The construction of the Tower of London begins in the year 1077
This page comprises of the years between 1001 and 1100. So, a hundred years of events and births! These will all be divided into individual decades later on, but not into individual years. This same category - the 11th Century - will be involving articles about events that happened during that century.
1000s - 1010s - 1020s - 1030s - 1040s - 1050s - 1060s - 1070s - 1080s- 1090s
In the year 1001, Vikings - led by Leif Eriksson - establish small settlements in and around Vinland in North America.
1001-xxxx Duncan I of Scotland* King of Scotland (Alba) - Scotland (1040/c.39)
1010-xxxx Gruffydd ap Llywelyn* King of Wales from 1055 to 1063/considered to be the first and last king of Wales - (1063/c.53)
1010-0530 Emperor Renzong * 4th emperor of the Song Dynasty - (1063/52)
1011-xxxx Shao Yong* 邵雍 philosopher/cosmologist/historian - China (1077/c.66)
1014-0511 Anawrahta* (b Min Saw) founder of the Pagan Empire/ considered the father of the Burmese nation - Pagan (1077/62)
1020-xxxx Gunhilda of Denmark* Queen consort of Germany/daughter of King Knut the Great - (1038/c.18)
1020-xxxx Zhang Zai* Chinese philosopher/cosmologist - Hengqu, province of Shaanxi (1077/c.57)
In the year 1021, The Tale of Genji is completed.
In the year 1030, King Olaf II Haraldsson attempts to reconquer Norway with help from King Anund Jakob of Sweden, but is defeated and killed - later canonized, becoming the patron saint of Norway (Jul 29)
1030-xxxx Anne of Kiev* a Rus’ princess/queen of France through marriage to King Henry I/daughter of Yaroslav the Wise and Ingegerd Olofsdotter of Sweden - Rus (1075/c.45)
1030-0721 Kyansittha* king of Pagan dynasty of Burma - (1112 or 1113)
1040-xxxx Harald III of Denmark* King of Denmark (1076-1080) (1080/c.40)
1041-xxxx Oe_no_Masafusa* 大江 匡房 poet/scholar/tutor - Japan (1111/70)
1042-xxxx Gissur Ísleifsson* clergyman/the second Catholic bishop of Iceland - Iceland (1118/c.76)
In the year 1050, King Anund Jacob of Sweden dies after a 28-year reign, succeeded by his brother Emund the Old, the brewery of Weltenburg Abbey in Bavaria is first mentioned, thus making it one of the oldest still operating breweries in the world.
1050-xxxx Olaf I of Denmark* King of Denmark (1086-1095) - (1095/c.44)
1050-xxxx Olaf III of Norway* (Olaf Haraldsson) King of Norway(1067-1093)/known as Olaf Kyrre/16 years old at the Invasion of England - Norway (1093/c.43)
1050-1111 Henry IV* Holy Roman Emperor - Imperial Palace of Goslar, Saxony (1106/55)
1051-0921 Bertha of Savoy* Queen Consort of Germany - (1087/36)
In the year 1055, Ælfgar, earl of Mercia, is outlawed, and in revenge he attacks, together with the Welsh king Gruffydd ap Llywelyn, Ralph the Timid and raid the church in Hereford (Oct 24), construction on the Liaodi Pagoda, the tallest pagoda in Chinese history, is completed.
In the year 1057, general Isaac Komnenos proclaims himself emperor in Paphlagonia (modern Turkey) and starts a civil war against Emperor Michael VI (Jun 8), Isaac is crowned as emperor of the Byzantine Empire (Sep 1)
1060-xxxx Duncan II of Scotland* King of Scots - (1094/c.34)
In the year 1066, William the Conqueror invades England and becomes King.
1068-xxxx Henry I of England* King of England (1100-1035) - Selby, Yorkshire, England (1135/c.66)
In the year 1070, Håkan the Red becomes the king of Götaland, and Anund Gårdske the king of Svealand, Bergen is founded by King Olaf III of Norway, and remains the capital of Norway until 1314, and Canterbury Cathedral in England is rebuilt, following a fire.
1070-xxxx Coloman the Learned* King of Hungary (1095-1116) and of Croatia (1097-1116) - Hungary (1116/c.45)
1071-1022 William IX, Duke of Aquitaine* troubadour/one of the leaders of the Crusade of 1101 - France (1127/55)
1072-end Agnes of Aquitaine* Queen of Aragon and Navarre - (1097/24)
1073-xxxx Magnus Barefoot* (b Magnus Olafsson) King Magnus III of Norway - Norway (1103/c.29)
In the year 1075, Anund Gårdske is deposed as king of Svealand, and King Håkan the Red of Götaland proclaims himself the ruler of all of Sweden, the construction of the Cathedral of Santiago de Compostela in Hispania begins.
In the year 1077, a fire destroys much of London (Aug 14), the construction of the Tower of London begins.
1077-xxxx Alexios Komnenos* Byzantine aristocrat/governor of Dyrrhachium (after 1108)
1077-0104 Emperor Zhezong* s the seventh emperor of the Song dynasty - China (1100/23)
1080-xxxx Adolf III of Berg* Count of Berg - Rhineland (1152/72)
1081-xxxx Louis VI of France* King of the Franks (1108-1137) - Paris, France (1137/c.55)
1082-0607 Emperor Huizong of Song* emperor/calligrapher/painter - China (1135/52)
1083-1201 Anna Komnene* Greek princess/physician/historian - Constantinople, Byzantine Empire (1153/70)
1084-xxxx David I of Scotland* (b. Dauíd mac Maíl Choluim) - Scotland (1153/c.68)
In the year 1088, the University of Bologna (the oldest in Europe) is formed.
In the year 1090, the cities of Córdoba, Seville, Granada, Málaga, Almería and Ronda all fall to the troops of Sultan Yusuf ibn Tashfin, Chinese poet by the name of Qin Guan writes the Can Shu which describes a silk-reeling machine that has the world’s oldest known mechanical belt drive.
1091-0918 Andronikos Komnenos* prince/military commander - Constantinople, Byzantium Empire (1130 or 1131)
1095-0704 Usāma ibn Munqidh* Muslim poet/chronicler/diplomat - Shaizar, Byzantine Empire (1188/93)
1096-0312 Canute Lavard* Danish prince/son of King Eric I of Denmark - Roskilde, Kingdom of Denmark (1131/34)
1097-0315 Fujiwara no Tadamichi* 藤原 忠通 Japanese noble - Japan (1164/66)
1100-xxxx Muhammad al-Idrisi* geographer/cartographer/Egyptologist - Ceuta, Almoravid Empire (1165/c.64)
Updated 19.12.2022