Revolt Of The Earls Flashcards
Which 3 earls revolted
Roger de breteuil earl of Hereford
Ralph de Gael earl of east anglia
Waltheof
Who was roger de breteuil
Was the sin of William fitzosbern
Roger resented the way that will had reduce the size of his Hereford earldom after fitzosbern had been one of Williams most trusted followers
Who was Ralph de Gael earl of east Anglia
Had grown up in Brittany and became earl of east anglia after his father died around 1069
It is likely his involvement in the revolt was for similar reasons to roger de breteuil
He married rogers sister in 1075
Ralph contacted the king of Denmark for support (king sweyn)
Who was waltheof
Had taken lady in the rebellions in the north of 1069 but had submitted to William and was pardoned and made earl of Northumbria
He was the last surviving anglo Saxon earl
Northumbrians whole have supported their earl if there is a good chance of success against the Norman s
When did the revolts of the earls start
When William left the country to Normandy in 1075 leaving the archbishop in charge
Whilst William was in Normandy what did walftheof say to archbishop lanfranc when William was in Normandy
He informed him of the revolt deciding to not get involved and hoping to be rewarded for his loyalty
Instead he was executed
How did lanfranc buy William time
By trying to convince river not to act against William
What did lanfranc do when roger refused to give up his plans of the revolt
He excommunicated him
Who blocked roger from taking his troops across the Severn river
Bishop wulfstan
Abbot of Evesham
What did the Anglo Saxons do instead of joining the revolts
Some joined the Norman garrisons to stop revolts spreading out into Herefordshire and east Anglos
What happened after William returned from Normandy
The Dane’s arrived with 200 ships but the anglo Saxons were losing
The DNase did not invade but raided the area and returned to Denmark
What was the out come for roger
He was captured and imprisoned for life
What happened to waltheof
Fled shroud but William tricked him into returning and he was executed
What happened to Ralph
Ralph escaped to Brittany some of his followers were punished by being blinded
Reasons the revolts failed
Lack of support
Archbishop lanfranc helped William
William returns and stops the Dane’s
