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== Events == <onlyinclude> === By place === ==== Byzantine Empire ==== * [[May 22]] – Emperor [[Constantine X Doukas|Constantine X]] dies after a 7-year reign at [[Constantinople]]. His wife, Empress [[Eudocia Macrembolitissa]], is crowned ''[[List of Augustae|Augusta]]'' and becomes co-[[regent]] for her two sons ([[Michael VII Doukas|Michael VII]] and [[Konstantios Doukas|Konstantios]]) along with Constantine's brother [[John Doukas (Caesar)|John Doukas]], who rules as ''[[Caesar (title)|Caesar]]'' of the [[Byzantine Empire]].<ref>John Julius Norwich (1991). ''Byzantium: The Apogee β The Choice of Emperor'', p. 343. {{ISBN|0-394-53779-3}}.</ref> ==== Seljuk Empire ==== * Spring – The Seljuk Turks make incursions into [[Mesopotamia]], [[Cilicia]] and [[Cappadocia]]. They sack the Byzantine city of [[Kayseri|Caesarea]], move south through the [[Cilician Gates]] and raid the region around [[Antioch]] in [[Syria (region)|Syria]].<ref>Brian Todd Carey (2012). ''Road to Manzikert: Byzantine and Islamic Warfare (527β1071)'', p. 132. {{ISBN|978-184884-215-1}}.</ref> ==== Europe ==== * [[March 3]] – [[Battle on the Nemiga River]]: The three sons of Grand Prince [[Yaroslav the Wise|Yaroslav I]] (the Wise) β [[Iziaslav I of Kiev|Iziaslav I]], [[Sviatoslav II of Kiev|Sviatoslav II]], and [[Vsevolod I of Kiev|Vsevolod I]] β defeat the forces under [[Vseslav of Polotsk]]. * [[Eric and Eric]], two pretenders to the Swedish throne, are both killed during the struggle for power in [[Sweden]]. [[Halsten Stenkilsson|Halsten]], son of the late King [[Stenkil]], becomes the new ruler. * [[Olaf III of Norway|Olaf III]] returns to [[Kingdom of Norway (872β1397)|Norway]] with the remaining troops from the [[Battle of Stamford Bridge]]. He is proclaimed king and co-ruler with his older brother [[Magnus II of Norway|Magnus II]] (Haraldsson). * [[Wartburg|Wartburg Castle]] (near [[Eisenach]]) is founded by [[Louis the Springer]], count of [[Thuringia]] (modern [[Germany]]). * [[Minsk]] and [[Orsha]] are first mentioned in the chronicles, making them two of the oldest cities in [[Belarus]]. ==== England ==== * Spring – King [[William the Conqueror|William I]] (the Conqueror) returns to [[Duchy of Normandy|Normandy]] and takes with him [[Edgar Γtheling]] (grandson of [[Edmund Ironside]]), Archbishop [[Stigand]], and the brothers [[Morcar]] and [[Edwin, Earl of Mercia|Edwin]]. * [[Odo of Bayeux]], a half-brother of William I, is appointed [[Earl of Kent]] and becomes William's deputy (or ''[[de facto]]'' regent) in [[Kingdom of England|England]]. His wealth and land become considerable. * [[Eustace II, Count of Boulogne|Eustace II]], count of [[County of Boulogne|Boulogne]], supports the [[Kent]]ishmen in an [[Kentish Revolt of 1067|attempt to seize Dover Castle]]. The conspiracy fails, and Eustace is sentenced to forfeit his English [[fief]]s. * Winter – William I marches on [[Exeter]], which he besieges. The city holds out for 18 days, and after its fall William builds [[Rougemont Castle]] there to secure the region. * [[Winchester Castle]] in [[Hampshire]] is founded by William I; it is later one of the seats of government of the Norman kings ruling England.<ref>{{cite book|author1=Derek Keene|author2=Alexander R. Rumble|title=Survey of Medieval Winchester|publisher=Oxford University Press|year=1985|pages=101β2}}</ref> ==== China ==== * [[January 25]] – [[Emperor Yingzong of Song|Emperor Yingzong]] (or Zhao Shu) of the [[Song dynasty]] dies after a 4-year reign. He is succeeded by his 18-year-old son [[Emperor Shenzong of Song|Shen Zong]] as emperor of [[China]]. === By topic === ==== Religion ==== * [[December 6]] – A fire, the second in as many years, heavily damages [[Canterbury Cathedral]] in England.<ref name=Fires>"Fires, Great", in ''The Insurance Cyclopeadia: Being an Historical Treasury of Events and Circumstances Connected with the Origin and Progress of Insurance'', p. 24. Cornelius Walford, ed. (C. and E. Layton, 1876)</ref></onlyinclude>
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