Hereward The Wake Flashcards
Why did the church leaders dislike William
William ordered the monasteries to pay for the soldiers. Because all the rebellions had cost him a lot of money.
When was hereward the wake
1070-1071
What happened after William paid the Dane’s to leave
King Svein came back with more troops
What happened in June 1070
The Dane’s attack and captured Ely
What did the locals think of this
They did not resist the attack, they hoped the vikings would get rid of William
What did hareward give to the Dane’s
Stolen treasure. He attacked Peterborough abbey and took treasure before the Norman’s could confiscate it, he joined forces with the Dane’s too
What did William do to deal with the Dane’s again
Persuaded king svein to take his army home, they were all staging and tired after a long winter, hereward stayed
When William went to Normandy, what did hereward do
Was allowe by the abbot of Ely to use Ely as a base, an English bishop joined him bringing rebels from the north, Edwin and morcar and warriors from all around came to Ely
What did William do after hearing of herewards doings
He cut of supplies to the rebels and built a causeway to the island.
Was this a significant rebel
Yes, it was the last large rebellion, so the end of the Norman conquest
