eleventh century

Norman Conquest era

The eleventh century is the period from 1001 to 1100 CE.

Like other century designations, it runs one number ahead of intuition—the 1000s are the eleventh century, not the tenth.

The Norman Conquest of 1066 was one of the eleventh century's defining events.

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Harald Hardrada · feudal system · Battle of Hastings · El Cid · Bayeux Tapestry · medieval warfare · chain mail · Great Schism · Domesday Book · Holy Roman Empire

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