Consolidation of England after the Norman Conquest (1070s)

Timeline

1. 1070–1072Canterbury · KentWilliam I convened a council at Winchester in 1070, deposed several Anglo-Saxon bishops, and appointed the Norman Lanfranc as Archbishop of Canterbury, pairing church reform with the consolidation of royal power.
2. 1070–1079England · EnglandWilliam granted large amounts of English land to Norman nobles and built wooden and stone castles for garrisoning; the old Anglo-Saxon aristocracy was marginalized, and feudal knight service became a pillar of royal power.
3. 1070–1079Yorkshire · YorkshireAfter the brutal suppression of the north in 1069-1070, the crown continued mopping up residual resistance and rebuilding order in the 1070s; registration of land and taxes gradually began, laying the foundation for the later Domesday Book.