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William the Conqueror, Duke of Normandy, lands at Pevensey Bay in Sussex, beginning the Norman Conquest of England

William the Conqueror, Duke of Normandy, lands at Pevensey Bay in Sussex, beginning the Norman Conquest of England

William the Conqueror, Duke of Normandy, lands at Pevensey Bay in Sussex, beginning the Norman Conquest of England

Key People

William the Conqueror

King of England from 1066 to 1087

King of England from 1066 to 1087

Events Before

  1. Papal bull "In nomine Domini" (In the Name of the Lord) issued by Pope Nicholas II establishing popes elected by Bishops

    Papal bull "In nomine Domini" (In the Name of the Lord) issued by Pope Nicholas II establishing popes elected by Bishops and Cardinals not appointed by their predecessor

  2. Béla I is crowned King of Hungary in Székesfehérvár

    Béla I the Boxer or the Wisent (Hungarian: I. Bajnok or Bölény Béla, Slovak: Belo I.; c. 1015 – 11 September 1063) was King of Hungary from 1060 until his death.

  3. The body of the first bishop of Tournai, Saint Eleutherius of Tournai, is translated (moved)

    The body of the first bishop of Tournai, Saint Eleutherius of Tournai, is translated (moved)

  4. A new church devoted to St Peter the Apostle is founded and consecrated by Edward the Confessor in London, later called

    A new church devoted to St Peter the Apostle is founded and consecrated by Edward the Confessor in London, later called Westminster Abbey. It is rebuilt in the Gothic style during the mid-13th century. [1]

  5. Pilgrims under Bishop Gunther of Bamberg reach Jerusalem

    Gunther (1025/1030 – 23 July 1065) was a German nobleman and prelate of the Holy Roman Empire.

Events After

  1. Baldwin VI becomes Count of Flanders

    Baldwin VI becomes Count of Flanders

  2. Roquefort cheese created in a cave near Roquefort, France

    Roquefort cheese created in a cave near Roquefort, France

  3. Arnulf III the Hapless becomes Earl of Flanders

    Arnulf III the Hapless becomes Earl of Flanders

  4. Battle of Cassel; Robert I the Frisian defeats Arnulf III/I

    Robert I (1035 – 13 October 1093), known as Robert the Frisian, was count of Flanders from 1071 until his death in 1093.

  5. Bari falls to Robert Guiscard's Norman forces, ending Byzantine rule in Italy

    Bari falls to Robert Guiscard's Norman forces, ending Byzantine rule in Italy

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