Norman England 1066-1100 Flashcards
Harold Swears Oath to William
1064
King Edward dies and Harold crowned
January 1066
Northern rebellion
1069
Harrying of the North
1069-70
Rebellion of Hereward the wake (Ely)
1070-71
Norman Earls revolt
1075
Last Saxon Earl execution
1075
Tower of London built
1070
85 stone castles built
1087
William II king
1087
Robert threatens invasion
1088
Anglo-Norman treaty
1090
William II bought Normandy
1095
William II shot in hunting by Walter Tyrel (Henry friend) Henry became king
1100
Domesday book
1086
Population=1.5-2m (10k Norman)
Landowners oath to William I
1086
21 new towns
1066-1100
English archbishop replacement with Lanfranc
1070
Church courts made
1076
Pope Gregory banned kings appointing bishops
1078
Bishop of Durham joined rebellion against William II
1088
New schools for Earls children
By 1100 40