The North East of England was an area that caused King William an enormous amount of trouble. It was a long way from London, it took William time to march north to stop any resistance.
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William's chosen ruler for the area was unpopular. So unpopular that local rebels killed him. | |||||
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After the Battle
of Hastings, William made peace with the Saxon Earls Edwin and
Morcar. They were given land in the North East as a reward for
making peace.
In 1068, Edwin and Morcar started a rebellion. They were supported by many Saxons and Welsh. According to Orderic Vitalis, the rebellion was caused by:
William had to react quickly. Other areas of the country watched to see what their new King would do.
William now realised that he had to have Norman governors in the North. He simply couldn't trust the locals ... |
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Did William's new ideas work? |
