Anglo Saxons - Rebellions Flashcards
What were the consequences of the Revolt of Edwin and Morcar?
- William built castles in Warwick and Nottingham to show force. Edwin and Morcar were quick to surrender.
- Edgar Atheling escaped back to Scotland.
- More revolts began around the country.
What did William do to Edwin and Morcar following the revolts?
He pardoned them and kept them as guests in his court.
He did this to keep them under control.
They both escaped in 1071 when they thought William would imprison them.
What were the reasons for the revolt of Edwin and Morcar?
Anglo-Saxon chronicles said William “gave away every man’s land”. He had reduced their earldom sizes.
William broke off his promise that Edwin could marry his daughter.
Odo and Fitzosbern were “land grabs” occured throughout the country (including violence).
William put heavy geld tax on the people.
What happened to York following the Uprising in York in 1069?
William made William Fitzosbern the castellan (castle leader) of York.
He thought that Fitzosbern could better keep the North under control.
York was completely flattened which took years to be re-established.
He then returned from battle to celebrate Easter in Winchester soon after.
What caused the uprising in York in 1069?
Robert Cumin, the newly appointed earl of Northumbria, was killed when he was on his way to Durham by looters.
This began an uprising and soon other rebels joined such as Edgar Atheling.
Which rebellion was the last large scale rebellion by Anglo-Saxons?
Hereward the Wake at Ely in 1070
It used tactics of simply dealing with the rebels rather than killing innocent civilians.
How were the Danes involved in the rebellion of Hereward the Wake at Ely?
They joined forces with Hereward in Peterborough abbey. However, whereas Hereward wanted to save the treasure, the Danes stole it all and sailed back to Denmark.
Who was Hereward the wake? Why was he given that name?
He had returned from Flanders where he had been fighting as a mercenary to discover his land had been seized and given to a Norman.
His name “the wake” was given to him as he supposedly never slept.
What was the effect of the rebellion at Ely in 1070?
William removed any Anglo-Saxon aristocracy as he no longer trusts them.
What was the consequence of the Anglo-Danish attack on York in 1069?
The Harrying of the North.
100,000 innocent people killed or starved to death. Farms, crops and livestock burnt or slaughtered. Salt sown into field to prevent crops from growing.
It was brutal but effective.
How were the Danes involved in the Anglo-Danish attack on York in 1069?
King Sweyn of Denmark had sent large fleets of ships to invade.
William later pays them a large sum of money to leave.
This was a huge threat due to the Danelaw taking up a lot of the country,
What happened to York the Anglo-Danish attack on Yorkshire in 1069?
60% of Yorkshire was just waste without livestock.
There was no economic activity.
These discoveries were made by the Domesday book in 1085.
What was impactful about the Anglo-Danish attack on York in 1069?
The combined force of Danes and rebels loyal to Edgar Atheling meant that around 3,000 Normans were killed.
Both castles in York were destroyed.
Where did the Danes retreat to in the Anglo-Danish attack on York in 1069?
They retreated back to Lincolnshire.
They were often protected by the marshland.
Following the Anglo-Danish attack on York in 1069, where else did rebellions begin?
Devon, Shrewsbury, Chester.
