AthelingThe bridal of Norwich
Ralph de Gael marries fitzOsbern’s daughter and the earls plot at the feast.
What the record says
The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle says the wedding was held against the king’s will. Ralph, Roger of Hereford, and Waltheof discussed dividing the kingdom between them.
Certainty
| Fact | Value | Certainty |
|---|---|---|
| Date | 1 June 1075 | Exact |
| How sure we are | High | Of this record as a whole |
People
Related events
- The Revolt of the Earls
Lanfranc and the English shires break the rising while the king is in Normandy.
- William fitzOsbern is killed at Cassel
The king’s closest companion dies in a Flemish succession war.
- The Danes and the north take York
Sweyn’s fleet in the Humber joins Edgar, Waltheof, and the Northumbrians against the Norman garrison.
- Robert de Comines is burned at Durham
The new Norman earl of Northumbria dies with his men in a single night.
Sources
Where this is recorded
- The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle (Avalon Project)
- Orderic Vitalis, The Ecclesiastical History of England and Normandy, trans. Thomas Forester
- The Chronicle of Florence of Worcester, trans. Thomas Forester
Named in the record
- Anglo-Saxon Chronicle
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