How Quickly Did William Conquer England? Flashcards
How did William Conquer England by 1066?
Point: William made his way to London and got crowned
Evidence: crowned on Christmas Day 1066 showing he had taken the throne
Analysis: he must have conquered because he was the king and had the most authority in England and there were no major threats to his throne.
How did William crush rebellions easily?
Point: used bribery to deal with threats to or crushed them easily
Evidence: used bribery to stop Vikings from invading which was easy and stopped 3 rebellions from Edgar aethling
Analysis: he faced many rebellions however he destroyed them easily and repeatedly therefore shadowing he had control because he was able to retain his power for such a long period
William didn’t have control because he faced many rebellions?
Point: had so many rebellions and so didn’t have control
Evidence: 2 rebellions from edgar aethling in 1069 and had to kill 100,000
I’m harrying of the north to regain control
Analysis: had to demonstrate his power to stop rebellion by killing so many therefore he didn’t have control and conquer England because so many wanted him gone
How did he reward the wakes rebellion show he didn’t conquer England?
Point: showed resistance still existed
Evidence: 1071 hereward the wake rebellion involved Edwin and morcar so was serious
Analysis: shows the repeated rebellions and anger from the people of England therefore he never had full control he just had the authority of being the king
