Facts- Norman Invasions Flashcards
1
Q
1068
A
Edwin and Morcar- Mercia
Exeter refused to swear loyalty
2
Q
1068-1069
A
Sons of Harold Godwinson- Somerset
3
Q
1067
A
Eustance of Boulogne- capture Dover Castle
Thegn known as ‘Edric the Wild’ (supported by Welsh Kings)- Herefordshire
4
Q
1070
A
Danish army- Yorkshire
Saxon called Hereward- East Anglia
5
Q
1075
A
Norman Earls: Roger of Hereford. Ralph de Gael rebelled
English Earl of Northamptonshire joined them
Encouraged by King of France
6
Q
1069
A
Edgar Atheling- in north
Supported by invasions from Scotland and Denmark