A fire in London destroys St Paul's Cathedral."The London Encyclopaedia", Ben Weinreb & Christopher Hibbert, Macmillan, 1995, ISBN 0-333-57688-8, 287]
* 1088
** April - Odo of Bayeaux leads the Rebellion of 1088 against his nephew William II.
** July - William defeats the rebels, and exiles Odo to Normandy.
** Construction of the White Tower of the Tower of London completed.
* 1089
** May - See of Canterbury left vacant after the death of Lanfranc.cite book |last=Palmer |first=Alan & Veronica |year=1992 |title= The Chronology of British History|publisher= Century Ltd|location=London|pages= 55-56|isbn= 0-7126-5616-2]
** Construction begins on Gloucester Cathedral and Tewkesbury Abbey.

Births

* 1080
** Adelard of Bath, scholar (died c. 1152)
** Aubrey de Vere II, Lord Great Chamberlain (died 1141)
** Henry of Huntingdon, historian (died 1160)
* 1083
** Gilbert of Sempringham, founde of the Gilbertine Order (died c. 1190)

Deaths

* 1080
** 15 May - William Walcher, Bishop of Durham
* 1083
** 2 November - Matilda of Flanders, wife of King William I of England (born c. 1031, France)
* 1087
** 9 September - William I of England (born c. 1028, Normandy)
* 1088
** William de Warenne, 1st Earl of Surrey
* 1089
** 24 May - Lanfranc, Archbishop of Canterbury (born c. 1005, Lombardy)

References

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