celibacy of the clergy and marriage within church. 31 May – execution of Waltheof II, Earl of Northumbria, for his part in the Revolt of the Earls. Approximate date of the Trial of Penenden Heath to settle a land dispute between King William and his half-brother Odo of Bayeux. 1077 The Bayeux Tapestry completed depicting the Norman conquest of England. William's son Robert Curthose stages an insurrection against him in Normandy. Construction of St Albans Cathedral begins under Abbot Paul of Caen. Foundation of the first Cluniac abbey in England, at Lewes. First recorded Trial by combat in England. 1078 3 June (approx. date) – consecration of Osmund as Bishop of Salisbury. He will introduce the Sarum Rite. (approx. date) – construction of the White Tower (Tower of London) begins under the direction of Bishop Gundulf of Rochester. Construction of Colchester Castle begins under the direction of Bishop Gundulf of Rochester. 1079 January – Robert unhorses William in battle in Normandy. William creates the New Forest as a hunting ground. Rebuilding of Winchester Cathedral begins. Births 1075 16 April – Orderic Vitalis, Benedictine chronicler (died c. 1142) Approximate date – Gerald de Windsor, noble (died 1135) Deaths 1072 10–11 February – Leofric, first Bishop of Exeter c. 21–22 February – Stigand, deposed Archbishop of Canterbury 1075 19 December – Edith of Wessex, queen of Edward the Confessor (born c. 1029) 1076 31 May – Waltheof II, Earl of Northumbria, last of the Anglo-Saxon earls (born 1050) References