The rebellion of Hereward in the east and the end of English resistance (OCR GCSE History B (Schools History Project)): Flashcards
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Other names for Hereward the Wake
Other names for Hereward the Wake
Hereward the Outlaw, Hereward the Exile
Hereward the Wake's role
Hereward the Wake's role
Anglo-Saxon nobleman & local resistance leader
Year Hereward returned from exile
Year Hereward returned from exile
Around 1069
Fate of Hereward's father & brother
Fate of Hereward's father & brother
Murdered & their lands stolen
Who harboured Hereward in the fens
Who harboured Hereward in the fens
Abbot Thurstan of Ely
Year Morcar took refuge with Hereward
Year Morcar took refuge with Hereward
1071
Location of rebels' base in East Anglia
Location of rebels' base in East Anglia
Isle of Ely in the marshes
New tactic William used against rebellion
New tactic William used against rebellion
Siege towers
What Normans built over the marsh
What Normans built over the marsh
Causeway
What Abbot Thurstan revealed to Normans
What Abbot Thurstan revealed to Normans
Secret route across to Isle of Ely
Final outcome for Hereward
Final outcome for Hereward
Surrendered to William, pardoned, kept his lands
Definition of siege tower
Definition of siege tower
Wooden tower to get men over castle walls during siege
Harrying of the North definition
Harrying of the North definition
Destructive campaigns by William to subjugate north England
Who was Orderic Vitalis
Who was Orderic Vitalis
Anglo-French monk born 1075
Death toll from Harrying of the North
Death toll from Harrying of the North
More than 100,000