Resistance to Norman rule: 1068-1071 Flashcards

1
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what happened in 1068?

A

revolt of the earls

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who was involved in the 1068 rebellions?

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edwin and morcar and edgar the aethling

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why did edwin and morcar rebel?

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they were unhappy because william was taking Anglo saxon land and increasing taxes when he wasn’t supposed to

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what promise to edwin did William go back on?

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he promised edwin he could marry his daughter

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what did edwin and morcar decide to do?

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went north to raise a rebellion

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what did william do when he realised that edwin and morcar were planning to rebel?

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marched north and built castles as he went

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what were the first 2 castles that william built?

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Warwick and Nottingham

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what did edwin and morcar do?

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backed down due to the threat of william moving north

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what did Edgar do?

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went back to Scotland

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what did edwin and morcar do after backing down?

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begged william for forgiveness

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what happened in 1069?

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Edgar the Aethling and the rebellion of the north

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who did Edgar persuade to support his claim to the throne?

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Scottish king Malcolm and Danish king Swein

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why was Edgar’s support a threat to william?

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three whole armies could unite against him

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why did rebellions break out in the North?

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the Earl of Northumbria was killed in the streets of Durham because he was a Norman which spurred those in York to kill the Norman governor and many Norman troops

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what did Edgar do when he heard of these rebellions?

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travelled down from Scotland to join them and launch an attack against William

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what did william do when he heard of the rebels?

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set off for York with a large army

17
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what did william do when he arrived in York?

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slaughtered many of the people

18
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what was Edgar’s reaction to william slaughtering people?

A

he fled back to Scotland in fear

19
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what did william do after Edgar had fled?

A

built a castle in York to show his victory and went back to the south

20
Q

what did King Swein then do?

A

sent troops across the North Sea to meet with Edgar

21
Q

what did the potential arrival of the vikings and Edgar lead to in York?

A

more rebellions

22
Q

what did william do when he heard of these rebellions?

A

marched North for the third time that year

23
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what did Edgar do when he realised william was marching North again?

A

fled back to Scotland and vikings didn’t step foot of their boats once william has arrived

24
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what had william shown through the rebellion failing?

A

his presence in the North was enough to stop a rebellion

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what happened in 1070-71?
hereward the wake rebellions
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who brought a fleet to england in 1070?
king swein
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where was the fleet based?
Ely
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why was Ely difficult to attack?
surrounded with marshland
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what did hereward lead?
an attack on Peterborough abbey and seized its treasure
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how long did hereward hold Ely for?
over 1 year
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who joined the rebels i 1071?
morcar
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how did william bribe swein to go home?
by offering him money
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what happened on williams first attempt to cross to Ely?
his bridge collapsed and some of his men drowned
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what did william do after his first bridge collapsed?
built another bridge
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what did william do to the rebels at Ely?
cut of their limbs to warn others not to rebel