Anglo-Saxon resistance, 1068–71 Flashcards

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Give one reason Earls Edwin and Morcar revolted in 1068.

William reduced the size of their earldoms, so they lost land and status. (Edwin was also angry that William broke his promise that he could marry William's daughter.)

True or false? Edwin and Morcar were executed after their revolt in 1068.

False. William marched an army north quickly, building castles on the way; the earls surrendered and were pardoned.

What did Edgar the Aethling do in 1069?

He led rebellion in the North with Danish support; rebels took York, killing about 3,000 Norman soldiers, but the rebels scattered and the Danes withdrew when William marched north.

Who was Hereward the Wake?

An Anglo-Saxon thegn who led the rebellion at Ely, 1070–71, joined by Earl Morcar.

How was the rebellion at Ely (1070–71) defeated?

William paid the Danes to sail home, and local monks betrayed the rebels by showing his forces a secret route through the Fens, so the rebels surrendered.

How did the regents Odo and William FitzOsbern help provoke Anglo-Saxon revolt after 1066?

While William was in Normandy in 1067, they seized English land unlawfully and failed to punish Norman soldiers who committed serious crimes against the English.

What happened to Robert Cumin at Durham in January 1069?

The Norman William had just made earl of northern Northumbria was killed there with his men by rebels angered by his soldiers' looting.