anglo saxon resistance

• when was the anglo saxon revolt

  1068
• what were the causes of the anglo saxon revolt in 1068

  • bad government- odo of bayeux and fitzosbern had seized land unlwafully and allowed soldiers to rape anglo saxon women
  • castles- castles were resented as being a symbol of norman donination- housing was cleared to build castles
  • taxes- william imposed heavy geld tax in dec 1066 and anglo saxons realised william planned to take money from englanf to make normans richer
• why did edwin resent william?

  because william promised edwin he could marry his daughter but william went back on his word and also reduced the size of edwins earldom
• why did morcar resent william

  because his earldom was reduced in size by william who gave parts of it away to tostigs old thegn, cospi
• what was williams response to the anglo saxon resistance

  • william took his forces north into mercia, edwins earldom and northumbria where morca governed parts of
  • william took control of the buhrs of warwick and then built castles by destroying houses to make room
  • edwin and morcar came to warwick with their men and submitted to william
  • edwin and morcars actions led to the rest of the revolt collapsing
• who escaped to scotland and who protected them

  edgar aethling and his rebels escaped and were protected by malcom III
• what were the consequences of the anglo saxon revolt

  • castles were very effective at bringing areas under control
  • william put a norman in charge of the north: robert cumin