The rebellion of Hereward in the east and the end of English resistance (OCR GCSE History A (Explaining the Modern World)): Flashcards
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Other names for Hereward the Wake
Other names for Hereward the Wake
Hereward the Outlaw, Hereward the Exile
Year Hereward returned from exile
Year Hereward returned from exile
1069
Location of Hereward's rebel base
Location of Hereward's rebel base
Isle of Ely, East Anglia
Year Morcar took refuge with Hereward
Year Morcar took refuge with Hereward
1071
William's siege tactic against Hereward's rebels
William's siege tactic against Hereward's rebels
Siege towers
What did the Normans build over the marsh?
What did the Normans build over the marsh?
A causeway
Who showed Normans secret route to Isle of Ely?
Who showed Normans secret route to Isle of Ely?
Abbot Thurstan
How did Hereward's rebellion end?
How did Hereward's rebellion end?
He surrendered to William and was pardoned
Hereward's goal against William
Hereward's goal against William
To dethrone William
Who harboured Hereward in the fens?
Who harboured Hereward in the fens?
Abbot Thurstan of Ely
Definition of resistance
Definition of resistance
The refusal to accept or comply with something
What was the Harrying of the North?
What was the Harrying of the North?
A series of destructive campaigns by William to subjugate northern England
What is a siege tower?
What is a siege tower?
A wooden tower used to get men over castle walls during a siege
Deaths from Harrying of the North
Deaths from Harrying of the North
More than 100,000 perished of hunger
Who wrote about the Harrying of the North (b.1075)?
Who wrote about the Harrying of the North (b.1075)?
Orderic Vitalis, an Anglo-French monk