William the Conqueror instructs that the bishopric of Dorchester (near Oxford) be moved to Lincoln and begins construction on a cathedral near his existing castle in Lincoln. St. Hugh of Avalon, Bishop of Lincoln, directs the work.
Dec 1085
William the Conqueror orders the Domesday Book at Gloucester
9 May 1092
Consecration of Lincoln Cathedral
1094
Consecration of Norman church at Battle Abbey
1123
Alexander the Magnificent becomes Bishop of Lincoln
1141
Bishop Alexander restores and expands Lincoln Cathedral after fire
