William I in power: securing the kingdom, 1066-87 (Edexcel GCSE History): Flashcards
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William's 3 methods to establish control after 1066
William's 3 methods to establish control after 1066
Intimidation, strategic rewards, political maneuvering
Where William's army went first after Battle of Hastings
Where William's army went first after Battle of Hastings
Dover
Illness that struck William's army at Dover
Illness that struck William's army at Dover
Dysentery
Who English nobles chose as Harold's successor
Who English nobles chose as Harold's successor
Edgar the Aethling
Nature of William's march through southeast England
Nature of William's march through southeast England
Deliberately brutal and destructive
Where William marched to after circling London
Where William marched to after circling London
Berkhamsted
What William seized that weakened Edgar the Aethling
What William seized that weakened Edgar the Aethling
Royal treasury
What happened to Edwin & Morcar's earldoms
What happened to Edwin & Morcar's earldoms
Kept them but territories were reduced in size
Fate of land of those who fought William at Hastings
Fate of land of those who fought William at Hastings
Lost their land entirely
William's declaration about land ownership in England
William's declaration about land ownership in England
All land in England belonged to him personally
What were the Marcher earldoms
What were the Marcher earldoms
Three new earldoms along the Welsh border
Names of the three Marcher earls
Names of the three Marcher earls
Hugh d'Avranches, William FitzOsbern, Roger de Montgomery
Tax status of Marcher earls
Tax status of Marcher earls
Not required to pay tax on their lands to the crown
Marcher earls' power regarding castle construction
Marcher earls' power regarding castle construction
Could build castles wherever deemed necessary
When & where English earls submitted to William
When & where English earls submitted to William
December 1066 at Berkhamsted