___________________________________________________________________________ Reasons why people rebelled. Colour code to do with rich people and poor Revenge. Some, such as Gytha the mother Pride. Others hated having foreigners rule of King Harold, were desperate to avenge over them. There were regular attacks on loved ones lost in the battle at Hastings. Normans if they dared to walk or ride alone at night. Dispossession. Loss of land was a powerful Disrespect for new lords. French lords who motive. Some had lost right to the took over land from the English thegns family land if their father or husband had often did not know or follow English ways so died fighting the Normans. Others who had were not respected. rebelled and survived lost their land as a punishment. Distance. The fringes of the country were Loss of status. such as Edwin and far harder to control than the south-east. Morcar retained their titles, but lost large People in the north and the west were less parts of their land to Norman knights or aware of the Norman takeover at first but favoured Englishmen, therefore reducing when it did hit them they reacted with their status. anger. Numbers. The English far outnumbered Taxation. William imposed too tax their new Norman masters. demands on the English in his first two years as king. William FitzOsbern: Edric the Wild: Gytha: Earl Edwin: Earl Morcar: Edgar Atheling: Ealdred, Archbishop of York: Robert of Comines: Archbishop Stigand Hereward the Wake II
___________________________________________________________________________ Reasons why people rebelled. Colour code to do with rich people and poor Revenge. Some, such as Gytha the mother of King Harold, were desperate to avenge loved ones lost in the battle at Hastings. Pride. Others hated having foreigners rule over them. There were regular attacks on Normans if they dared to walk or ride alone at night. Dispossession. Loss of land was a powerful motive. Some had lost right to the family land if their father or husband had died fighting the Normans. Others who had rebelled and survived lost their land as a punishment. Disrespect for new lords. French lords who took over land from the English thegns often did not know or follow English ways so were not respected. Distance. The fringes of the country were far harder to control than the south-east. People in the north and the west were less aware of the Norman takeover at first but when it did hit them they reacted with anger. Loss of status. such as Edwin and Morcar retained their titles, but lost large parts of their land to Norman knights or favoured Englishmen, therefore reducing their status. Numbers. The English far outnumbered their new Norman masters. Taxation. William imposed too tax demands on the English in his first two years as king. William FitzOsbern: Edric the Wild: Gytha: Earl Edwin: Earl Morcar: Edgar Atheling: Ealdred, Archbishop of York: Robert of Comines: Archbishop Stigand Hereward the Wake II
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