Harrying of the North
- Created by: JKing13
- Created on: 27-12-17 17:47
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- Harrying of the North (Reasons)
- revenge for the death of Robert Cumin
- To destroy the spirit of rebellion in the north
- To prevent vikings using Yorkshire as a base for future attacks
- As a warning to other areas in England as to what could happen to them
- A military response to Guerrilla warfare, which depends on support of Local people
- Harrying of the North (Features)
- Livestock killed
- Led to starvation
- Homes destroyed so people had nowhere to shelter
- Seed and crops destroyed so there was nothing to plant the next year
- Large area of land was harried
- Livestock killed
- Harrying of the North (Long-term causes)
- William's guilt and need for penance
- He was never as brutal in his rationality ever again
- 20 years later Yorkshire had still not recovered
- 60% was recorded as waste in the Domesday Book
- Between 80,000 and 150,000 fewer people living in the north than in 1066
- After 1070 William decided to replace the English aristocracy with Normans
- After 1070, Danish invaders went to Ely as there was no longer a base in Yorkshire
- William's guilt and need for penance
- Harrying of the North: Immediate Consequences
- Death of thousands from starvation
- As many as 100,000 dead
- Flood of refugees from the North to the South
- Strain on the South's resources
- Reports of families selling themselves into slavery in order to survive
- Reports of cannibalism by desperate, starving people
- Death of thousands from starvation
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