rebellions in the north Flashcards
what happened when william returned to normandy
the welsh attack borders and english earls and knights used guerilla warfare to attack the normans
who did william take with him to normandy
edgar aethling, edwin and morcar, waltheof
why did edwin and morcar rebel
not letting edwin marry his daughter
loss of land
earldoms reduced in size
how did edwin and morcar rebel
fled william and joined rebels in the north
what did william do when hearing of edwin and morcars rebellion
took his forces north, built castles along the way
how did edwin and morcar react when william charged north
they apologised and edgar aesthking escaped north
why did william harry the north
the death of robert cumin
what happened in the harrying of the north
100 thousands dead
people selling into slavery
cannibalism
60% waste
no more rebellion
true or false, rebellions continued after the harrying of the north
true
who attacked in 1069
danish vikings with edgar aethlings troops
how many soldiers died in the danish attack on york
3000 norman soldiers
who rebelled in 1070-71
hereward the wake joined by morcar
what happened to hereward and morcar
they were captured and never heard of again
why did william harry the north
robert cumin murdered
guerilla tactics to rebel
threat of danish invasion
how did people react to the harrying of the north
widely criticised including by the pope
how did anglo saxons lose their land
forfeit- king removed
new earldoms-restrict power by breaking up
land grabs- illegal stealing
what happened after 1071
william took all anglo saxons land as a result of the rebellions
what did land mean during this time
power
how did william regard land
it was his to give and take as he pleased
what were tenants in chiefs
anyone who held land mostly earls, could deal land like the king
what was life as a peasant like
became more difficult under the normans, unable to gain enough land to be a thegn
why did the earls revolt in 1075
william was becoming more secure in control so he reduced freedom of the marcher earldoms
who was involved in the revolt of the earls in 1075
roger de breteuil
ralph de gael
waltheof
what happened in the revolt of the earls in 1075
2 normans rebelled, cut off from church, roger son of loyal earl, lanfranc left in charge
why did the earls revolts in 1075
loss of land
william away
loss of power
what was the consequence of the revolt of 1075
ralphs soldiers killed, he was locked away and waltheof executed
what was the significance of the revolt of the earls in 1075
william had to beware of normans
anglo saxons fought with william
