william Flashcards
who are the 5 rebellions between and when in chronological order
- edwin and morcar.1068
- edgar the aethling. spring 1069
- harrying of the north. 1069-70
- hereward the wake. 1070-71
- the earls. 1075
why did edwin and morcar revolt (3reasons)
morcars earldom reduced in size so less money. williams geld tax was resented. castles were resented, castles means less houses.MIGHT CHANGE THISSSSSSSSSS
what happened during and after edwin and morcars revolt
edwin + morcar fled williams court and went to scotland.william then took his forces north and built catsles in warwick, when william came E+M surrendered.
this show of strength convinced others rebellion was fuitile. williams castles-building was effective at keeping control. when it seemed like william might imprison them E+M fled in 1071
why did edgar the aethling revolt
there are 2. one about what he was born into and one about what he did
earl cumin, williams supporter, was killed by rebels following edgar
edgar also couldve been king because of his royal blood
what happened in edgar aethlings revolt
william went up north stopped the rebellion, left but then the rebellion started up again.
the danes allied with edgar but lost because of poor unity between them,william was more prepared for battle, he was also quick at getting his army together
after william built castles and choose a new earl.
william bribed the danes to leave england.
why did hereward the wake have a rebellion
nowmans killed herewards brother and hung his head on the door
what happened in hereward the wakes rebelion. and aftermath
hereward forms allaince with danes. their base was the fens (swamp area)- a guerrilla warefare
william made a wooden ramp to cross the island it didnt work but he set fire to fens and with the help of anglo monks that betray hereward and a witch hereward dies.
why did the harrying of the north happen
william was getting annoyed at number of rebellions.
what happened during and after harrying of the north
-100,000 people died
-house and crops set to fire
-no more rebellions in the north
-people were scared
who were the 3 men who did the revolt of the earls
who were the norman and who were the anglo saxon
ralph de gael (norman)
waltheof (the last anglo)
roger de breteuil (norman)
why did the revolt of the earls happen
the 3 earls wanted into split the kingdom into 3 between themselves and overthrow William
what happened during the revolt of the earls
Waltheof informed archbishop Lanfranc (regeant), Franc got soldiers to search for the rebels and sent letter to Roger not to do anything it didnt work.
Normans+Anglos stopped Ralph from leaving his earldom, Bishop Wulfstan stopped Roger from moving.
William returned and Danes arrived too late to help with the revolt.
what happened after the revolt of the earls
Ralph escaped to Brittany. Waltheof was imprisoned then executed. Roger was imprisoned for life
