Anglo saxon 4 Flashcards
why was there an uprising in york in Jan 1069
robert cumins men were looting
what happened in febuary 1069
uprising in york where the governor and norman troops were killed
edgar aethling came from scotland to join
what was williams response to the york uprising
william raced north with a huge army and lays waste to the city and builds castles
what happened in september 1069
King sweyn of Denmark invaded england
the danes met with edgar aethling
what did the danes and edgar aethling do on 21st september 1069
danes and edgar aethling attacked york killing 3000 normans and they retreated to lincoln coast
what were williams solutions to stop uprisings in 1069
pay the danes to leave and harry the north
what happened in the rebellion at ely
in 1070 the danes returned and set up base in ely
hereward and danes raided peterborough
hereward tried to save the treasure but the danes took it and went back
edwin and morcar joined hereward but were defeated
what were the outcomes of the ely revolt
morcar was captured and hereward escaped
what were williams reasons to harry the north
destroy the spirit of rebellion in the north
as a warning to other areas of england
revenge for deaths of the york uprising
what did william do in the harrying of the north
killed livestock
destroyed homes
destroyed seeds so no food was grown
when was the harrying of the north
winter 1069-70
what were the immediate consequences of the harrying of the north
deaths of thousands from starvation
flood of refugees down south
cannibalism
slavery
what were long term consequences of the harrying of the north
no further rebellion from the north
after 1070 william replaced english aristocracy with normans
20 years later yorkshire hadnt recovered
what were some ways land could be lost after 1070
sheriffs illegally grab your land
acted against the king
cant afford to redeem your land
what were some ways you could gain land after 1070
king made a new earldom and made you earl
king made you heir to a dead AS theign so you took over land
what were some landownerdship changes by 1087
over half the land was held by 190 tenants in chief and 2 were AS
what happened in 1075
3 of williams own earls tried to remove him from power
who was involved in the 1075 rebellion
roger de breteuil - earl of hereford
ralph de gael - earl of east anglia
waltheof - took part in 1069 revolt
explain the reasons for the 1075 revolt
william reduced land size of earldoms
roger and ralph were angry about losing land
earls hoped to overthro wiliam and divide england
what happened in the 1075 revolt
waltheof informed archbishop lanfranc about revolt
lanfranc tried to convince roger not to do it
roger didnt give up so lanfrac excommunicated him
bishops blocked roger and his troops from going over river severn
AS joined normans to resist east anglian troops
what did the danes do during the 1075 revolt
danes arrived with 200 ships and the revolt stopped
the danes raided and then returned
