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Timeline of North East History

THE PRINCE BISHOPS (Continued) 1101AD - 1135AD

By David Simpson

July 1101 – BISHOP SUPPORTS INVASION
(Hampshire)
Flambard persuades Robert Curthose, Duke of Normandy, to invade England. King Henry backs down and pardons the duke’s allies. Flambard is restored as Bishop of Durham.

September 1104 – SAINT BURIED IN CATHEDRAL
(Durham City)
St Cuthbert’s body is buried in Durham Cathedral. It had rested in a nearby chapel while the cathedral was being built. Ten monks inspect the corpse and find that it is incorrupt with a fragrant smell. It may be embalmed.

1107 – TEESDALE CASTLE
(Barnard Castle)
A Teesdale castle is built which will later be called Barnard Castle. The forests of Teesdale have belonged to Guy Baliol since 1093.

May 1108 – ARCHBISHOP OF YORK DABBLES IN OCCULT
(York)
Archbishop Gerard dies in mysterious circumstances. He is thought to have been involved with the occult and is refused burial in the minster.

1115 – GODRIC OF FINCHALE
(Finchale)
St Godric is granted land for a hermitage at Finchale near Durham by Bishop Flambard.

1119 – YORK FREE OF CANTERBURY
(France)
Thurstan, Archbishop of York, is consecrated by the Pope who releases him from obedience to Canterbury.

1120 – CHAPEL AT MIDDLESBROUGH
(Middlesbrough)
Robert Brus presents a chapel at Middlesbrough to Whitby Abbey.

1121 – BISHOP’S BORDER FORT
(Norham-on-Tweed)
Norham Castle is built on the Tweed by Bishop Flambard. Norhamshire is a part of Durham which neighbours Scotland. Flambard attacks Scotland from this base. Meanwhile Berwick is established as Scotland’s first Royal burgh by King Alexander.

1121 – BISHOP RETIRES TO WEARMOUTH
(Sunderland)
Turgot, Bishop of St Andrews, retires to Wearmouth after a dispute with the Scottish King Alexander over obedience to the Archbishop of York.

1124 – DAVID IS SCOTS KING
(Scotland)
David, Earl of Huntingdon, becomes the King of Scotland. He is the son of Malcolm III but was brought up as a Norman in England.

1125 – ROBERT BRUCE OF CLEVELAND
(Cleveland)
Robert De Brus, a Norman landowner at Skelton in Cleveland, is granted land in Scotland by King David.

1126 – YORK AND CANTERBURY EQUAL
(Rome)
The Pope declares York and Canterbury equal but Canterbury’s Archbishop is “papal legate” - the Pope’s representative in Britain.

1128 – BISHOP FLAMBARD DIES
(Durham)
Flambard dies after 29 years as bishop. He recently built Durham’s Framwellgate Bridge.

1132 – NEW CATHEDRALS
(Durham City and Carlisle)
Durham Cathedral is virtually complete. Meanwhile Carlisle’s Augustinian church becomes a cathedral.

1131 – CASTLES AND MANORS
(Alnwick, Scarborough and Raby)
Ivo de Vesci, a Norman baron, builds a castle at Alnwick. A castle was also recently built at Scarborough by William le Gros. Meanwhile the Manor of Raby recently passed to an Anglo Saxon called Dolphin.

1135 – MINT ESTABLISHED
(Durham City)
A mint is established at Durham where unique Durham coins are produced (right).

THE PRINCE BISHOPS (Norman period) other dates
1080AD / 1100AD / 1101AD / 1120AD / 1130AD / 1135-1157 / Cathedrals / Monasteries

THE TIMELINE BY ERA

ROMAN PERIOD

ANGLO-SAXON PERIOD

VIKING PERIOD

NORMAN PERIOD

MEDIEVAL PERIOD

TUDOR AND STUART PERIOD

GEORGIAN PERIOD

VICTORIAN PERIOD

TWENTIETH CENTURY

 

THE MILLENNIUM HISTORY OF NORTH EAST ENGLAND

by David Simpson

Published by leighton in association with The Northern Echo

ISBN 0-9536984-3-2

The Millennium History of North East England by David Simpson is published by Leighton, The Teleport, Doxford International, Sunderland, SR3 3XD, Tel +44 (0) 191 5252400 Fax +44 (0) 520 1815 www.bepl.com. The book is a 322 page full colour hard back book covering the history of the region from Roman times to the present day. To order copies of the book you can e-mail Andrea.Murphy@bepl.com

Author David Simpson and Paul Callaghan, Managing Director of leighton at the book launch held at Lumley Castle, Durham December 1999

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