Expansion of Medieval Kingdoms

England

Dec 25, 1066

William of Normandy is crowned King of England, officially uniting Normandy and England. King William defeated the previous King of England, Harold, earlier that year on October 14.

England

Feb 1, 1067

The Norman invasion of Wales begins in the early months of the year. [The date is just an approximation.] This invasion was unintentional and somewhat weak. The invasions were caused by Welsh attacks under King Gruffudd ap Llywelyn on the Normans in England. King William I was forced to act. William then built a series of castles on the borders.

France

Period: Jan 1, 1077 to Dec 31, 1077

King Philip I of France made peace with William the Conqueror, who gave up on the conquest of Brittany.

France

Period: Jan 1, 1082 to Dec 31, 1082

Philip I annexed Vexin as a Frecnh territory.

France

Nov 27, 1095

Pope Urban II gave his first speech on the First Crusade in response to a plea of help from the Byzantine Emperor Alexius I Comnenus.

England

Jan 1, 1097

[The year is the only information known.] King William's attempt at undermining the church's authority caused resistance from St. Anslem. King William II (Rufus) conquered the lands of Canterbury right after the Archbishop of Canterbury, St. Anselm, retreated to Rome.

France

Period: Jan 1, 1100 to Dec 31, 1100

Philip I of France took control of Bourges.

England

Aug 5, 1100

Henry I took his brother, William Rufus' place as King of England after his death three days earlier. Robert, Henry's other brother returned from his Crusade and spent the next 28 years as Henry's prisoner.

England

Period: Jan 1, 1106 to Dec 31, 1106

King Henry I of England created a loyal bureaucracy. He also named Roger of Salisbury the first justiciar, to rule in his place since he was in Normandy most of the time. During this time, the title of Exchequer was also created.

France

Jan 1, 1137

Louis VII maried Eleanor of Aquitaine. [The year is the only info known.]