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William William I, the Conqueror, King of England 1066-108

William the Conqueror (1066 - 1087)
1068
Warwick Castle built on William's orders
 
William the Conqueror ordered the building of Warwick Castle.
Construction of Nottingham Castle
 
William and the Normans started construction of the castle at Nottingham. This would have been a wooden building. It was built on the high ground above the town using the steep slope down to the river Leen as a defence.
Construction of Lincoln Castle
 
William the Conqueror ordered that building work on a castle at Lincoln was to be started.
Spring
Construction begins on Exeter Castle
 
Following the rebellion in the West William orders the construction of a castle at Exeter.
1070
Castles at Chester and Stafford begun
 
William the Conqueror continued his castle building programme at both Chester and Stafford.
Castle at Old Sarum
 
Using the prehistoric hill fort's defensive position to good use, the Normans built a new castle on the Old Sarum site. William the Conqueror paid off his soldiers here in this year.
1071
Ely castle ordered
 
William orders a castle to be built at Ely.
Construction of Oxford Castle
 
Robert D'Oilly was given the task of building a castle at Oxford by William the Conqueror at the important Thames river crossing. A motte and bailey castle would have been the type of castle built at this time.
1072
At Durham, another castle is ordered
 
William orders the castle as Durham to be built.
1079
Constuction of Baynard's Castle
 
The first of two castles located in London taking the name Baynard's Castle was built shortly after the Norman Conquest by Ralph Baynard, a Norman who was granted large amounts of land by William the Conqueror. The castle was demolished by King John in 1213.
1080
Colchester castle begun
 
To defend the estuaries of Essex against attacks from the Danes William the Conqueror ordered the construction of a new castle at Colchester.
1081
Cardiff Castle construction
 
William the Conqueror may have ordered the creation of a castle at Cardiff during his tour of Southern Wales. The first castle on the site would have been a motte and bailey type and it was built on the site of existing Roman fortifications.

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