Medieval England Rebellions.

• Eric the wild ran a rampage, steals stuff and created general chaos in the city of Herefordshire.
• He did it to get attention and the idea that he could- the rebellion occured during the beginning of Willam's reign and therefore it could be suggested that he had not yet established an order of firm control.
• They failed to take control of the welsh border and returned to wales with much booty.

• Gytha encourages people in Exeter to stop paying their taxes.
• Could be seen as an attack of personal revenge towards William for killing her Son.
• She is showing the King her potential power which could be seen as a warning.
• She starting to see that land is being distrubuted to Norman Earls.

• Harold Gowinson's sons land to gain moral support.

William collects troops and crushes the rebellion in battle.

• Economically the North is starting to stuggle as William has banned all trade and relations with Scandanavia (political)
• The Earl of Durham, Robert of Commines is burned to death.
• In cheshire sommerset and Dorset start to rebel after hearing about the rebellions in the North.
• The vikings land, Edwin and Morcar aim to get Edgar Aethling onto the throne.
• The Norman garrison comes under attack so William stormed North to relieve them.
• However the last viking invasion occurs when the King of Denmark's sons arrived with 240 ships and marched on York.
• They found support for Anglo-Scandanavians and Edgar Aethling- seized York.
• The king of Scotland allied himself to Edgar Aethling by marrying his sister.