It began with the death of William II, King of England on August 2nd, 1100. Henry I (Beauclerc) seized the throne, but was opposed by his brother Robert II (Curthhose), of Normandy. Henry defeated Robert at Tinchebray and returned him in chains.

Normandy takes its name from the Viking invaders who menaced large parts of Europe towards the end of the 1st millennium in two phases (790–930, then 980–1030). Medieval Latin documents referred to them as Nortmanni , which means "men of the North".

Online historical atlas showing a map of Europe at the end of each century from year 1 to year 2000: Complete Map of Europe in Year 1100

Maps, 1000 – 1225 – Contents of this web page. Maps below include: England in Stephen’s Reign; The Regions of France; Normandy; The Crusades – Outremer in 1140, 1190 and 1193; Royal Forests in England; England in the reign of Stephen . Regions of France in medieval times. Solid shaded areas are the demesne land of the French crown, the ...

Periodical Historical Atlas of Europe: political map of Europe, Northwest, in year 1100. The major countries of Europe: Kingdom of the Franks, Kingdom of England, Duchy of Normandy, Blois-Champagne and Flanders.

County of Normandy (Normandy). Depends on West Francia. Online historical atlas showing a map of Europe at the end of each century from year 1 to year 2000. Map of Normandy in year 1000.

The maps in this collection are indexed first in chronological order and then alphabetically. Historical map archive sorted chronologically. History maps from 501-1200.

Here are maps of continental Europe you might find useful, and links to the relevant blog posts. Below we have:

Use the buttons below to see how Europe changed throughout the Norman era. 1. Before (911-933) The duchy of Normandy shared the same outline as the old ecclesiastical province of Rouen that the Carolingian rulers could not defend against the Breton and Viking attacks.

1106 AD Battle of Tinchebray - An English war of succession came to an end at the Battle of Tinchebray, in Normandy. It began with the death of William II, King of England on August 2nd, 1100. Henry I (Beauclerc) seized the throne, but was opposed by his brother Robert II (Curthhose), of Normandy.