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1100 - 1109 (10 Year Overview)

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Ruler

Country

Start of Reign

Age at 1100

William II

England

1087

1100 Aug	William buried at Winchester
1100 Aug 2	William II (Rufus) is killed while hunting

Henry I

England

1100

1100	Carisbrooke Castle given to de Redvers
1100 Aug 2	William II (Rufus) is killed while hunting
1100 Aug 5	Henry I succeeds
1100 Nov 11	Henry I marries Matilda of Sctoland
1101	Arundel Castle siege
1101 Feb	Robert attempts to take the Crown
1101 Apr 2	Henry I appoints Roger, a Norman Monk, as Chancellor
1101 Jul	The Treaty of Alton
1102	Henry captures castle at Bridgnorth
1102	Earl Robert of Belleme
1103	Crops do badly
1103	Henry let off paying Robert of Normandy
1105	Henry attacks his brother
1106 Sep 28	Henry attacks his brother again

Edgar

Scotland

1097

1100 Nov 11	Henry I marries Matilda of Sctoland
1107 Jan 8	Alexander I becomes king of the Scots

Alexander I

Scotland

1107

1107	Alexander I becomes King of the Scots
1107 Jan 8	Alexander I becomes king of the Scots

Philip I

France

1060

1108	Louis VI becomes King of France

Louis VI

France

1108

1108	Louis VI becomes King of France

The People's Crusade and First Crusade

1100	Jul 18	Godfrey of Bouillon dies
		Godfrey of Bouillon died just a year after the crusaders had captured Jerusalem. Agreeing who should succeed Godfrey as ruler of Jerusalem was not easy. The head of the Church in Jerusalem, Dagobert of Pisa, claimed that the Church itself should rule and as he was its representative he should have the job. Godfrey's brother, Baldwin of Edessa, had other ideas and travelled to Jerusalem with an army to claim the throne.
	Dec 25	Baldwin I becomes king of Jerusalem
		Supported by an army of over a thousand men, Baldwin claimed the throne of Jerusalem. Baldwin of Edessa was Godfrey's brother and he claimed the throne as his heritage. Baldwin was crowned on Christmas Day at Bethlehem.
1104		Port of Acre captured by the Crusaders
		King Baldwin I captured the important port of Acre on the eastern coast of the Mediterranean. The port was an important supply route for Jerusalem.

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People who played important roles in this time period

Godfrey (of Bouillon)
Godfrey de Bouillon was the second son of Eustace II, the Norman Count of Boulogne. Godfrey was chosen as the ruler of Jerusalem in 1099 after the crusaders of the First Crusade took control of the city. Godfrey refused to wear a golden crown in Jerusalem where his Saviour had only worn a crown of t (more...)

Robert (II, Duke of Normandy 1087-1106)
First son of William the Conqueror.

David (I, King of Scotland 1124-1153)
David was the youngest son of Malcolm Canmore and Margaret. He was educated at the court of Henry I and married Maud de Senlis to become the Earl of Huntingdon. From 1136 he assisted his niece Matilda with her claim to the English crown but was beaten at the Battle of Standard in 1138 by King Stephe (more...)

Anselm (Archbishop of Canterbury 1093-1109)
Anselm was born in the alpine village of Aosta in the Italian Alps and was the son of a wealthy nobleman. Anselm became a pupil at the Abbey of Bec in Normandy and studied under Lanfranc. In 1078 Anselm replaced Herluin as the Abbot of Bec when Herluin died. In 1093 Anselm was invited to become Arch (more...)

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Battles that took place in this time period

No battles found for this time period in the current database.

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Building work undertaken in this time period

Carew Castle 1100
Gerard of Windsor built a motte and bailey castle on the Daugleddau creek in south Wales around this time. The land on which the castle was built was given to Gerard when he married Princess Nest.

Winchester Cathedral 1100
William Rufus was buried under the tower of Winchester Cathedral. The tower fell down (either in 1101 or 1107 ?). The cause was blamed on the wickedness of the King's bones but was probably due to poor construction or uncertain foundations.

Kidwelly Castle 1106
Roger, bishop of Salisbury, is granted land in south Wales and started construction of a wooden castle on the banks of the river Gwendraeth.

Llandaff Cathedral 1107
At Llandaff in South Wales bishop Urban began the construction of a new church on the site of a much older religious site.

Southwell Cathedral 1108 - 1150
Work began on the nave and transepts in 1105 and work continued until 1150.

Winchester Cathedral 1108 - 1120
Work began on the tower of Winchester Cathedral in 1108 and building continued Until 1120.

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