norman england

• Who was the king omg England from 1042-1066?

  Edward the confessor
• When did the next William take the throne?

  6 January 1066
• Harold hadrada was king of where?

  Norway
• Tostig godwinson ran which earldom?

  Northumbria
• Where did earl Edwin rule?

  Mercia
• Where did morcar rule?

  Northumbria
• What place does earl waltheof rule

  Northumbria
• Lanfranc became what of where

  Archbishop of Canterbury
• Why did Lanfranc not want to be archbishop? 

  This role had other non religious jobs
• How many men did William use to win the battle of haistings

  7000 men
• What is a fiend retreat

  Fall back having given up the charge even stronger when guards are down
• What are the 5 factors?

  Terror

  Military presence

  Legality

  Patronage

  Concession
• 1067 Herefordshire rebellion

  Eadric the wild and bleddyn and rhiwallon faught to ravage Herefordshire
• 1067 Kent rebellion


  Battle occures and a/s rebels are slaughtered
• 1067 Exeter rebellion


  William tryed to stop a rebellion before it could start
• 1067 Northumbria and Mercia rebellion


  Edwin and morcar were loosing power so they set up a rebellion to gain some
• 1066 Somerset rebellion


  Fail
• 1069 Northumbria rebellion


  King swein cam across caused trouble and never came back
• 1068-1069 the harrying of the north rebellion


  William burned all crops in the north and 100,000 people died of starvation to stop rebellions
• 1070 east Anglia rebellion


  King swein tried to take England again but was bribed to bugger off
• What is the feudal system


  Who has the least to most power in a country
• Why did William change the feudal system?

  So he could have complete power with no chance of being over thrown
• William introduced gentrification 


  The eldest son got everything
• England was divided into how many shires

  134
• Problems with the police

  • No consequences
  • No security
  • No responsibility
• What are the 4 enforced policing strategies

  • Hue and cry
  • Tithing
  • Watchmen and constables
  • Maruam fine
• Trials

  • Oath- swore on a bible
  • Hot iron-had to hold a hot iron
  • Water- drowned
  • Combat -fight to the death
• Who were the 4 who wanted the throne after Edward the confessor.

  William of Normandy

  Harold hardrada

  Harold godwinson
• What day did Edward the confessor die

  4 January 1066
• What were the 3 battles in 1066 in order

  Fulford - 20th September 1066

  Stamford - 25th September 1066

  Hastings - 14th October 1066
• Edward the confessor


  1042-1066

  Married edith godwinson

  Died with no kids