The Submission Of The Earls 1066 Flashcards
What happens whilst Williams men where recovering for Hastings ?
English leaders gather in London
What happened at this meeting and more importantly who was there ? 4 people
- Edwin of Mercia and Morcar of Northumbria are there with troops
- Edgar Aethling and archbishop Stigand
- Decided to resist and fight William
However they would need a leader which was lead to a disagreement on who would lead them
What where Williams thoughts about London, why where both options risky ?
He knew it would be to dangerous to directly attack London
He knew if the Londoners and soldiers resisted it could be catastrophic
However not taking it was a huge risk as it could make him look weak and encourage English resistance
How did William deal with London in 1066? What route does he take, what did he hope to do, which two places did the then stop of at
Approached it slowly and took a roundabout route
-First attacking Romney- some of his men had died here previously
-He wanted to punish Romney and hoped it could send a warning to others
- he then headed north, then west crossing the Thames at Wallingford where he builds a castle and then Berkhamsted where he does the same
What did Williams army do as they moved towards London ?
- they laid waste to homes, propoetry, crops and farms animals
- aiming to instal fear within the population and intimidate the English into accepting him as king
Did Williams approach to getting people to accept him work ?
It worked
- first archbishop Stigand left London then Edwin, Morcar and Archbishop Aldred
- they met him at Berkhamsted
- this surrender is known as the submission of the earls
What is the submission of the earls?
- William forcing Stigans, Morcar and Edwin to surrender and accept him as king
