The Revolt of the Earls (Edexcel GCSE History): Flashcards
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Year of the Revolt of the Earls
Year of the Revolt of the Earls
1075
3 earls in 1075 revolt: names
3 earls in 1075 revolt: names
Roger (Hereford), Ralph (East Anglia), Waltheof (Northumbria)
Who Waltheof informed about the plot
Who Waltheof informed about the plot
Archbishop Lanfranc
Lanfranc's position during revolt
Lanfranc's position during revolt
William's representative (king in Normandy)
Anglo-Saxon response to 1075 revolt
Anglo-Saxon response to 1075 revolt
Remained loyal to William, didn't support rebels
Size of Danish invasion fleet (1075)
Size of Danish invasion fleet (1075)
200 ships
Danish action when arriving in 1075
Danish action when arriving in 1075
Raided coastal areas & returned to Denmark
Earl Roger's punishment
Earl Roger's punishment
Life imprisonment
Earl Ralph's fate after revolt
Earl Ralph's fate after revolt
Escaped to Brittany
Earl Waltheof's punishment
Earl Waltheof's punishment
Execution
River Roger was prevented from crossing
River Roger was prevented from crossing
River Severn
Who blocked Roger at River Severn
Who blocked Roger at River Severn
Bishop Wulfstan & abbot of Evesham
Year Waltheof was executed
Year Waltheof was executed
1076
Significance of 1075 revolt
Significance of 1075 revolt
Last major coordinated challenge to William's rule
Viking threat after 1075 revolt
Viking threat after 1075 revolt
Ended - no more serious Viking attempts to reconquer