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Battle at Monte Levunium: Byzantium Emperor Alexius I beats Petshegene force invading from the north

Battle at Monte Levunium: Byzantium Emperor Alexius I beats Petshegene force invading from the north

Battle at Monte Levunium: Byzantium Emperor Alexius I beats Petshegene force invading from the north

Events Before

  1. Results of the Domesday inquiry are presented to William the Conqueror in Salisbury (the date of compilation and the Gre

    Results of the Domesday inquiry are presented to William the Conqueror in Salisbury (the date of compilation and the Great Domesday are historically contestable)

  2. Abbott Dauferio/Desiderius becomes Pope Victor III

    Abbott Dauferio/Desiderius becomes Pope Victor III

  3. Battle of az-Zallaqah: Almoravid army of Yusuf ibn Tashfin defeats the forces of Castilian King Alfonso VI

    The Battle of Sagrajas (23 October 1086), also called Zalaca or Zallaqah, was a conflict fought in 1086 between the Almoravid army, led by their king, Yusuf ibn Tashfin, and the forces of King...

  4. Odo of Lagery is elected as Pope Urban II, succeeding Victor III

    Pope Urban II (Latin: Urbanus II; c. 1035 – 29 July 1099), otherwise known as Odo of Châtillon or Otho de Lagery, was the head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 12 March 1088...

  5. Battle at Hagenoorde: German emperor beats earl Egbert II

    Battle at Hagenoorde: German emperor beats earl Egbert II

Events After

  1. Lincoln Cathedral is consecrated in Lincoln, England

    Lincoln Cathedral, also called Lincoln Minster, and formally the Cathedral Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary of Lincoln, is a Church of England cathedral in Lincoln, England.

  2. The new Winchester Cathedral is dedicated by bishop Walkelin in Winchester, England

    Winchester Cathedral, formally the Cathedral Church of the Holy Trinity and of Saint Peter and Saint Paul and of Saint Swithun in Winchester, is the cathedral of the city of Winchester, England, and...

  3. Foundation stone for the new Norman Durham cathedral laid by Bishop William of St. Calais in England

    Durham Cathedral, formally the Cathedral Church of Christ, Blessed Mary the Virgin and St Cuthbert of Durham, is a Church of England cathedral in the city of Durham, England.

  4. Anselmo d'Aosta, Italian Benedictine monk seated as Anselm of Canterbury, Archbisop of Canterbury

    Anselmo d'Aosta, Italian Benedictine monk seated as Anselm of Canterbury, Archbisop of Canterbury

  5. Pope Urban II preaches to the West to wrest control of the Holy Land from the Seljuk Turks at the Council of Clermont, t

    Pope Urban II preaches to the West to wrest control of the Holy Land from the Seljuk Turks at the Council of Clermont, triggering the First Crusade

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