Starter quiz
- Most Norman castles were variations of ______ castles.
- 'motte-and-bailey' ✓
- Norman castles had a ______ impact on the Anglo-Saxons.
- 'psychological' ✓
- Within 20 years of their invasion, the Normans had built roughly ______ castles.
- '500' ✓
- Which feature of Norman castles would be found on top of the motte?
- bailey
- keep ✓
- palisade
- garrison
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- Which of these statements is correct?
- Anglo-Saxon burhs were built before 1066, but were different to castles ✓
- The Anglo Saxons had no defensive settlements before 1066
- Most Anglo-Saxon burhs contained a castle before 1066
- Castles were almost unknown to Anglo-Saxon England before 1066 ✓
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- The earliest Norman castles were usually built using...
- wood ✓
- stone
- clay
- brick
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Exit quiz
- After William was crowned king in December 1066, he...
- immediately removed all of the Anglo-Saxon aristocracy from power
- replaced his trusted Norman lords with the Anglo-Saxon aristocracy
- attempted to include the Anglo-Saxon aristocracy in his rule of England ✓
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- Match the person to their reason for rebellion.
- Morcar⇔William broke his promise to give him his daughter's hand in marriage ✓
- Edwin⇔William sold part of his earldom to another Anglo-Saxon ✓
- Eadric the Wild⇔William handed his land over to Norman barons ✓
- Which northern city was largely destroyed during William's response to the Anglo-Saxon rebellion against Robert Cumin?
- Durham
- Lincoln
- York ✓
- Carlisle
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- Which cathedral city did the Danes, along with Hereward the Wake, attack?
- York
- Durham
- Peterborough ✓
- Ely
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- Which former earls joined the East Anglian rebellion of 1070-71?
- Edwin ✓
- Waltheof
- Hereward
- Morcar ✓
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- Which nobles rebelled in the Revolt of the Earls, 1075?
- Morcar
- Roger de Breteuil, Earl of Hereford ✓
- Waltheof ✓
- Ralph de Gael, Earl of Norfolk ✓
- Edwin
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Key learning points
- Resentment against Norman rule increased as Anglo-Saxons lost land, money, power and influence.
- Eadric the Wild led a revolt against Norman rule in 1067-68.
- The most serious challenge to William's rule occurred in the North in 1069.
- Hereward's rebellion in East Anglia in 1070-71 was the last major English rebellion faced by William.
- The Revolt of the Earls in 1075 involved Norman earls who wanted to overthrow William.
Common misconception
Resistance to William’s rule of England came only from the English.
In 1075, two Norman earls revolted against William, and English forces helped to stop the rebellion.
Keywords
Revolt - a revolt is when a large number refuse to be controlled or ruled, and take action against authority, often violent action
Harrying - harrying is persistently harassing or carrying out attacks on an enemy or an enemy's territory
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