1. Characters, plot, context, stagecraft, quotes
KEY EVENTS
1050
Earl of Godwin exiled after refusing to obey Edward
1051
Edwards makes Godwin Earls of Wessex Again
Earl of Godwin returns to England with an army
1053
Death of Earl Godwin; Harold Godwinson E of Wessex
1055
Tostig Godwinson made Earl of Northumbria
1062
The Godwins defeat the Welsh King
1064
Harold’s embassy to Normandy
1065
Tostig exiled
Uprising against Earl Tostig
1066
Death of Edward the Confessor, Harold = king
Gate Fulford, Stamford Bridge, Hastings
1067
William returns to Normany to celebrate victory
Bishop Odo made co-regent of England
1069
Revolts of Earls Edwin and Morcar
Rebellions in the North
Harrying of the North
1070
Lanfranc becomes Archbishop of Canterbury
1071
Edwin’s lands forfeited
Hereward the Wake and the revolt at Ely
1075
Revolt of the Earls
1076
Inquiry into Bishop Odo’s illegal land grabs
1077
Robert Curthose rebels against father William
1080
Robert and William reconciled
1082
Bishop Odo imprisoned
1086
First draft of the Doomsday Book
1087
Death of William in Normany. William Rufus = King
KEY VOCABULARY
Anglo-Saxon
People who settled in England after Romans left Britain
Ceorls
‘Free’ peasant farmers not tied to their land
Danelaw
Part of England where Viking power had been strongest
Embassy
An official visit by representatives of one ruler to another
Housecarls
Highly-trained troops that stayed with their lord. A bodyguard
Witan
Anglo-Saxon government
Fyd
Men of the Anglo-Saxon army and fleet
Geld Tax
Tax on land, originally to pay off the Vikings. It went to the King
Blood Feuds
If someone was killed, their family had the right to kill someone
Succession
The process that decides who should be the next king or queen
Shield Wall
Military tactic where men stand next to each other and overlap their shields to create a strong defensive formation.
Submission
Formal acceptance of and surrender to authority
Colonisation
When one country encourages the migration of its people to another country
Motte
The mound of earth that the castle stood on
Bailey
The outer part of the castle, surrounding the motte
Castellan
The governor of a castle and its surrounding lands
Harrying
An archaic (old) word meaning to lay waste to something
Guerilla War
When small bands attack a larger force by surprise then disappear
Genocide
Deliberate and organised attempt to exterminate an entire people
Reconciliation
Finding ways for former enemies to forgive each other
Excommunication
Cutting someone off from their Church community
Characters, plot, context, stagecraft, quotes
KEY PEOPLE
Edward the Confessor
Bishop Odo
Harold Godwinson
Earl Tostig
Earl of Godwin
Harald Hadrada
William the Conqueror
Lanfranc
William Rufus
Hereward the Wake
Robert Curthose
Gruffudd ap Llywelyn