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Coronation

England · House / House of Normandy. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

5Records
1066–1100Date range
4Named people
2Places

Chronological records

1066

William I the Conqueror25 December 1066

Westminster Abbey · House / House of Normandy

Crowned King of England on Christmas day, the 1st coronation in the Abbey

1068

Matilda of Flanders11 May 1068

House / House of Normandy

Eldred Archbishop of York crowns Matilda as Queen of England

William I the Conqueror11 May 1068

London · House / House of Normandy

Eldred Archbishop of York crowns Matilda as Queen of England

1087

William II Rufus26 September 1087

Westminster Abbey · House / House of Normandy

Crowned King of England

1100

Henry I5 August 1100

Westminster Abbey · House / House of Normandy

Crowned in Westminster Abbey

Names involved

Henry IMatilda of FlandersWilliam I the ConquerorWilliam II Rufus

Provenance

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