Maintaining royal power (Edexcel GCSE History): Flashcards
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Year of Revolt of the Earls
Year of Revolt of the Earls
1075
Significance of 1075 revolt for William I
Significance of 1075 revolt for William I
His final major internal threat/challenge
Leaders of 1075 revolt
Leaders of 1075 revolt
Three of William's own appointed earls
Roger de Breteuil's position
Roger de Breteuil's position
Earl of Hereford
Roger de Breteuil's grievance
Roger de Breteuil's grievance
William reduced size of his inherited earldom
Ralph de Gael's position
Ralph de Gael's position
Earl of East Anglia
Ralph de Gael's upbringing location
Ralph de Gael's upbringing location
Brittany
Waltheof's ethnic background
Waltheof's ethnic background
Anglo-Saxon nobility
Waltheof's earldom
Waltheof's earldom
Earl of Northumbria
Ralph de Gael's 1075 marriage
Ralph de Gael's 1075 marriage
Emma FitzOsbern (Roger's sister)
Regent during 1075 revolt
Regent during 1075 revolt
Lanfranc, Archbishop of Canterbury
Foreign naval support for rebels
Foreign naval support for rebels
Sweyn of Denmark
Outcome of 1075 revolt
Outcome of 1075 revolt
Collapsed quickly
Effect of William's centralisation on earls
Effect of William's centralisation on earls
Reduced their traditional privileges & power
William's location during 1075 revolt
William's location during 1075 revolt
Normandy