William the King of England Flashcards
What were the first type of castles that William built?
Motte and Bailey
Which areas of the country had a high density of castles?
- Welsh border marchlands
2. South Coast
Where was the centre of the treasury?
Winchester
Who did the Archbishop Stigand try to put forward as King in November 1066?
Edgar the Aetheling (Outlaw)
Who swore an oath of fealty to William in November 1066?
Earls Edwin and Morcar, Edgar the Outlaw, and the leading men of London
Who was involved in the first rebellion against William?
Earls Edwin and Morcar
Who led the rebellion on the Welsh borders in 1067?
Edric the Wild
How was Eustace defeated in 1067?
By Knights in Dover Castle
In which year did the city of Exeter rebel?
1068
Who led the rebellion of the Norman Earls in 1075?
Ralph de Gael
Who dealt with the rebellion of the Northern Earls?
Lanfranc and Odo
Who supported Edgar the Aetheling 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 the fields and killing any living creature
Why did Hereward the Wake rebel?
He held a grudge against William and his Norman Earls as they had taken lands from his father and killed his brother
What did the rebels do at Peterborough in 1070?
Looted and burned the Abbey
