What were the consequence s of the unrest in England on the consolidation of William I's power?
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- What were the consequence s of the unrest in England on the consolidation of William I's power?
- Measures taken by Normans to protect themselves.
- E.g. 'murdum' fines imposed for killing Normans and belief English had betrayed lawful king by rebelling and therefore should be dealt with brutally.
- William began to adopt more conciliatory policy towards English earls
- William felt he could not afford to alienate whole country at start of reign?
- Edwin and Morcar retained earldoms until they fled in 1068
- Following murder of Robert of Durham, William made Gospatric (Saxon) Earl of Northumbria in 1069 possibly to placate local population (realised hold over them was tenuous)
- Gospatric took part in rebellion later in year and was replaced by Waltheof, son of previous Earl Siward (successor to Tostig Godwinson)
- Waltheof betrayed William by either having knowledge of or joining a rebellion in 1075
- Put to death making him last Anglo-Saxon earl and portrayed as martyr by Orderic Vitalis
- Because of rebellions in 1069-70 rebellions were brutally suppressed, government became more ruthless and more closely identified with Norman personnel and interests
- Rebellions portrayed as nationalist resistance to foreign rule.
- William attempted to work with aristocratic members of English society
- Gave them opportunities to prove loyalty but abandoned policy after persistent betrayals
- Number and severity of rebellions forced William to abandon concessionary policy and bring in Norman personnel to replace Saxon earls.
- Rebellions resulted in redistribution of land
- Often English being dispossessed for taking part in rebellions and it being rewarded to loyal Norman
- This helped secure Conquest (William previously too weak to do after Hastings)
- Often English being dispossessed for taking part in rebellions and it being rewarded to loyal Norman
- William used land to reward followers and William began to dispossess English landholders on largescale (greatest transfer of land in English history)
- Little changed for peasantry who continued to be exploited by new lords (perhaps more exacting) and working on new castles
- Towns (e.g. York), suffered much became of unrest
- Measures taken by Normans to protect themselves.
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