Hereward the Wake rebellion Flashcards
what caused the Hereward the Wake rebellion
an Anglo-Saxon theng called Hereward the Wake returned t England, from abroad to find that his land had been taken from him
which foreigners joined Hereward against william
the danes
what was the difference between the Edgar the Atheling rebellion and the Hereward the Wake rebellion in terms of the danish participation
King sweyn led the Danish personally in the Hereward the Wake rebellion
The Edwin and Morcar and edgar the atheling rebellion took place in the north. where did Heward the Wake rebellion take place?
in the south at a place called Ely
what type of warfare did hereward the wake deploy on his rebellion
guerrilla war (ambushes)
how did William deal with the danes in this rebellion
the danes were paid to leave
Hereward was hiding in a town called ely . how did the normans break into ely to defeat hereward
the normans bribed a local monk to show them the way in
what happend to hereward
escaped and never seen again
who did william manage to capture
morcar
After the hereward the wake rebellion what did william realise he must change in terms of landownership.
he could not have large areas of land owned by anglo - saxons , they had to be owned by normans loyal to him
in order to make himself appear like the king to everyone in England to prevent rebellions, what did william begin to do
he carried out more royal ceremonies to show him as a ‘real’ king
