Isle of Man
City · c. 1085 CE · in Europe
Capital of Kingdom of the Isles (1085–1176), Kingdom of Mann (1177–1266).
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Around the same time and place
- Council of Clermont (1095 CE): Pope Urban II called on Western Christians to aid Byzantium and take Jerusalem, launching the First Crusade.
- William the Conqueror (c. 1028 CE – 1087 CE): Duke of Normandy who conquered England in 1066 and became its first Norman king.
- Battle of Hastings (1066 CE): William, Duke of Normandy, defeated and killed King Harold II, beginning the Norman conquest of England.
- University of Oxford (c. 1096 CE): Teaching existed at Oxford by 1096, making it the oldest university in the English-speaking world. It grew rapidly after Henry II barred English students from the University of Paris in 1167.
- Trier (16 BCE – 1618 CE): Capital of Electorate of Trier (1333–1618).
- Cnut the Great (c. 990 CE – 1035 CE): Danish prince who became king of England, Denmark and Norway, ruling a North Sea empire.
- Oslo (1048 CE): Capital of Kalmar Union (1402–1523), Denmark-Norway (1536–1814), Kingdom of Norway (1814–today).
- Bayeux Tapestry (c. 1070 CE): Embroidered cloth nearly 70 metres long depicting the events leading up to and including the Norman conquest of England.
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