Events Europe William I of England invades Scotland, and also receives the submission of Hereward the Wake. Osbern FitzOsbern becomes Bishop of Exeter. January 10 — The Normans conquer Palermo in Sicily. May 27 — The Accord of Winchester establishes the primacy of the Archbishop of Canterbury over the Archbishop of York in the Church of England. Dunfermline Abbey is founded - later to become the burial place of several Kings of Scots, including Robert the Bruce. The associate… (More on 1072)