William king Of england Flashcards
What type of castles did William first build
Motte and Bailey
Which areas of the country had a high density of castles
Wealth border marshland
South coast
Centre of treasury
Winchester
Who did archbishop sting and try to put forward as King in 1066
Edgar the aethling
Who swore an oath of fealty to William November 1066
Earls Edwin and morcar
Who led rebellion of welsh borders 1067
Edric the wild
How was eustace defeated 1067
Knights of Dover castle
When did the city of Exeter rebel
1068
Who led rebellion Norman earls 1075
Ralph the Gael
Who dealt with rebellion Norman earls
Lanfranc and Odo
Who supported Edgar aethling in 1068
King Malcolm III of Scotland
What was the harrying of the north
William laid waste to vast areas of land around York burning and salting fields killing any living creature
Why did hereward the wake rebel
Grudge against William and Norman’s earls as they had taken land form his father and killed brother
What did rebels do in Peterborough 1070
Looted and burned abbey
What tactics did William use to put down hereward the wakes rebellion
Besieged land of Ely and built a rampart above marshland used siege tower as well
