revolt of the earls Flashcards
what was different about this revolt in comparisson to the previous rebellions in terms of participation
it was primarily led by normans rather than saxons, although 1 of 3 was anglo-saxon
who were the 3 leaders of the revolt of the earls
Ralph de Gael, Roger de Breteuill and Waltheof
which of the 3 was an anglo saxon
waltheof
who was the leader of the rebellion
Ralph de Gael
why did Ralph de Gael rebel
the decrease in power and wealth of his earldom since he inherited it from his father
why did roger de breteuill rebel
he resented the fact the much less land was handed down to him, that his father
why did waltheof rebel
he was power hungry and rebelious
he was willing to rebel in order to gain more power, wealtyh and influence
william was absent in normandy at the time of the rebellion starting, how did this also help cause the rebellion
it encouraged them rebels to challenge for more power
there was also military causes of the rebelion, what were they
the earls lost some rights to control their armed forces
which foreginers joined the rebellion
the danes
what did the danes do when they arrived
they raided the east coast
did the danes actually join up with ralph, roger and waltheof
no
why
they came too late to join the rebels
when did the danes leave
they fled back to denmark when william came back from normandy
what was the outcome for the revolt of the earls, 1075
the rebellion failed to take off and it collapsed
