AS - william in power

Question 1

how did william establish control

Answer 1

1. marched to london - everyone was intimidated and surrendered
2. other earls didn’t fight against him
3. william rewarded those who followed with land
4. williamn rewarded followers with gifts (pope, geld tax etc)
5. william controlled the boarders

Question 2

3 features of a motte and bailey castle

Answer 2

1. PALISADE - strong fence around castle on inside of mote
2. MOTTE - large mound of earth where castle sat on top
3. BAILEY - enclosure beneath the castle protected by the palisade. contained stables, barracks and live stock

Question 3

importance of castles

Answer 3

• for control - located strategically eg at river crossings and made the locals feel dominated because they were always being looked over an watched
• base for attacks

Question 4

causes of revolt lead by edwin and morcar against william

Answer 4

• edwins resentment - william didnt let him marry his daughter
• bad government - soldiers raping ppl, and land being siezed illegally
• taxes - heavy geld tax to made normandy richer
• castles - symbol of norman domination
• gave away over earls land

Question 5

what happened at the rebellion at Ely with Hereward the Wake

Answer 5

• hereward returned from exile and started a rebellion bc of his new loss of lan
• danes and he reward joined to raid peterborough abbey
• danes took all treasure and sailed back to denmark - hereward annoyed
• morcar joined hereward defending ely
• normans defeated them - mortar captueed but hereward escaped

Question 6

reasons for harrying of the north

Answer 6

• prvcent future attacks
• warning for other ares of england
• revenge od death of robert cumin and other normans
• destroy the spirit of rebellions in the north

Question 7

immediate and long term consequences of the harrying in the north

Answer 7

IMMEDIATE
- 100k deaths fro starvation
- floos
- slavery to survive
- canniblism

LONG TERM
- no more rebllions in the north
- william replaced English aristocracy with normans
- 2o years later yorkshire had not recovered and 60% of it seen as waste land in the domesday book

Question 8

williams ROYAL FACTORS to show his power england

Answer 8

• norman propaganda - he was rightful successor to throne
• royal ceremonies - consulted with witan and wore crown
• coinage - face on coins
• oaths - ppl swore allegiences with the king
• journeys around england

Question 9

williams OTHER FACTORS to show his power over england

Answer 9

• military strength - warror king
• religious influence - church told to tell to praise king
• landownership - owned ALL lan in england and could reward by granting some to loyal followers

Question 10

REVOLT OF THE EARLS - the earls and their motives

Answer 10

1. ROGER DE BRETEUIL - angry how william reduced size of his Herefore earldom after firtzOsborne died (williams most trusted follower)
2. RALPH DE GAEL - earl of east anglia - same reason as roger bc he wanted to marry roger’s sister so had to support him
3. WALTHEOF - taken part in prev rebellions but pardoned and made earl of northumbria

Question 11

outcomes of how william defeated the earls in the REVOLT OF THE EARLS

Answer 11

1. roger captured and inprisoned for life
2. ralph escaped to Brittany
3. Waltheof fled abroad but then william ticked him into coming back and then executed him