edward the confessor

• what were the features of harolds embassy to normandy (1064/65)

  • harold swore a serious oath as part of the embassy
  • king edward sent harold to normandy to send a message to william of normandy
• why was the embassy important?

  • normans used the embassy to claim that harold was an 'oath breaker' when he took the crown himself after edwards death
  • shows harold was king edwards trusted man for politics+military campaigns
• what happened in the rising against earl tostig?

  • october 1065: northumbrian thegns revolt against tostig matching on york
  • notthumbrians invite mocar to be earl instead
  • by 1 november tostig is exiled and harold has weakened house of godwin
• what were the reasons for the uprising against earl tostig?

  tostig went too far in his crackdown on lawlessness and abused his power to threaten nobles