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Anglo-Saxon and Norman England, c1060–88

Revolt of the Earls, 1075

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Overview

The three earls who led the revolt, their grievances, the Bride's Feast, Waltheof's part, how the rising was crushed while William was in Normandy, and the punishments and changes that followed.

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Why was Waltheof punished more harshly than Roger de Breteuil?

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Which three earls led the revolt of 1075?

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What did the rebel earls plan to do?

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  1. 1

    Which three earls led the revolt of 1075?

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    Ralph de Gael of East Anglia, Roger de Breteuil of Hereford and Waltheof of Northumbria.

  2. 2

    Why were Ralph de Gael and Roger de Breteuil discontented?

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    Their earldoms had been cut back and royal sheriffs interfered in them, so they held far less power than their fathers had.

  3. 3

    What was the Bride’s Feast, and why does it matter?

    Model answer

    The wedding of Ralph de Gael to Roger de Breteuil’s sister, held without the king’s permission, at which the plot against William was made.

  4. 4

    What did the rebel earls plan to do?

    Model answer

    Overthrow William and divide England between them, with help from a Danish fleet.

  5. 5

    Why did Waltheof’s involvement alarm the Normans in particular?

    Model answer

    He was the last great English earl and was married to William’s niece, so his revolt threatened to bring the English into the rising.

  6. 6

    Where was William while the revolt was crushed, and why is that significant?

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    He was in Normandy, and his regents and bishops put the rising down before he returned, showing his government could hold England without him.

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