William I the Conqueror1080
William rejects the request by Pope Gregory VII for an oath of fealty
England · House / House of Normandy. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.
William rejects the request by Pope Gregory VII for an oath of fealty
On Lammas Day William I summons 170 of his tenants-in-chief and other landowning men of any account to Old Sarum, where they all swore allegiance in person to him and to be faithful against all other men, this establishes feudalism
Replaces Englands Earls with his supporters. Private wars are outlawed. Meets 170 Tenants-in-Chief & other Lords at Salisbury obtaining an oath of fealty
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