The Norman Conquest 1066-1100

Cards (30)

  • 1016: Edward and his brother fled to live in Normandy.
  • November 1066: Edwin and Morcar refused
    William entrance to London .
  • 1016
    Sveinn Forkbeard successfully conquered England.
  • 1051: A civil war almost broke out between Edward the Confessor and the Godwines.
  • 1089
    Lanfranc died.
  • 1062
    Harold Godwinson took a trip to Normandy.
  • 1086
    The Domesday Survey was
    carried out.
  • 1069
    The rebellion of Exeter
  • 1067
    The rebellion of Edric the Wild
  • 1069
    The rebellion of Hereward the Wake
  • 1093: William II became ill and appointed Anselm as Archbishop of Canterbury.
  • 1070
    Construction began on the White Tower.
  • 1098
    Construction finished on the White Tower.
  • 1067
    Eustace of Boulogne attacked Dover castle.
  • 1057: Edgar the Ætheling travelled to England to live at Edward the Confessor's court.
  • 1066
    William the Conqueror began construction of Battle Abbey.
  • 1070
    Lanfranc was appointed as Archbishop of Canterbury.
  • 1076
    Bishop Odo of Bayeux was put on trial.
  • 1069 - 70
    The Harrying of the North
  • 1091
    King Malcolm of Scotland invaded England.
  • 1078: The Pope banned kings from appointing bishops and abbots.
  • 1076: The Council of Winchester stated that the clergy could only be tried by Church courts.
  • 14th October 1066
    The Battle of Hastings
  • 25th September 1066
    The Battle of Stamford Bridge
  • 20th September 1066
    The Battle of Fulford Gate
  • 28th September 1066: William landed on the south-east coast of England at Pevensey.
  • 8th September 1066: King Harold disbanded his army on the south coast.
  • 6th January 1066: Harold Godwinson was crowned king of England.
  • 5th January 1066
    Edward the Confessor died.
  • 25th December 1066: William the Conqueror was crowned king of England.