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| 814 | English King Egbert conquers Cornwall for first time | |
| 838 | Battle of Hington Down: Celts heavily defeated by English | |
| c. 928 | King Athelstan makes final conquest of Celts in West | |
| 1066 | Norman Conquest. Robert of Mortain becomes Earl of Cornwall and builds castle at Launceston. Earl Ordulf is in charge of Moresk Castle, Truro | |
| 1070 | Earl Moreton takes Moresk Castle for William the Conqueror | |
| Otis (or Eudes) Archdeacon born | 1075- | |
| John Godolphin born | 1080- | |
| Margaret Trewargen | 1081- | |
| William Trewledick | 1096- | |
Richard Godolphin Born |
1100- | |
| Constance Archdeacon born | 1101- | |
| Richard Godolphin and Constance Archdeacon wed | 1119 | |
| James Godolphin born | 1120- | |
| Richard Bluett born | 1121- | |
| Cecilia Trewledick born | 1122- | |
| 1130 | Truro receives its first Charter of Incorporation from Earl Richard de Lucy, the King’s Justicar | |
| James Godolphin and Cecilia Trewledick wed | 1144 | |
John Godolphin born |
1145- | |
| Sibil Bluett born | 1147- | |
| John Godolphin and Sibil Bluett wed | 1169 | |
| Thomas Godolphin born | 1170 | |
| 1235-1237 | Cornish militia fight against the Scots |
Cornwall timeline provided by County of Cornwall
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