anglo saxon resistance 1069-71

• what happened in january 1069

  • robert cumin is appointed as the new earl of northumbria
  • cumin and his men are killed due to a rebellion in durham
• what happened in february 1069

  • norman troops are killed in an uprising in york
  • edgar aethling comes down from scotland to join the rebellion
• how did william react to the uprisings in durham and york

  • william races north with a large army and ends the rebellion
  • builds new castles in york
  • returns south for easter
• what happened in september 1069

  • king of denmark sends a large invasion to england
  • danish force meets up with edgar aethling
  • 21st september the anglo-danish attack on york and 3000 normans are killed
• as a result of denmarks invasion on england what happened next?

  • new rebellions begin in devon, shrewsbury and chester
• what were williams solutions to the anglo-danish attack on york?

  1. pay the danes
  2. harrying of the north
• what happened at the rebellion of hereward the wake at ely

  • hereward returned to ely 1069 from exile and started a rebellion bc he had lost his land
  • in 1070 the danes returned and set up base in ely. The danes and hereward joined forces and raided peterborough abbey
  • hereward wanted to save the treasures of the monastery from the normans but the danes took it and sailed back home
  • morcar was captured and hereward escaped
• what was williams decision as a result of all the anglo-saxon resistance?

  1. Harrying of the North
  2. the ango-saxons had to be removed from power