| Ruler | Country | Start of Reign | Age at 1080 |
| William I | England | 1066 | 52 | | 1080 | Colchester castle begun  | | 1081 | Cardiff Castle construction | | 1081 | William tours south Wales | | 1083 | Odo imprisoned | | 1085 Dec 25 | Domesday Book | | 1086 Aug 1 | Oath of Salisbury | | 1087 Sep 9 | William the Conqueror Dies | | 1087 Sep 26 | William II (Rufus) crowned at Westminster |
| | William II | England | 1087 | 23 | | 1087 | William Rufus gives Manor of Tewkesbury | | 1087 Sep 26 | William II (Rufus) crowned at Westminster | | 1088 | Earldom of Warwick created | | 1088 Feb | Revolt against William Rufus | | 1088 Spring | William Rufus calls for support | | 1088 Spring | Worcestershire Rebellion put down | | 1088 Apr | Pevensey Castle siege | | 1088 May | William puts down the revolt | | 1089 May 24 | Lanfranc dies |
| | Malcolm III | Scotland | 1058 | ? | | Philip I | France | 1060 | ? |
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Norman Conquest
| 1080 | | Construction of Lewes Castles | | | | Work on a castle at Lewes began in 1080 and lasted possibly to around 1100. | | | Colchester castle begun | | | | To defend the esturies of Essex against attacks from the Danes William the Conqueror ordered the construction of a new castle at Colchester. | | 1081 | | Cardiff Castle construction | | | | William the Conqueror may have ordered the creation of a castle at Cardiff during his tour of Southern Wales. The first castle on the site would have been a motte and bailey type and it was built on the site of existing Roman fortifications. | | | William tours south Wales | | | | William the Conqueror visited South Wales and St. David's. He met Rhys ap Tewdwr, the ruler of the area and allowed him to remain in control of the region for a yearly sum of money. | | 1085 | Dec 25 | Domesday Book | | | | At the Christmas Council William ordered the creation of survey of property with their values and populations county by county covering most of England. Commissioners were sent all over England, apart from the far north, to make a record of the population, value, state and ownership of the land. The book consisted of two volumes and was completed by 1088. | | 1086 | Aug 1 | Oath of Salisbury | | | | William the Conqueror called a meeting at Old Sarum where he invited his most important vassals and tenants-in-chief in England to swear allegiance to him. The oath is now known as the Oath of Salisbury. |
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| People who played important roles in this time period |
Tewdwr, Rhys ap
Rhys ap Tewdwr was the ruler of Deheubarth, the area of south west Wales, at the time of the Norman invasion. An agreement with William the Conqueror enabled Rhys to remain in control of the region. After William's death Rhys' power came under attack both from within Wales and from the Normans. Afte (more...)
Odo (Bishop of Bayeux)
Born around 1035, Odo was the son of Herleva and Herluin de Conteville, brother of Robert, Count of Mortain. Odo's mother Herleva was the mother of William the Conqueror. Herleva married Herluin after the death of William's father Robert I (Duke of Normandy). Odo was to rule England for William afte (more...)
Wulfstan (Bishop of Worcester)
Wulfstan, bishop of Worcester undertook large scale rebuilding work, including Worcester Cathedral, Hereford Cathedral, (Tewkesbury Abbey?), Great Malvern Priory and many other churches in the Worcester, Hereford and Gloucester area.Wulfstan was a native of the Worcester area and managed to retai (more...)
Lanfranc (Archbishop of Canterbury 1070-89)
Lanfranc was an Italian trained in law who became a Benedictine monk at Bec in Normandy. His abilities were noticed by William of Normandy who made him the abbot for his abbey of St. Stephen at Caen. Lanfranc moved to England after the Conquest and in 1070, when Archbishop Stigand was deposed by a C (more...)
Urban (II, Pope)
Born in Chatillon-sur-Marne to a noble French family. Urban became a monk at Cluny and before the age of forty, became the Cardinal Bishop of Ostia. In 1088 he was made Pope. The German Emperor, Henry IV had asserted his power over the Papacy after the death of an earlier Pope, Gregory VII. Urban ha (more...)
Robert (II, Duke of Normandy 1087-1106)
First son of William the Conqueror.
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| Building work undertaken in this time period |
Lewes Castle 1080
Work on a castle at Lewes began in 1080 and lasted possibly to around 1100.
Colchester Castle 1080
To defend the esturies of Essex against attacks from the Danes William the Conqueror ordered the construction of a new castle at Colchester.
Hereford Cathedral 1080
Robert de Losinga, a Norman Bishop started work on a new Cathedral at Hereford.
Cardiff Castle 1081
William the Conqueror may have ordered the creation of a castle at Cardiff during his tour of Southern Wales. The first castle on the site would have been a motte and bailey type and it was built on the site of existing Roman fortifications.
Ely Cathedral 1083
Work began on Ely Cathedral
Worcester Cathedral 1084
Building work starts on Worcester Cathedral. Orchestrated by Bishop Wulfstan. (More Information to follow)
Castle Acre Priory 1087
The Priory was founded by William de Warrene a Norman follower of William the Conqueror.
St. Paul's Cathedral 1087
Work on rebuilding St. Paul's Cathedral started after the Old St. Paul's burnt down and a good deal of London as well. The person in charge of the rebuilding work was Mauritius, chaplain to William the Conqueror and Bishop of London. The new Cathedral was reportedly extremely large.
Gloucester Cathedral 1089
Some seventeen years after after taking his position at Gloucester, Serlo built the crypt.
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