1080s
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Centuries: 10th century - 11th century - 12th century
Decades: 1030s 1040s 1050s 1060s 1070s - 1080s - 1090s 1100s 1110s 1120s 1130s
Years: 1080 1081 1082 1083 1084 1085 1086 1087 1088 1089
Events and Trends
- 1080 King Alfonso VI of Castile establishes Roman liturgy in Catholic church in place of Mozarabic rite.
- 1084 Saint Bruno founds the Carthusian Order of monks
- 1086 Emperor Shirakawa starts his cloistered rule
- 1087
- William II becomes king of England
- End of the formal reign of Emperor Shirakawa, but not of his cloistered rule
- Emperor Horikawa ascends to the throne of Japan
- The remains of Saint Nicholas were brought to Bari
- 1088
- Succession of Pope Urban II (1088-1099)
- Work begins on the third and largest church at Cluny
