1070s in England
England-related events during the 1070s
Events from the 1070s in England.
Incumbents
Monarch – William I
Events
1070
Winter of 1069–1070 – Harrying of the North: King William I quells rebellions in the North of England following an invasion by King Sweyn II of Denmark. Widespread famine follows the devastation wrought.
Spring – Sweyn II of Denmark joins English rebels led by Hereward the Wake and captures the Isle of Ely in The Fens of East Anglia.
11 April – Archbishop of Canterbury Stigand is deposed at the Council of Winchester and imprisoned.
1 June – Hereward plunders Peterborough Abbey.
June – Denmark signs a treaty with England; Sweyn and his forces leave the country.
15 August – Pavian-born Benedictine Lanfranc is appointed as the new Archbishop of Canterbury.
Invasion of England by Malcolm III of Scotland repelled.
Hugh d'Avranches, Earl of Chester, the first Marcher Lord, invades Wales, capturing parts of Gwynedd.
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