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Rebellions Flashcards
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- 1date of Ely campaign1071
- 2Which nobleman was in charge of Ely?Hereward the Wake
- 3How can William's response to the Ely campaign be called 2-fold.it was a land and naval assault on isle
- 4why was Ely a useful strategic point to revolt in?surrounded by marshland - hard to siege
- 5How did William get his men across to the isle?Via causeways
- 6What happened to Hereward?Surrendered or fled
- 7Date of Earl's revolt1075
- 8Name the 3 Earl's involved in the revoltWaltheof, Roger, Ralph
- 9who lost heart early and confessed to lanfranc?Waltheof
- 10who did Lanfranc excommunicateRoger
- 11who was held at severn by local fyrd?Roger
- 12who encountered Odo and so retreatedRalph
- 13what did Ralph do after surrendering and what impact did it have?Sails to Denmark for help, returns with 200 ships but does little damage
- 14How were 3 lords punished?Ralph - Lands taken away and Earldom removed. Roger - same as Ralph and imprisoned til William's death. Waltheof - tried and killed
- 15Date of Kent Revolt1067
- 16Who did the Rebels in Kent appeal to for help?Eustace of Bologne
- 17During Kent revolt, on which castle did the rebels mount an unsuccessful attack on?Dover Castle
- 18Date of Welsh Rebellion1067
- 19Who's land was claimed by the Normans?Edric's
- 20What did Edric do in response to his land being taken by Normans?Declared open warfare - mounted attack on herefordshire with 2 Welsh princes - retreats into hills before William arrives
- 21Why did William not force Edric into submission?Understood why Edric do it, so left him without punishment
- 22Date of Exeter Rebellion1068
- 23How many men did William travel with down to Exeter?500
- 24What county's towns did he destroy on the way down to Exeter as a warning of what to come?Dorset
- 25What did the people of Exeter do to William once he has arrived at gates?Give obscene gestures and did not let him in
- 26what did William do in response to these gestures?blind a hostage
- 27After how many days did the city wall collapse due to tunnels being dug underneath it?18 days
- 28why were the citizens of Exeter revolting in the first place?In response to raise in taxes.
- 29what was William swearing to do when he swore on holy relics?to not harm people or city
- 30What happened to Gytha?Exiled
- 31What happened in the aftermath of revolt?William agreed to lower taxes - gave people what they wanted - also built rougemont castle, had to knock down 48 houses to do so.
- 32What is the evidence that the way in which William dealt with Exeter was effective?Godwin Haroldson attempted uprising later in year - landed in North Devon. Devon fyrd fought Godwin Haroldson off - now loyal to Normans
- 33Date of 1st Northern Rebellion1068-69
- 34Cause of 1st Northern RebellionDanish fleet arriving (not sure this is right sorry guys)
- 35What happened after 1st Northern RebellionWilliam built a castle in the region to prevent further rebellion, also Edgar fled up north to Scotland
- 36Date of 2nd Northern Rebellion1070-71
- 37What is Edgar's involvement in the 2nd Northern RebellionLeader of the rebellion - married Scottish King's sister
- 38What did William do in response to 2nd Northern Rebellion?Harrying of the North
- 39What did the Harrying of the North consist of?killing of all men - William ransacked the north - destroyed all crops - salted ground so nothing would grow - mass famine, 1000s people perish
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