william in power Flashcards
where did william go after defeating harold
sent a force winchester to seize the royal tresuary, and then captured dover and canterbury, then around london to berkhamstead
who submitted to him and why
edgar, edwin morcar and the rest of the english nobility submitted because edgar now had no money and england had no good army
how did william reward followers
sent gifts to the pope, taxed england to pay soilders, gave land to his followers
what were the marcher earldoms
hereford, shewsbury and chester
what privaliges did the marcher earls have
could create new towns, sheriffs reported to them, didnt have to pay tax, could build castles
features of a motte and bailey castle
motte(5-7 m), bailey, wooden keep, palisade, gatehouse,ditch
importance of castles
located strategically to keep the population under control, used as a base for attacks, dominated and intimidsated the english
why did edwin and morcar start a revolt in 1068
william promised edwin he could marry his daughter but he didnt, odo and fitzosbern seized land and allowed soilders to rape women, they lost land, william imposed heavy geld tax
williams reponse to the 1068 revolt
sent troops north and took control of warwick and nottingam, edwin and morcar submitted and the rebellion collapsed, william put robert cumin in charge
uprising in january 1069
rebellion in duhrum which killed robert cumin and 900 men
resistance in september 1069
king sweyn of denmark sent a fleet and met with edgar, they attacked york and killed 3000 normans,
how did william respond to the resistance in 1069
payed the danes to leave and started the harrying of the north
why did hereward the wake start a rebellion
he returned to ely and had lost land
the rebellion at ely 1070
the danes returned and raided peterborough abbey, morcar then joined with hereward and they defended ely
how did william defeat hereward
he employed a witch, bribed a monk and payed off the danes again
when was the harrying of the north
1069-1070
what was the harrying of the north
campagin of destruction that destroyed homes, crops and livestock
how many people died as a result of the harrying of the north
100 000
how did people try to survive
resortred to cannibalism or selling themselves into slavery
what happend to land ownership after 1070
william replaced the english aristocracy with normans and anglo saxon theygns died or forfeited their land
what did the doomsday book say about the harrying
that 20 years later, 60% of yorkshire was waste and the population had dropped by 100 000
results of the harrying of the north
william was cristised, but rebellions ended
how did william present himself as a legitimate king
he wore his crown, used writs, his face on coins, and oath taking ceremonys
how else did william maintain power
his military strength was feared and respected, the messages said in the church promoted him, he rewarded followers with land
