World history and events in Year 1070

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General

England War

House Bavaria

House Canmore

House

House Flanders

House Guader

House Normandy

Houseenkil

Norman Invasion Wars

Roman Catholic Church

Biographies

Baldwin I

Erik I

Guader

Hakan the Red

Hereward the Wake

Lanfranc

Malcolm III

Margaret of Scotland

Otto von Nordheim

Stigand

Sweyn II

William I the Conqueror

Places

Bavaria
Canterbury
Chester
Cleveland
Cumbria
Ely
Fens
Lincolnshire
Norfolk
Northumbria
Peterborough
River Humber
Shrewsbury
Slangerup
Stafford


Abdication Otto von Nordheim
Bavaria Deprived of the Duchy of Bavaria
Archbishop of Canterbury Lanfranc
Canterbury Appointed Archbishop of Canterbury
Archbishop of Canterbury William I the Conqueror
29th Aug Canterbury Appoints Lanfranc as Archbishop of Canterbury & has him consecrated
Arrest Stigand
Arrested by the Papal legate & imprisoned for usurpation & plurality
Birth Erik I
Slangerup Birth of Erik I, son of King Sweyn Estridson, by his wife Gunhild Svendsdatter
Capture of Chester William I the Conqueror
Chester Chester becomes one of the last Saxon towns to capitulate to William
Defeat Hereward the Wake
Fens The Danish fleet is bribed to leave England ending the rebellion led by Hereward
Defeat William I the Conqueror
Lincolnshire The Danes agree to withdraw from Lincolnshire in return for keeping their plunder
River Humber The Danes agree to withdraw their ships from the Humber
Exile of Malcolm III Malcolm III
Malcolm hosts the claimant to the throne of England, Edgar the Atheling
Invasion of England Malcolm III
The Scots ravage towns as far south as Cleveland
Invasion of Northumbria Malcolm III
Northumbria Launches 2nd invasion of Nortumbria which ends in the same year outside Durham
Marriage Malcolm III
Consolidates the Scottish-Saxon Alliance & makes an enemy of William the Conqueror
Marries Margaret of Scotland
Marriage Margaret of Scotland
Marries-Malcolm III
Peace Sweyn II
Makes peace with William the Conqueror
Peerage Guader
Norfolk Created Earl of Norfolk, 1st
Purge William I the Conqueror
Saxon Bishops are replaced
William orders a purge of English ecclesiastical institutions
Rebellion Hereward the Wake
Fens The Danish fleet is bribed to leave England ending the rebellion led by Hereward
Rule of Cumbria Malcolm III
Cumbria Malcolm III gains control of Cumbria
Shrewsbury Cast William I the Conqueror
Shrewsbury William builds castil garrisons at Shrewsbury & Stafford to command the Welsh marches
Siege of Chester William I the Conqueror
Chester William defeats the rebels
Siege of Cleveland Malcolm III
Cleveland The Scots ravage towns as far south as Cleveland
Siege of Peterborough Hereward the Wake
Ely Hereward the Wake sacks Peterborough abbey & retreats to the island of Ely
Ely Hereward the Wake sacks Peterborough Abbey & retreats to the Island of Ely
Peterborough Hereward the Wake sacks Peterborough abbey & retreats to the island of Ely
Peterborough Hereward the Wake sacks Peterborough Abbey & retreats to the Island of Ely
Siege of Peterborough William I the Conqueror
Peterborough Hereward the Wake sacks Peterborough abbey & retreats to the island of Ely
Stafford Cast William I the Conqueror
Stafford William builds castil garrisons at Shrewsbury & Stafford to command the Welsh marches
Succession Baldwin I
Succeeds as Count of France
Succession Hakan the Red
Succeeds as King of Sweden