NORMAN BRITAIN

  • Oct 14, 1066

    The invading Normans defeat the Saxons at the The Battle of Hastings.

  • William of Normandy is crowned king William I of England.
    Dec 25, 1066

    William of Normandy is crowned king William I of England.

  • Work starts on Canterbury Cathedral
    1070

    Work starts on Canterbury Cathedral

  • Work starts on The Tower of London
    1078

    Work starts on The Tower of London

  • 1085

    The Domesday Book is compiled

  • 1087

    William the Conqueror dies at Rouen

  • William II is crowned at Westminster Abbey
    Sep 26, 1087

    William II is crowned at Westminster Abbey

  • Oxford University is founded
    1096

    Oxford University is founded

  • Aug 2, 1100

    William II is killed

  • Henry I is crowned in Westminster Abbey
    Aug 5, 1100

    Henry I is crowned in Westminster Abbey