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

History

Anglo-Saxon society

The Anglo-Saxon monarchy

Earldoms and local government in Anglo-Saxon England

The Anglo-Saxon economy and the role of the Church

Edward the Confessor and the House of Godwin

The uprising against Earl Tostig Godwinson

Claimants to the throne in 1066

The battles of Gate Fulford and Stamford Bridge

The Battle of Hastings

Reasons for William’s victory at the Battle of Hastings

The submission of the earls in 1066

Rewarding followers and the Marcher earldoms

Motte-and-bailey castles

The Northern and East Anglian rebellions

The legacy of Anglo-Saxon resistance

The revolt of the earls in 1075

The feudal system in Norman England

The Anglo-Norman Church

Change and continuity in Norman England

The significance of Domesday Book

The Norman aristocracy

Bishop Odo of Bayeux

William I and his successors

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: Anglo-Saxon and Norman England, c1060–88

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...

After Edwin and Morcar's rebellion in 1068, they were both...

William appointed Robert Cumin as Earl of...

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

In 1070, a thegn called Hereward the Wake, together with Danish invaders, attacked...

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

Exit Quiz

In England, the period 1068-71 was...