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| Assassination William I the Conqueror |  |
| Robert de Commines, a Norman Governor, is murdered with 500 of his men |
| Capture of York Osbern |  |
| York Edgar helps Sweyn capture York, assisted by a Danish fleet under Osbern |
| Capture of York Sweyn II | |
| 10th Sep York A combined force of Edgar, Earl Gospatric & Earl Waltheof, led by Sweyn, take York |
| Capture of York Edgar the Atheling | |
| York Edgar helps Sweyn capture York, assisted by a Danish fleet under Osbern |
| York The Normans recapture York & Edgar takes up exile in the Court of Malcolm III |
| Capture of York William I the Conqueror | |
| York Routes hundreds of rebels in York, handed over for plunder by his troops |
| Dec York King Edgar of Scotland is forced back across the border |
| Dec York Recaptures York & uses it as a centre for a winter campaign to establish his rule |
| Death William I the Conqueror | |
| Durham Death of Robert de Commines, a Norman Governor, is murdered with 500 of his men |
| Death Malcolm III |  |
| Malcolm's wife, Ingibiorg, dies after bearing him 3 sons |
| Exile of Edgar the Atheling Edgar the Atheling | |
| Lothian Forced into exile in Lothian, where his sister Margaret had married Malcolm III |
| Exile of Mathilda Mathilda | |
| Normandy Mathilda is sent to Normandy for her safety |
| Exile of William I the Conqueror William I the Conqueror | |
| Normandy Mathilda is sent to Normandy for her safety |
| Invasion of England Asbjorn | |
| Humber A Viking fleet led by Asbjorn, son of Danish King Swein, lands in the Humber |
| Forms an Alliance with Waltheof, former Earl of Northumbria, Edgar & the Scottish King |
| Invasion of England Edgar the Atheling | |
| Edgar the Atheling invades England from Scotland, supported by the Scottish King |
| Invasion of England William I the Conqueror | |
| Devon Godwine attempts to land with a force of 60 ships off the Devon coast |
| Humber A Viking fleet led by Asbjorn, son of Danish King Swein, lands in the Humber |
| London The Danes sail up the Humber & start a Saxon uprising |
| Edgar the Atheling invades England from Scotland, supported by the Scottish King |
| Invasion of England Malcolm III | |
| Malcolm III marches his army south into Cumbria and across the Pennines, wasting Teesdale and Cleveland then marching north, loaded with loot, to Wearmouth |
| Invasion of Scotland Malcolm III | |
| In reprisal for Malcolm's invasion of England, William sends Gospatric to raid Scotland through Cumbria |
| Marriage Malcolm III | |
| Marries Margaret the sister of Edgar the Atheling & invites the Normans into Scotland |
| Mobilization William I the Conqueror | |
| Dec Nottingham Establishes an HQ in Nottingham before recapturing York |
| Rebellion Edgar the Atheling | |
| Leads a 2nd unsuccessful rebellion against William the Conqueror |
| Rebellion William I the Conqueror | |
| Exeter A rebellion in Exeter is suppressed |
| Maine Maine breaks free from William's rule |
| Dec Durham Robert de Commines & his army are massacred by the rebellion in Durham |
| Dec Durham Robert de Commines takes control of Durham |
| Dec York York rises & kills it's castellan |
| Siege of Cleveland Malcolm III | |
| Cleveland Malcolm III marches his army south into Cumbria and across the Pennines, wasting Teesdale and Cleveland then marching north, loaded with loot, to Wearmouth |
| Siege of Durham William I the Conqueror | |
| Dec Durham Robert de Commines & his army are massacred by the rebellion in Durham |
| Siege of Shrewsbury Eadric the Wild | |
| Shrewsbury Shrewsbury is raised to the ground by Eadric the Wild & Bleddyn of Gwynedd |
| Siege of Shrewsbury William I the Conqueror | |
| Shrewsbury Shrewsbury is raised to the ground by Eadric the Wild & Bleddyn of Gwynedd |
| Siege of Shrewsbury Bleddyn of Gwynedd |  |
| Shrewsbury Shrewsbury is raised to the ground by Eadric the Wild & Bleddyn of Gwynedd |
| Siege of Teesdale Malcolm III | |
| Teesdale Malcolm III marches his army south into Cumbria and across the Pennines, wasting Teesdale and Cleveland then marching north, loaded with loot, to Wearmouth |
| Siege of York Asbjorn | |
| 21st Sep York The citizen's of York put it's castles defenders to the sword |
| Dec York William recaptures York from Asbjorn who is reluctant to meet him in battle |
| Siege of York William I the Conqueror | |
| York Edgar "the Atheling" besieges the Norman castle at York but William ambushes him |
| Dec York William recaptures York from Asbjorn who is reluctant to meet him in battle |
| York Castle William I the Conqueror | |
| London Orders the construction of a second castle at York |
