| Timeline |
| 1027 |
(or 1028) William is born in Normandy, the illegitimate son of Robert of Normandy and Arlette of Conteville |
| 1034 |
William's father persuades the Norman barons to recognise William as heir, then leaves on a pilgrimage |
| 1035 |
William's father dies, William is Duke of Normandy |
| 1050 |
Marries Matilda of Flanders (year approx) |
| 1051 |
Visits England, and Edward the Confessor |
| 1066 |
Defeats Harold II and the Saxons at the Battle of Hastings - William is crowned King of England |
| 1067 |
Suppresses a Saxon revolt in the southwest of England |
| 1068 |
Puts down a revolt led by Edwin and Morcar, grandsons of Leofric of Mercia, then lays waste to the northern counties of England. |
| 1070 |
At William's request papal legates depose five English bishops; replaces Stigand, the Anglo-Saxon Archbishop of Canterbury with Lanfranc of Bec |
| 1071 |
Suppresses revolt led by Hereward the Wake in East Anglia |
| 1072 |
Invades Scotland, Malcolm III pays homage to him |
| 1079 |
William's son, Robert, leads a rebellion in Normandy - he is defeated at the battle of Gerberoi |
| 1080 |
William refuses to pay homage to the Pope |
| 1082 |
Odo, Bishop of Bayeux - William's half-brother - is arrested for conspiracy |
| 1085 |
William orders survey of the shired of England - the information is recorded in the Domesday Book |
| 1087 |
William dies on 9 September after a fall from his horse |
