Stigand Canterbury Biography

Historical biography and chronological timeline for Stigand Canterbury, based on 5 World History Database records associated with England.

5 records1066–10664 events4 places

Chronological biography

1066

Church1066

Religion / English Succession Crisis · Archbishop · Canterbury

Stigands position as archbishop becomes important in the legitimacy debate around Harold II

CouncilOctober 1066

Government / Norman Invasion Wars · Archbishop · London

Stigand is among the English leaders facing the problem of succession after Hastings

SubmissionOctober 1066

Religion / Norman Invasion Wars · Archbishop · Canterbury

Canterbury comes under Norman pressure after the defeat of Harold II

Homage at WallingfordNovember 1066

Religion / Norman Invasion Wars · Archbishop · Wallingford

Stigand meets William at Wallingford and pays homage as the Norman army manoeuvres around London.

SubmissionDecember 1066

Religion / Norman Invasion Wars · Archbishop · Berkhamsted

Stigand submits to William along with other English leaders

Titles and roles

Archbishop

Record provenance

This biography is assembled from World History Database records filtered by country and personal-name fields. Exact duplicate display records are removed. The database is an index rather than a complete narrative biography; formal research should verify entries against relevant primary or specialist sources.