William Rewarding His Followers Flashcards
Examples of William using fear to establish control
-William led his army to Dover on a brutal march through southeast England destroying homes and farms as they wanted Edgar aethling to be successor
-Towns and villages were intimidated and surrendered William led his army around London berkhamsted rather that attacking London directly he cut of supplies so people were fearful
- William seized all royal treasury so other British nobles such as Edgar, Edwin and morcar had nothing to offer their followers in reward
-William created 3 new earldoms (Hereford, Shrewsbury, Chester) to protect the marches (the border with wales)
How did William use reward to establish control
-Englands best warriors had died and many surviving warriors may have believed it was Gods will
-William promised his followers great riches and sent lavish gifts to the pope
-William set a heavy geld tax to pay his mercenaries
-William declared that all land belonged to him and granted land and earldoms for his followers
Allowed Edwin and morcar to keep earldoms except smaller and everyone who fought against him lost their land
-William promised Edwin his daughters hand in marraige although this never happened
-William gave followers roles as marcher earls on welsh border could create new towns that they had control of and didn’t have to pay tax for land and could build castles where they wished
Who were the first three marcher earls
Hugh dAvranches
William Fitzosbern
Roger de Montgomery
