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Robert Curthose, eldest son of William the Conqueror, in 1080 built a wooden motte and bailey style castle on the site of the Roman fort. Curthose built this 'New Castle upon Tyne' after he returned south from a campaign against Malcolm III of Scotland. Henry II built the stone Castle Keep between 1172 and 1177 on the site of Curthose's castle.
King William the Conqueror sends a punitive expedition led by his half-brother Odo of Bayeux to pacify Northumbria. [3] Autumn – Robert Curthose, a son of William I, is sent to invade Scotland. He reaches as far as Falkirk and forces King Malcolm III to agree to terms while building fortifications at Newcastle upon Tyne.
Robert Curthose (c. 1051 – February 1134, French: Robert Courteheuse), was the eldest son of William the Conqueror and succeeded his father as Robert II of Normandy in 1087, reigning until 1106. Robert was also an unsuccessful pretender to the throne of the Kingdom of England .
Robert Curthose builds a castle on the River Tyne; now Newcastle upon Tyne. [2] Osmund, bishop of Salisbury, builds Devizes Castle. Gundulf of Rochester begins building of Rochester Cathedral. [3] William I, in a letter, refuses to accept Pope Gregory VII as his overlord. [2] 1081. William campaigns in Wales, reaching as far as St David's. [2]
King William the Conqueror sends a punitive expedition led by his half-brother Odo of Bayeux to pacify Northumbria. [3] Autumn – Robert Curthose, a son of William I, is sent to invade Scotland. He reaches as far as Falkirk and forces King Malcolm III to agree to terms while building fortifications at Newcastle upon Tyne.
Newcastle suffered in this respect with the rest of the North. [4] In 1080 William sent his eldest son, Robert Curthose, north to defend the kingdom against the Scots. After his campaign, he moved to Monkchester and began the building of a 'New Castle'.
The new king recognised William's authority over Lothian and attended William's court. William made two forays into Wales in 1097. Nothing decisive was achieved, but a series of castles were constructed as a marchland defensive barrier. [19] In 1096, William's brother Robert Curthose joined the First Crusade.
After the king's death, Odo returned to England. William's eldest son, Robert Curthose, had been made duke of Normandy, while Robert's brother William Rufus had received the throne of England. [7]: 433–436 The bishop supported Robert Curthose's claim to England. The Rebellion of 1088 failed and William Rufus permitted Odo to leave the kingdom ...