Harrying of the North Flashcards

1
Q

after the northern rebellions of Edwin and morcar and Edgar the atheling, what is the name of what william did as revenge

A

the harrying of the north

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what was the harrying of the north

A

william sent his troops north and devestated the land. they laid waste into the area between the river humber and the river tees

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3
Q

how many people were killed

A

100,000

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4
Q

what happened to the crops in the north

A

they were confiscated

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5
Q

what did williams soilders then pour into the crops

A

salt

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6
Q

what did both these things result in

A

mass starvation

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7
Q

what happened to peoples homes

A

they were burned down

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8
Q

what did this result in in winter

A

people froze to death

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9
Q

what % of yorkshire could be described as wasteland as a long term concequence of harrying of the north

A

60%

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10
Q

why would have this affected william in a negative way aswell

A

there is less money to take as taxes

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11
Q

how long did it take for the north to recover from this

A

20 years

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12
Q

did harrying of the north work as a method of stopping rebellions

A

yes

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13
Q

how did harrying of the north help prevent another danish attack in the North

A

there was hardly anyone there for the danish to ally with

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14
Q

how do we know that this worked

A

In the hereward the wake rebellion a few years later, king sweyn had to invade the south as there was no one in the north

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