when something is done systematically it is done in a way that is done according to an agreed set of methods or organised plan

a scorched-earth policy is the act of an army destroying everything in an area such as food, buildings, or equipment that could be useful to an enemy

a famine is a situation in which there is not enough food for a great number of people, causing illness and death, or a particular period when this happens

a refugee is a person who has been forced to leave their country in order to escape war, persecution or natural disaster

The Harrying of the North, 1069-70

History

Anglo-Saxon kingship

Edward the Confessor, the Godwins and William of Normandy

Edward the Confessor's death and the claimants to the throne

Battle of Stamford Bridge

Battle of Hastings

Reasons for William's victory in 1066

The submission of London in 1066

Establishing control: new earls and earldoms

Establishing control: motte-and-bailey castles

Revolts against William I, 1067-1075

William's consolidation of power

Key figures in the government of Norman England

The Norman feudal system

Land and inheritance in Norman England

Domesday Book

Justice and the legal system in Norman England

Continuity and change in Norman government

Life in towns in Norman England

Life in villages in Norman England

The built environment of Norman England

Work and diet in Norman England

Changing laws in Norman England: Forest law

Daily life in Norman England

The Anglo-Saxon Church

Lanfranc's reforms

The king and the Church in Norman England

The Reform Papacy

Norman reforms of English monasticism

The Norman Church

In this unit, pupils study an aspect of British medieval history in depth. They learn about the social, economic, religious and political events that influenced the lives of those who lived in this period.

British Depth Study: Norman England, c1066–c1100

Depiction or discussion of famine, disease, natural disasters.

Depiction or discussion of violence or suffering

Depiction of war, threats of war, death or the aftermath of war.

Depiction or discussion of violence or fighting, including threats of violence or the aftermath of violence.

characterised by repeated uprisings against William I.

Which of these individuals supported the northern rebellion of 1069?

William's response to the rebellion of 1069 has been called the '{{}} of the North'.

During the winter of 1069-70, the region north of the Humber (from York to {{}}) had its life support stripped away. 

The Harrying of the North caused a devastating famine; more than __________ people perished of starvation.

After the Harrying of the North, the value of land in Yorkshire decreased by over...

The Anglo-Saxon earls Edwin and Morcar had not fought at the Battle of Hastings and William had allowed them to keep their...

William appointed Robert Cumin as Earl of...

During the uprising in January 1069, rebels attacked...

Hereward the Wake organised his rebellion against the Normans from...

Who supported Roger de Breteuil and Ralph de Fael's rebellion in 1075?

The northern rebellion focused on Durham and York

Starting with the earliest, put the following uprisings in chronological order.

The Harrying of the North, 1069-70

Lesson outcome

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