chapter 3- maintaining control

• what were Williams next steps ?

  • moved to East Kent to prevent Saxon trade
  • strengthened his fortifications
  • secured canterbury, the centre of the Catholic church
  • had himself crowned on Christmas day
• who was stigand ?

  • a bishop whohad been a major figure in the court of Edward
  • had a reputation of corruption
  • became archbishop of Canterbury
  • William refused to be crowned by him
• describe the bayeux tapestry

  • tells the story of 1066 from a norman perspective
  • shows how William established legitimacy without relying on violence
  • piece of norman propaganda
• what were the purposes of castles ?

  • act as a centre of administration
  • protect norman settlers
  • to intimidate the local population
  • to establish control
  • symbolism
• what are the parts of a castles ?

  • outer bailey
  • outer bailey wall
  • moat
  • inner bailey
  • keep
  • motte
• what is an outer bailey ?

  includes houses and buildings
• what is the outer bailey wall ?

  high walls with lookout posts
• what is a moat ?


  dry ditches or filled with water
• what is the inner bailey ?

  area that protects the keep
• what is the keep ?

  high straight walls made it difficult to climb
• what is a motte ?

  mound of earth the castle is on top
• where were castles built ?

  • areas of importance
  • higher ground
  • near existing towns
  • near a water supply
  • near natural defence
• describe the edwin and morcar revolt

  • led a rebellion in London
  • immediately after hastings
  • they were forced to swear oath to William
• describe the rebellion of the Welsh border

  • Edric the wild started a revolt
  • rebellion failed but a second attack was launched
  • William led a group of soldiers up country to defeat them
• describe the revolt of eustice

  • Edwards brother in law
  • attack on Dover castle
  • eustice was defeated by the Knights
  • later made peace with William
• describe the revolt of the south west

  • city of Exeter rebelled
  • William began besieging the city (capturing)
  • on a return journey William had to control a rebellion in Bristol
  • unsuccessful attempts to retake the throne
• describe the revolt of the norman earls

  • led by Ralph de Gail and Roger de bretuil
  • encouraged by the king of France
  • William left rebellion to his allies
  • all involved were killed
• who was hereward the wake and what did he do ?

  • father was earl of mercia
  • began a campaign of geurilla style attacks
  • most famous attack was the looting & burning of Peterborough abbey
• describe the norman attempts to stop hereward

  • 1. building of a wooden causeway, causeway was not strong enough so it collapsed
  • 2. william built siege towers, hereward set fire to the area
  • 3. William convinced monks to reveal herewards secret route, arrested the rebels
• what were the causes of the harrying of the north ?

  • tensions in north of England
  • Edgar tried to claim the throne
  • a norman earl was killed
• what happened at the harrying of the north ?

  • paid Vikings to leave England
  • determined to teach people a lesson
• what were the consequences of the harrying of the north ?

  • farmers lost income
  • did not put an end to rebellions
  • Yorkshire was deemed a waste