Events from the 1080s in England. Incumbents Monarch – William I (to 9 September 1087), then William II Events 1080 14 May – William Walcher, Bishop of Durham, is killed by rebel Northumbrians; King William I sends his half-brother Odo of Bayeux to pacify Northumbria. Autumn – William's son Robert Curthose sent to invade Scotland; reaches as far as Falkirk. Robert Curthose builds a castle on the River Tyne; now Newcastle upon Tyne. Osmund (bishop of Salisbury), builds Devizes Castle. Gundulf of Rochester begins building of Rochester Cathedral. William I, in a letter, refuses to accept Pope Gregory VII as his overlord. 1081 William campaigns in Wales, reaching as far as St David's. Construction of Ely Cathedral begins. 1082 Odo of Bayeux arrested, and forfeits his Earldom and estates. Bayeux Tapestry completed. 1083 William faces a revolt in the province of Maine in Normandy. 1084 Construction of Worcester Cathedral begins. 1085 Threatened invasion from Denmark aborted after a rebellion there. 25 December – William commissions the Domesday Book. 1086 1 August – Domesday Book is presented to William at Old Sarum. 1087 9 September – William I of England (William the Conqueror) dies at Rouen while on campaign in northern France; his first son Robert succeeds him as Robert II, Duke of Normandy whilst his second son succeeds him on the English throne as William II of England. 26 September – coronation of William II at Westminster Abbey. 25 December – Odo of Bayeux re-instated as Earl of Kent. An early fire of London destroys much of the city including St Paul's Cathedral. 1088 April – The Rebellion of 1088 led by William the Conqueror's half-brothers Odo of Bayeux and Robert (2nd Earl of Cornwall), begins against Odo's nephew King William II with the aim to remove him from the throne. Odo's revolt in Kent and Sussex is supported by nobles across the country. The Worcestershire rebellion led by Robert de Lacy (a son of Ilbert de Lacy) is dealt with quickly by Wulfstan, bishop of Worcester, who calls on those knights and local landowners still loyal to William II to defend Worcester. Many of the rebels are captured or killed. William II calls the representatives of the fyrd to a meeting in London. He promises (with the support of Lanfranc, bishop of Canterbury) the people better laws, and the removal of taxes if they support him against the rebels.