William the Conqueror
1051 to 1083
8 documented presences
5 places
Quo Fuit places 8 dated presences for William the Conqueror across 5 places, from 1050 to 1081. Each one keeps the sentence it was taken from and a link to its source.
William the Conqueror (– 9 September 1087), sometimes called William the Bastard, was the first Norman king of England (as William I), reigning from 1066 until his death.Wikipedia, full article · CC BY-SA
Where William the Conqueror was documented, and when
1050 to 1059period
Romeattested
“According to a late source not generally considered to be reliable, papal sanction was not secured until 1059, but as papal-Norman relations in the 1050s were generally good, and Norman clergy were able to visit Rome in 1050 without inci…”
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1066year
Normandyattested
“Conan's death in 1066 further secured William's borders in Normandy.”
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1069 to 1070period
Maine (province)attested
“William was able to secure the departure of Sweyn and his fleet in 1070, allowing him to return to the continent to deal with troubles in Maine, where the town of Le Mans had revolted in 1069.”
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1072year
Normandyattested
“William spent most of his time in England between the Battle of Hastings and 1072; after that, he spent the majority of his time in Normandy.”
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1072year
Englandattested
“William spent most of his time in England between the Battle of Hastings and 1072; after that, he spent the majority of his time in Normandy.”
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1073 to 1074period
Normandyattested
“William returned to England to release his army from service in 1073 but quickly returned to Normandy, where he spent all of 1074.”
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1073 to 1074period
Englandattested
“William returned to England to release his army from service in 1073 but quickly returned to Normandy, where he spent all of 1074.”
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1081year
Walesattested
“William also visited Wales in 1081, although the English and the Welsh sources differ on the purpose of the visit.”
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Places William the Conqueror is documented in
Normandy3 presences · 1066 to 1073England2 presences · 1072 to 1073Rome1 presence · 1050Wales1 presence · 1081
Maine (province)1 presence · 1069
Other places tied to William the Conqueror in the record
In each of these, a source puts William the Conqueror and the place in the same dated sentence without stating that William the Conqueror was there. They are kept apart from the timeline above for exactly that reason: a mention is not a presence, and Quo Fuit does not quietly promote one into the other.
1050 to 1051period
Englandmentioned
“By 1050, however, relations between the king and the earl had soured, culminating in a crisis in 1051 that led to the exile of Godwin and his family from England.”
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1051year
Normandymentioned
“The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle, in the "D" version, states that William visited England in the later part of 1051, perhaps to secure confirmation of the succession, or perhaps to secure aid for his troubles in Normandy.”
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1051year
Englandmentioned
“The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle, in the "D" version, states that William visited England in the later part of 1051, perhaps to secure confirmation of the succession, or perhaps to secure aid for his troubles in Normandy.”
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1057year
Englandmentioned
“Meanwhile, another contender for the throne had emerged – Edward the Exile, son of Edmund Ironside and a grandson of Æthelred II, returned to England in 1057.”
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1065year
Bishopric of Le Mansmentioned
“William appointed a Norman to the bishopric of Le Mans in 1065.”
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1066year
Brittanymentioned
“William also benefited from his campaign in Brittany by securing the support of some Breton nobles who went on to support the invasion of England in 1066.”
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1066year
Westminster Abbeymentioned
“William then sent forces into London to construct a castle; he was crowned at Westminster Abbey on Christmas Day 1066.”
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1066year
Londonmentioned
“William then sent forces into London to construct a castle; he was crowned at Westminster Abbey on Christmas Day 1066.”
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May 1066month
Isle of Wightmentioned
“Harold's brother Tostig made probing attacks along the southern coast of England in May 1066, landing at the Isle of Wight using a fleet supplied by Baldwin of Flanders.”
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September 1066month
Battle of Fulfordmentioned
“Tostig Godwinson and Harald Hardrada invaded Northumbria in September 1066 and defeated the local forces under Morcar and Edwin at the Battle of Fulford near York.”
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September 1066month
Yorkmentioned
“Tostig Godwinson and Harald Hardrada invaded Northumbria in September 1066 and defeated the local forces under Morcar and Edwin at the Battle of Fulford near York.”
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December 1067month
Englandmentioned
“William returned to England in December 1067 and marched on Exeter, which he besieged.”
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1068year
Normandymentioned
“William placed supporters in charge of these new fortifications – among them William Peverel at Nottingham and Henry de Beaumont at Warwick – then returned to Normandy late in 1068.”
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1068year
Nottinghammentioned
“William placed supporters in charge of these new fortifications – among them William Peverel at Nottingham and Henry de Beaumont at Warwick – then returned to Normandy late in 1068.”
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1068year
May 1068month
1070year
April 1070month
1075year
1075year
1076year
September 1076month
January 1079month
1080year
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