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September 6 Agreement between Bishop William and the Counts.

September 25 Death of Bishop Geoffrey of Chichester.

November 2 Bishop William before the assembly at Salisbury.

November 14 Durham castle surrendered to the King.
after 26 Bishop William crosses to Normandy.

November? Grant of the abbey of Bath to Bishop John; the bishopric
            of Somerset removed thither.

The priory of Blyth founded in the course of the year by
Roger of Bully.

1089 May 24 Death of Lanfranc.

1090 April 21 Easter assembly at Winchester; war declared against
                 Normandy.

A large part of eastern Normandy won by William
without crossing the sea.

Maine revolts from Robert; reign of Azo of Este; Howel
imprisoned by Helias and visits England.

June 28 Howel returns to Le Mans.

Intrigues of Conan at Rouen.

November 3 Rouen secured to Duke Robert; death of Conan.

War of Evreux and Conches; peace between them.

Anselm visits England for the first time as abbot in the
course of the year.

1091 December 35-January 6 Christmas assembly at Winchester.

January Siege of Courcy.

February Helias buys the county of Maine from Hugh.

The King crosses to Normandy.

Treaty of Caen.

February William and Robert besiege Henry at Saint Michael's
                      Mount.

May Malcolm invades Northumberland and is driven back.

August William, Robert, and Henry go back to England. March
            towards Scotland.

September 3 Bishop William restored to his bishopric.

September 29 Loss of ships.

Treaty with Malcolm.

October 15 Fall of the tower at Winchcombe.

October 17 Great wind in London.

Death of Cedivor; victory of Rhys son of Tewdwr over
Gruffydd son of Meredydd in the course of the year.

In the course of the year come the death of William
Bishop of Thetford, the consecration of his successor
Herbert Losinga, who also buys the abbey of New
Minster for his father, and the consecration of Ralph
Luffa Bishop of Chichester.

1092 Fire in London.

March 28 Consecration of the church of Salisbury.

April 10 The tower blown down.