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Arrest of Harold II
Hears of Harolds arrest & demands that Guy of Ponthieu hand him over to him
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Browse historical events and people recorded at Rouen in England. The records below are rendered directly from the World History Database into this page's initial HTML.
Hears of Harolds arrest & demands that Guy of Ponthieu hand him over to him
Arrested to "curb his restless ambition" & imprisoned in Rouen Castle until his death
William keeps Odo in confinement after the bishop's arrest, despite Odo's high rank in church and government.
William becomes gravely ill after the Mantes campaign and is taken toward Rouen for his final days.
William leaves his youngest son Henry a large monetary inheritance rather than a territorial principality.
Before his death, William orders the release of several prisoners, including his half-brother Odo of Bayeux.
William confirms that his eldest son Robert Curthose is to inherit the Duchy of Normandy.
William allows his son William Rufus to seek the English crown as the king's final illness worsens.
William's death separates Normandy from the English crown, with different sons positioned to inherit the two realms.
Death of William I the Conqueror
The Duchy of Normandy is left to Robert & England is left to William Rufus
William's death ends a reign that transformed English landholding, aristocracy, government and military organization.
Williams sons Robert, William & Henry outlive him
The Duchy of Normandy is left to Robert & England is left to William Rufus
Matilda retires to Normandy
Joan of England escapes to her mother Queen Eleanors court at Rouen, where she is given refuge
Invested as the Duke of Normandy
After the Battle of Mirabeau rumour circulates that, drunk & possessed, John had slain Arthur & thrown his body into the Seine
Philip I besieges Chateau-Gaillard, the fortress built by Richard I to protect Rouen
John has Arthur of Brittany killed to prevent Arthur from claiming the English throne
John has Arthur of Brittany killed to prevent Arthur from claiming the English throne
Normandy is finally lost to France after Philip II takes its capital Rouen
Normandy is finally lost to France after Philip II takes its capital Rouen
Rouen falls after a 6 month siege & with it the whole of Normandy
Rouen falls after a 6 month siege & with it the whole of Normandy
Start of the siege which ends in English occupation
Normandy falls while John Duke of Burgundy is marching on Paris
The siege ends with English occupation
The siege of Rouen ends with English occupation
Henry V triumphantly enters Rouen
Joan of Arc trial is headed by Richard de Beauchamp
Permits Joan of arc to be burnt as a witch
The English court is forced to leave Paris for Rouen
Receives a letter from Philippe the Good declaring for peace between France & England
Buried at Rouen Cathedral
Birth of Edward IV, son of Richard, Duke of York
Captured by the French after the fall of Rouen
The English surrender Rouen castle
The English surrender Rouen castle
Somersets forces are removed from Rouen
Sends 3,000 under the Earl of Essex to besiege Rouen
Deah of Edward Hyde, in exile
Deah of Edward Hyde, in exile
Provenance
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