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 associated roy… (More on 1072)