Establishing Norman Control

Question 1

What happened to william after he made himself king of England

Answer 1

he tried to gain support of english lords, he faced many rebellions which he had to stop by force

Question 2

why were the lords reluctant to accept william

Answer 2

They wanted Edgar as king

Question 3

How did williams change the lords minds about wanting him as king instead of Edgar

Answer 3

1 He marched through kent forcing them to surrender
2 he built castles and left garrisons to defend them
3 when they saw the destruction the lords began to change their minds and doubted Edgar because of his age

Question 4

what happened in December 1066

Answer 4

edgar and some lords met william and submitted to him

Question 5

how did william try to keep the support of the lords (4)

Answer 5

he continued to use english for kings instruction
allowed Arch Bishop of Canterbury to remain
allowed lords to keep land if they pledged loyalty
encouraged lords to marry norman women

Question 6

why did opposition to William continue to increase

Answer 6

becausem of high taxes and harsh rule by those he left in charge when he returned to normandy

Question 7

what happened in Dec 1067

Answer 7

william returned to england and distributed land in areas of potential rebellion to loyal barons

Question 8

why was william sucessful in defeating the rebellions

Answer 8

england was divided and areas acted independently

Question 9

what methods were used by william to establish control (3)

Answer 9

he used brutal force to make people surrender
built castles at strategic sites
housed calvelries to defend

Question 10

what was the quality of opposition to william

Why did the rebellions become more serious and organised in 1068

Answer 10

poor most of engalnds fighters had been killed so mostly only ordinary people and earls left

Question 11

where were the revolts

Answer 11

1067 hereford
1068 Exeter mercia York
1069 york southwest east anglia
1072 scotland
1075 revoltmof the earls

Question 12

events at 1067 revolt Hereford

Answer 12

revolt welsh prince who stole property but defeated by williams forces

Question 13

events at 1068 revolt exeter

Answer 13

rebellion lasted 18 days before they surrendered to William who brutally too back the city

Question 14

events 1068 mercia

Answer 14

godwinsons brother in laws began to gather allies against william who acted quickly and march army to mercia

Question 15

events 1068 York

Answer 15

edgar attacked york vikings joined him they defeated norman army and took york

Question 16

events york 1069

Answer 16

william delt with attack himself marched north, paid vikings to retreat this rebellion resulted in harrying of the north

Question 17

events 1069 southwest

Answer 17

william attack from haroldson they were defeated and returned to ireland

Question 18

events 1069 east anglia

Answer 18

an anglo saxon teamed up with vikings to take riches from peterborough abbey
harold couldnt get over marshes but saxons were betrayed by monks who told william of a safe route rebels surrendered. This was the last anglo saxon revolt

Question 19

what was significant about the 1069 revolt in east anglia

Answer 19

it was the last anglo saxon rebellion

Question 20

events 1072 scotland

Answer 20

king malcome married egdgars sister he marched north with his troops but was forced to sign treaty of abernathy in 1072 to recognise william as overlord and exile egar

Question 21

events of 1075 revolt of earls

Answer 21

william faced a rebellion by his earls supported by the king of france. william left his regents lanfranc and odo to deal with the rebellion. the rebels were murdered and blinded

Question 22

what was significant about 1075 revolt of earls

Answer 22

last serious threat to william