On Christmas day of the same year, William the Conqueror was crowned at London, King of England.
SYNOPSIS OF EVENTS BETWEEN THE BATTLE OF HASTINGS, A.D. 1066, AND JOAN OF ARC'S VICTORY AT ORLEANS, 1429.
A.D. 1066-1087. Reign of William the Conqueror. Frequent risings of the English against him, which are quelled with merciless rigour.
1096. The first Crusade.
1112. Commencement of the disputes about investitures between the emperors and the popes.
1140. Foundation of the city of Lubeck, whence originated the Hanseatic League. Commencement of the feuds in Italy between the Guelphs and Ghibellines.
1146. The second Crusade.
1154. Henry II. becomes King of England. Under him Thomas a Becket is made Archbishop of Canterbury: the first instance of any man of the Saxon race being raised to high office in Church or State since the Conquest.
1170. Strongbow, earl of Pembroke, lands with an English army in Ireland.
1189. Richard Coeur de Lion becomes King of England. He and King Philip Augustus of France join in the third Crusade.