1070s in England

Events from the 1070s in England.

Incumbents

Monarch - William I of England

Events

* 1070
** Winter of 1069–1070 - Harrying of the North: William I of England quells rebellions in the North of England following an invasion by Sweyn II of Denmark. Widespread famine follows the devastation wrought.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]
** Spring - King Sweyn II of Denmark joins English rebels, led by Hereward the Wake, and captures the Isle of Ely.
** 11 April - Archbishop of Canterbury Stigand deposed.
** 1 June - Heward plunders Peterborough Abbey.
** Denmark signs a treaty with England; Sweyn and his forces leave the country.
** 15 August - Lanfranc appointed as the new Archbishop of Canterbury.cite book|last=Williams|first=Hywel|title=Cassell's Chronology of World History|publisher=Weidenfeld & Nicolson|year=2005|isbn=0-304-35730-8|pages=112–113]
** Rebuilding of Canterbury Cathedral following a fire. [cite web|url=http://www.canterbury-cathedral.org/history/history.aspx|title=The History of Canterbury Cathedral|accessdate=2007-12-23]
** Osmund succeeds Herfast as Lord Chancellor; Herfast becomes Bishop of Elmham.
** Invasion of England by Malcolm III of Scotland repelled.
** Rebuilding of York Minster begins.
* 1071
** Construction of Richmond Castle begins.
** William defeats Hereward the Wake's rebellion on the Isle of Ely.
** Hugh d'Avranches, 1st Earl of Chester, the first Marcher Lord, invades Wales, capturing parts of Gwynedd.
* 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.
** August - William invades Scotland, reaching the River Tay.
** At Abernethy, King Malcolm III submits to William.
** Construction of Lincoln Cathedral begins. [cite web|url=http://www.lincolncathedral.com/|title=Lincoln Cathedral website|accessdate=2007-12-23]
** Bishop of Lincoln raised to diocesan status.
* 1073
** Rebuilding of St Augustine's Abbey in Canterbury.
* 1074
* 1075
** Roger de Montgomery created Earl of Shrewsbury, and invades Wales, reaching as far as Powys.
** Revolt of the Earls: Three earls rebel against William in the last serious act of resistance to the Norman conquest.
** Construction of Old Sarum Cathedral begins.
** Council of London reforms Church administration in England.
** First Bishop of Chichester consecrated.
* 1076
** April - Council of Winchester confirms ecclesiastical authority, insists on celibacy of the clergy and marriage within church.
** 31 May - Execution of Waltheof II, Earl of Northumbria for his part in the Revolt of the Earls.
** 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.
** Construction of St Albans Cathedral begins. [cite web|url=http://www.stalbanscathedral.org.uk/index1.htm|title=St Albans Cathedral website|accessdate=2007-12-23]
** Foundation of the first Cluniac abbey in England, at Lewes.
* 1078
** Construction of the White Tower in London begins.cite book |last=Palmer |first=Alan & Veronica |year=1992 |title= The Chronology of British History|publisher= Century Ltd|location=London|pages= 53-55|isbn= 0-7126-5616-2]
** Construction of Colchester Castle begun.
** First Bishop of Salisbury consecrated.
* 1079
** January - Robert unhorses William in battle in Normandy.
** William creates the New Forest as a hunting ground. [cite web|url=http://www.newforestnpa.gov.uk/learn_about_history|title=New Forest website|accessdate=2007-12-23]

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)

References

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