Starter quiz
- Most Norman castles were variations of what type of castle design?
- concentric
- motte-and bailey ✓
- stone keep
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- Norman castles had a ______ impact on the Anglo-Saxons by terrifying the local population and dominating the landscape.
- 'psychological' ✓
- Within 20 years, it is estimated that the Normans built around ______ castles.
- '500' ✓
- Which part of a Norman castle was the strong main tower which acted as a watchtower?
- Motte
- Bailey
- Keep ✓
- Palisade
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- What was a burh?
- An Anglo-Saxon fortified town ✓
- A division of land in Anglo-Saxon England
- A group of 10 households in Anglo-Saxon England
- An important landowner in Anglo Saxon England
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- Norman castles were often rebuilt using __________ sometime after they were first constructed.
- earth
- wood
- stone ✓
- metal
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Exit quiz
- The Anglo-Saxon earls Edwin and Morcar...
- had not fought at the Battle of Hastings ✓
- had been allowed to keep their earldoms by William. ✓
- had fought at the Battle of Hastings
- had not been allowed to keep their earldoms by William.
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- After Edwin and Morcar's rebellion in 1068, what happened to them?
- Edwin was executed
- Edwin was taken prisoner ✓
- Morcar was executed
- Morcar was taken prisoner ✓
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- To which earldom did William appoint Robert Cumin as earl?
- Wessex
- Northumbria ✓
- Mercia
- Kent
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- During the uprising in January 1069, rebels attacked both Durham and...
- 'York' ✓
- In 1070, a thegn called Hereward the Wake, together with Danish invaders, attacked which cathedral city?
- Ely
- Peterborough ✓
- Lincoln
- York
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- From where did Hereward the Wake organise his rebellion against the Normans?
- Ely ✓
- Durham
- York
- Exeter
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Key learning points
- At first, William wanted to include Anglo-Saxons in the government of his new kingdom, including Edwin and Morcar.
- When William reduced their wealth, power and status, Edwin and Morcar rebelled against William.
- Edgar Aethling and the Danish king joined the rebellions, which was dangerous for Norman control of the North.
- William used different tactics to put down rebellions, one of which was the brutal ‘Harrying of the North’ in 1069-70.
- A rebellion in East Anglia 1070-71 saw William repeat his successful tactics to defeat the last Anglo-Saxon rebellion.
Common misconception
William always used violence to control England.
Although violence was a recurring tactic of William's, he also allowed some Anglo-Saxons to keep some of their land and was willing to negotiate and pay the Danes to leave England.
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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