1. Today’s Learning Muscle
Year 9 GCSE History
Lesson November, November, 2018
Resisting the King
Learning Gain: All learners will explore the causes and consequences of resisting the king.
Today we will:
Today’s Learning Muscle
Identify reasons for resistance to William’s rule
Research different examples of resistance
Explain the consequences of resistance and consider William’s solutions

2. Write two sentences in response to the question below.
I’m an Anglo-Saxon Earl. How was my status threatened when William became King of England?

4. Write down anything in GREEN.
After being crowned King, William soon returned to his responsibilities in Normandy, thinking his rule in England was secure.
He took several powerful Anglo-Saxons with him to Normandy, including Edgar Aethling, Earl Edwin & Earl Morcar
However, in 1067 many began to challenge Norman control.
In 1068, Earl Edwin & Earl Morcar fled back to England and joined a rebellion against William in the North.
In 1069, Edgar Aethling led another rebellion in North, with the help of others in the West & South.
In , there was another rebellion at Ely, led by the Danish King Sweyn – a Viking warrior king.

5. Group Task
Using the information provided, complete the cause & consequence chart for the three main rebellions against King William. p

6. Revolt of Edwin & Morcar Edgar Aethling & Rebellions in the North
Causes
Main Events
Outcomes
Revolt of Edwin & Morcar
(1068)
Edgar Aethling & Rebellions in the North
(1069)
Rebellion at Ely
( ) p

7. Write down anything in GREEN.
Due to the rebellions, William wanted to discourage people from rising up against him.
William wanted to keep control of the country, and became very aggressive in order to do so.
William wanted revenge for the death of his earls and soldiers killed in the rebellions of 1968 & 1969
He wanted to make it impossible for the rebels to stay in areas after he defeated them in battle.
In order to squash rebellion, he had a strategy called “the harrying of the North” – basically laying waste to areas which were a threat to his rule.
He feared another Danish invasion, and many Danish people lived in the North.
William and his troops destroyed many parts of England, all in the name of maintaining control.

8. Describe how William kept his power during the rebellions.
Multi-structural
What do these rebellions suggest about Anglo-Saxon attitudes towards King William?
Relational
At his coronation, William promised to be a ‘gracious lord’ to the Anglo-Saxons. How well did he keep that promise?
Extended - Abstract

9. Were the rebellions against William successful? Why or why not?
Plenary
The goal of the rebellions was to regain power for Anglo-Saxons living in England: restore the way things used to be.
p.56 – geurilla warfar & discontent from troops
Were the rebellions against William successful? Why or why not?