the earls submitted in 1066.Gave into william instead of rebelling when they had the chance
motte and bailey castles
500 castles were built. it made rebellions and invasion difficult.biggest one was the tower of london.
marcher earldoms
new earldoms built on the border of wales. Created to prevent rebelions.
edwin and morcar
1068 first major rebellion that william dealt with and was quicky crushed when william marched north. they submitted once again
hereward the wake 1070
last major english rebellion.Led to hereward to be supported by the earls. rebelion failed
edgar the aethling
1069. Second rebellion and had potential to overthrow william. William was too powerful
harrying the north
During the English rebellions. 100,000 people were killed and william ploughed salt into the ground to prevent crops from growing.
revolt of the earls
1075. Norman rebellion. Planned at a wedding while drunk. One of the plotters Waltheof confessed the plot to Lanfranc and so the rebellion was easily crushed.
