Events Europe January 26 — Henry IV, Holy Roman Emperor visits Pope Gregory VII as a penitent, asking him remove sentence of excommunication. January 28 — Walk to Canossa: The excommunication of Henry IV, Holy Roman Emperor is lifted. April 3 — The first Parliament of Friuli is created. Robert Curthose instigates his first insurrection against his father, William the Conqueror. The kingdom of Duklja is founded. The Bayeux Tapestry is made. The first recorded Trial by… (More on 1077)