Destruction of Northern Supplies
William's forces destroy crops, livestock and settlements to prevent northern rebels and Danish forces from sustaining resistance.
Historical events in 1070
44 historical records
January 10704 historical events
Pennine Winter March
William drives his army across the Pennines during the winter campaign to extend royal control westward.
Exile of Edgar the Atheling
Edgar returns to Scotland
Invasion of England
Early in 1070 William moves against Edgar and other English leaders who had taken refuge with their remaining followers in a marshy region, perhaps Holderness, and put them to flight
April 10701 historical events
Deposition of Stigand
William supports the removal of Archbishop Stigand during a church council at Winchester.
June 10701 historical events
Peace with Danish Forces
William secures the departure of Danish forces, reducing the chance of renewed Scandinavian support for English resistance.
August 10701 historical events
Lanfranc Appointed Archbishop
William appoints Lanfranc as Archbishop of Canterbury, giving a trusted reformer a central role in church and government.
Birth of Erik I
Birth of Erik I, son of King Sweyn Estridson, by his wife Gunhild Svendsdatter
Peace
Sweyn II makes peace with William the Conqueror after the Danish intervention in England.
Peerage
Created Earl of Norfolk, 1st
Battle Abbey Foundation
William founds Battle Abbey as a memorial and act of penance connected with the bloodshed at Hastings.
Archbishop of Canterbury
Appointed Archbishop of Canterbury
Archbishop
Appointed Archbishop of Canterbury
Arrest of Stigand
Arrested by the Papal legate & imprisoned for usurpation & plurality
Norman Church Reorganization
William backs the replacement of many English bishops and abbots with Norman or continental clergy.
Purge
William orders a purge of English ecclesiastical institutions. Saxon Bishops are replaced
Reballion of Hereward
The Danish fleet is bribed to leave England ending the rebellion led by Hereward
Siege of Peterborough
Hereward the Wake sacks Peterborough Abbey & retreats to the Island of Ely. Hereward the Wake sacks Peterborough abbey & retreats to the island of Ely
Capture of Chester
Chester becomes one of the last Saxon towns to capitulate to William
Occupation of Chester
William completes the subjugation of major western resistance by occupying Chester.
Shrewsbury Cast
William builds castil garrisons at Shrewsbury & Stafford to command the Welsh marches
Siege of Chester
William defeats the rebels
Siege of Peterborough
Hereward the Wake sacks Peterborough abbey & retreats to the island of Ely
Stafford Cast
William builds castil garrisons at Shrewsbury & Stafford to command the Welsh marches
Succession
Succeeds as Count of France
Bayeux Stitch
Couching stitch, now often called Bayeux stitch, filled large coloured surfaces in the embroidery.
Bayeux Tapestry Buildings
The embroidery portrays castles, churches, halls, and other buildings from the conquest narrative.
Bayeux Tapestry Characters
The surviving narrative contains more than six hundred human figures.
Bayeux Tapestry Dimensions
The surviving embroidery measures approximately sixty-eight metres in length.
Bayeux Tapestry Dyes
Woad, madder, and weld supplied blue, red, brown, orange, and yellow colours for the wool.
Bayeux Tapestry Friezes
Decorative borders contain real animals, mythical creatures, fables, and scenes related to the central narrative.
Bayeux Tapestry Horses
The embroidery depicts more than two hundred horses and mules.
Bayeux Tapestry Linen
The embroidery was made on nine joined panels of woven linen cloth.
Bayeux Tapestry Wool
Coloured wool thread was embroidered onto linen to create the narrative scenes.
Commission of Bayeux Tapestry
Most historians consider Odo the probable patron who commissioned the embroidery for his cathedral.
Abdication
Deprived of the Duchy of Bavaria
Marriage
Marries Margaret of Scotland. Consolidates the Scottish-Saxon alliance & makes an enemy of William the Conqueror
Marriage
Marries-Malcolm III
Exile of Malcolm III
Malcolm hosts the claimant to the throne of England, Edgar the Atheling
Invasion of England
The Scots ravage towns as far south as Cleveland
Invasion of Northumbria
Launches 2nd invasion of Nortumbria which ends in the same year outside Durham
Rule of Cumbria
Malcolm III gains control of Cumbria
Siege of Cleveland
The Scots ravage towns as far south as Cleveland
Succession
Succeeds as King of Sweden