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| 1027 | Birth |  |
| Birth of William I the Conqueror, illegitimate son of Duke Robert of Normandy |
| 1035 | Death | |
| Jerusalem Death of Robert, William's father, nobles contest William's succession to the Duchy |
| 1035 | Rebellion | |
| Normandy Norman nobles rebel when William becomes Duke of Normandy because he is illegitimate |
| 1035 | Succession | |
| London Succeeds as Duke of Normandy |
| 1047 | Battle of Val es Dunes | |
| Val es Dunes With the aid of Henry I defeats nobles attempting to usurp William's claim to Normandy |
| 1049 | Capture of Mouliherne | |
| Mouliherne Captures the castle of Mouliherne near Angers |
| 1051 | Capture of Domfront | |
| Domfront Captures the castle of Domfront from Geoffrey of Martel |
| 1051 | Succession | |
| London Succeeds as King of England |
| London Visits Edward the Confessor, 1st cousin once removed, claims he is promised the throne |
| 1053 | Marriage | |
| London Marries a direct descendent of Alfred the Great & niece of King Henry I of France |
| London Marries Matilda of Flanders , daughter of Baldwin V Count of Flanders |
| 1054 | Birth | |
| Has a son Robert Curthose, future Duke of Normandy |
| 1054 | Capture of Ambrieres | |
| Ambrieres Captures the fortification of Ambrieres |
| 1054 | Peace | |
| Henry I is forced to agree a humiliating peace with William, Duke of Normandy |
| 1054 | Siege of Aumale | |
| Aumale Henry I retreats from Normandy |
| Aumale William sets fire to Aumale & slaughters the French soldiers |
| 1055 | Birth | |
| London Has a 2nd son |
| 1056 | Publication | |
| Has a 3rd son, the future William II Rufus |
| 1057 | Peace | |
| Aug Henry I agrees a humiliating peace with William of Normandy |
| Aug Henry I never enters Normandy again |
| 1057 | Rule of Normandy | |
| Aug Henry I agrees a humiliating peace with William of Normandy |
| 1057 | Siege of Caen | |
| Aug Caen Henry I's army is massacred by William Duke of Normandy after leaving Caen |
| 1059 | Marriage | |
| Pope Nicholas II lifts the Papal ban on William I marrying Matilda |
| 1063 | Capture of Maine | |
| Aug Maine Captures Maine |
| 1063 | Siege of Le Mans | |
| Aug Le Mans Le Mans surrenders to William |
| 1063 | Siege of Mayenne | |
| Mayenne The fortification of Mayenne is stormed but Geoffrey of Mayenne manages to escape |
| 1063 | Succession | |
| London Succeeds as King of England |
| 1064 | Arrest | |
| Hands Harold Godwinson over to William I the Conqueror |
| Eu Hands Harold Godwinson over to William I the Conqueror |
| Rouen Hears of Harold's arrest & demands that Guy of Ponthieu hand him over to him |
| 1064 | Oath | |
| Bayeux Harold allegedly swears an oath supporting William I's claim to the Englishe throne |
| Bayeux Harold allegedly swears an oath to William supporting his claim to the English throne |
| 1064 | Shipwreck | |
| Ponthieu Harold II, then Earl of Wessex, is shipwrecked off Normandy at Ponthieu |
| 1064 | Succession | |
| Normandy Harold II swears an oath to William & supports his claim to the throne of England |
| Bayeux Harold II swears an oath to William & supports his claim to the throne of England |
| 1065 | Siege of Dol | |
| Dol William lays siege to Dol, represented on the Bayeux tapestry |
| 1066 | Battle of Hastings | |
| 14th Oct Battle Battle commences at 9 am when William orders his archers to fire at the English line |
| 14th Oct Battle Carries a mace & wears the relics upon which Harold had sworn his oath |
| 14th Oct Battle Commands the Norman centre |
| 14th Oct Battle Fields 4,000 Normans, 1,500 Flemings & 2,000 Bretons |
| 14th Oct Telham Hill Harold loses his element of surprise & the Normans attack |
| 14th Oct Battle Marches 7 miles from north of Hastings to confront Harold & catch him by surprise |
| 14th Oct Battle Marches from Hastings & reaches Telhan Hill 1 mile from Harold |
| 1066 | Burial | |
| 15th Oct Harold an oath-breaker had lost claim for a decent burial & is buried on the sea-shore |
| 1066 | Capture of Canterbury | |
| Oct Canterbury After the battle of Hastings Canterbury surrenders without a fight |
| 1066 | Capture of Dover | |
| Oct Dover After the battle of Hastings Dover surrenders without a fight |
| 1066 | Capture of Winchester | |
| Nov Winchester William captures Winchester from Queen Edith |
| 1066 | Coronation | |
| 6th Jan Westminster Abbey Harold ignores the oath made to William Duke of Normandy in 1064 |
| 25th Dec Westminster Abbey Crowned King of England on Chris tmas day, the 1st coronation in the Abbey |
| 1066 | Invasion of England | |
| Dives Builds a fleet at Dives on the River Dives , by August sufficient ships are assembled |
| Dives Receives a banner from the Pope in support of his invasion of England |
| Receives the banner of St Peter from the Pope to bless his expedition against England |
| Aug Dives Moves his fleet from Dives to St Valery at the mouth of the River Somme |
| Aug St Valery Moves his fleet from Dives to St Valery at the mouth of the River Somme |
| Aug Dives Sets sail for St Valery-sur-Somme but loses some ships blown ashore by a westerly wind |
| 27th Sep St Valery The invasion force sets sail, William leads the fleet out of the harbour in the Mora |
| 28th Sep Beachy Head During the morning the invaders are off Beachy Head |
| 28th Sep Pevensey Lands at Pevensey, Sussex without any opposition, he commands a force of about 10,000 |
| 28th Sep Pevensey Lands at the old Roman castle & harbour at Pevensey |
| 29th Sep London The invasion force heads off for Hastings where there is an unguarded road to London |
| 1066 | Rebellion | |
| Mercia Mercia rebels against William's victory at the battle of Hastings |
| Northumbria Northumbria rebels against William's victory at the battle of Hastings |
| 1066 | Siege of Berkhampstead | |
| Nov Berkhampstead Cross es the Thames at Wallingford & moves to Berkhampstead |
| 1066 | Siege of Berkshire | |
| Nov Berkshire Attacks Edgar's forces while laying siege to Southwark & moves upstream to Berkshire |
| 1066 | Siege of London | |
| Nov Southwark Attacks Edgar's forces while laying siege to Southwark & moves upstream to Berkshire |
| Nov London Cannot attack London directly so decides to surround it |
| Nov Berkhampstead Cross es the Thames at Wallingford & moves to Berkhampstead |
| Nov Wallingford Cross es the Thames at Wallingford & moves to Berkhampstead |
| Nov Berkhampstead William I the Conqueror crosses the Thames at Wallingford & moves to Berkhampstead |
| Dec London Edgar, the Earls of Northumbria & Mercia & the Archbishops of Canterbury & York submit |
| Dec London Edgar, the Earls of Northumbria & Mercia & the Archbishops of Canterbury & York submit to William I the Conqueror |
| 1066 | Siege of Southwark | |
| Nov Southwark Attacks Edgar's forces while laying siege to Southwark & moves upstream to Berkshire |
| 1066 | Siege of Wallingford | |
| Nov Wallingford Cross es the Thames at Wallingford & moves to Berkhampstead |
| 1066 | St Etienne | |
| St Etienne Constructs Eglise Saint-Etienne |
| 1066 | Succession | |
| After Edward's death William asks Harold to honour his oath to him, Harold refuses |
| 14th Oct London Succeeds as King of England |
| 1067 | Destruction Canterbury Cath | |
| 6th Dec Canterbury Canterbury Cathedral burns down |
| 1067 | Rebellion | |
| Hereford Eadric "the Wild" attacks Hereford |
| Dec Cross es the Channel to confront the rebels |
| Dec Exeter Exeter rises in revolt |
| 1067 | Rule of Northumbria | |
| Mar Northumbria Sells the earldom of Northumbria to Gospatric of Bernicia |
| 1067 | Siege of Hereford | |
| Hereford Eadric "the Wild" attacks Hereford |
| 1067 | Tour Normandy | |
| Mar Pevensey Sets sail from Pevensey with the white sails of victory |
| 1068 | Birth | |
| London Birth of Henry I, William's 4th son |
| 1068 | Capture of Durham | |
| Dec Durham Robert de Commines takes control of Durham |
| 1068 | Coronation | |
| 11th May London Eldred Archbishop of York crowns Matilda as Queen of England |
| 1068 | Lincoln Castle | |
| Lincoln Orders the Construction of Lincoln Castle |
| 1068 | Neroche Castle | |
| Neroche Orders construction of Neroche Castle near Taunton to subdue the West Country |
| 1068 | Peerage | |
| Northumbria Makes Robert de Commines Earl of Northumbria |
| 1068 | Rebellion | |
| Exeter Puts down a revolt in Exeter after 18 days, he pardons their offences |
| 1068 | Rougemont | |
| Exeter Orders the Construction of Rougemont Castle after putting down the rebellion in Exeter |
| 1068 | Siege of Bristol | |
| Bristol The citizens of Bristol drive away Harold's son Godwinew |
| 1068 | Siege of Durham | |
| Dec Durham Robert de Commines takes control of Durham |
| 1068 | Siege of Exeter | |
| Jan Exeter Besieges the rebel city of Exeter & recaptures it |
| 1068 | Warwick Castle | |
| Warwick Establishes a motte & bailey fort for securing his lines of supply |
| 1068 | York Castle | |
| York Orders the construction of a castle in York |
| 1069 | Assassination | |
| Robert de Commines, a Norman Governor, is murdered with 500 of his men |
| 1069 | Capture of York | |
| 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 |
| 1069 | Death | |
| Durham Death of Robert de Commines, a Norman Governor, is murdered with 500 of his men |
| 1069 | Exile of William I the Conqueror | |
| Normandy Mathilda is sent to Normandy for her safety |
| 1069 | Invasion of England | |
| Humber A Viking fleet led by Asbjorn, son of Danish King Swein, lands in the Humber |
| Edgar the Atheling invades England from Scotland, supported by the Scottish King |
| Devon Godwine attempts to land with a force of 60 ships off the Devon coast |
| London The Danes sail up the Humber & start a Saxon uprising |
| 1069 | Mobilization | |
| Dec Nottingham Establishes an HQ in Nottingham before recapturing York |
| 1069 | Rebellion | |
| 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 |
| 1069 | Siege of Durham | |
| Dec Durham Robert de Commines & his army are massacred by the rebellion in Durham |
| 1069 | Siege of Shrewsbury | |
| Shrewsbury Shrewsbury is raised to the ground by Eadric the Wild & Bleddyn of Gwynedd |
| 1069 | Siege of York | |
| 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 |
| 1069 | York Castle | |
| London Orders the construction of a second castle at York |
| 1070 | Archbishop of Canterbury | |
| 29th Aug Canterbury Appoints Lanfranc as Archbishop of Canterbury & has him consecrated |
| 1070 | Capture of Chester | |
| Chester Chester becomes one of the last Saxon towns to capitulate to William |
| 1070 | Defeat | |
| 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 |
| 1070 | Purge | |
| Saxon Bishops are replaced |
| William orders a purge of English ecclesiastical institutions |
| 1070 | Shrewsbury Cast | |
| Shrewsbury William builds castil garrisons at Shrewsbury & Stafford to command the Welsh marches |
| 1070 | Siege of Chester | |
| Chester William defeats the rebels |
| 1070 | Siege of Peterborough | |
| Peterborough Hereward the Wake sacks Peterborough abbey & retreats to the island of Ely |
| 1070 | Stafford Cast | |
| Stafford William builds castil garrisons at Shrewsbury & Stafford to command the Welsh marches |
| 1071 | Capture of York | |
| York The rebels, aided by the Dane Jarl Osbiorn, capture York |
| 1071 | Earldoms | |
| Creates the Earldoms of Hereford, Chester & Shrewsbury for loyal Normans |
| Chester Creates the Earldoms of Hereford, Chester & Shrewsbury for loyal Normans |
| Hereford Creates the Earldoms of Hereford, Chester & Shrewsbury for loyal Normans |
| Shrewsbury Creates the Earldoms of Hereford, Chester & Shrewsbury for loyal Normans |
| 1071 | Exile of William I the Conqueror | |
| Ely William attacks Hereward the Wake's stronghold, Hereward the Wake goes into exile |
| 1071 | Rebellion | |
| Puts down the "great uprising of the North" led by Hereward the Wake |
| 1071 | Siege of Ely | |
| Ely William attacks Hereward the Wake's stronghold, Hereward the Wake goes into exile |
| 1072 | Homage | |
| Frustrated by Malcolm III's Fabian tactics, agrees peace when Malcolm becomes a vassal |
| June Abernethy In the treaty of Abernethy between William the Conqueror & Malcolm III of Scotland Malcolm pays homage to William |
| 1072 | Invasion of Scotland | |
| Retaliates for Malcolm III's invasion of Northumbria, enters Lothian & reaches Fife |
| Abernethy William Invades Scotland reaching Perth, Malcolm III makes peace & becomes a vassal |
| 1072 | Siege of Fife | |
| Fife Retaliates for Malcolm III's invasion of Northumbria, enters Lothian & reaches Fife |
| 1072 | Siege of Lothian | |
| Lothian Retaliates for Malcolm III's invasion of Northumbria, enters Lothian & reaches Fife |
| 1072 | Treaty of Abernethy | |
| June Abernethy In the treaty of Abernethy between William the Conqueror & Malcolm III of Scotland Mal |
