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When the Norman caused Harrying of the North, king William ordered his soldiers to do this so they would be scared and afraid to rebel against his army. His soldiers destroyed so many crops that it left 10,000 civilians starving, this went on for 3 years.
Punitive raids by the Normans on the North of England, which did not want to submit to Norman rule.
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∙ 12y agoharrying of the north was a brutal march done by William the conqueror ,who ruled England from 1066 to 1087.this march was done as the people of the north refused to obey him even after 3 years of him becoming the king.
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∙ 13y agoIn The Harrying of the North, the army of Svein Estrithson, the King of Denmark, and English rebels that were against William the 11, captured York. This happened from 1069-1070, three years after William won The Battle of Hastings. William then marched from Nottingham to York, destroying anything that stood in his way. When he reached York, just before Christmas, he burnt it to the ground.
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∙ 13y agoThe Harrying of the North, or sometimes the Harrowing of the North was a series of campaigns conducted by William the Conqueror in 1069 to 1070. This was undertaken to end the independence of local lords, and replace them with total Norman Control.
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∙ 12y agoBasically there was a rebellion in the north and William killed nearly everyone there and made sure they couldn't grow any crops which led to them starving.
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Who was harrying of the north?
The Harrying of the North was not a person. It was one of the ways that William I controlled England. William's army went up the the top half of England. It was very unpopular. For more information see: What was the Harrying of the North?
What did king William do in the harrying of the north?
nothing
What were the campeigns in the harrying of the north?
Hereward the wake and the fens were rebelling on William
What did the Normans call York?
Harrying of the north I believe
When did the harrying of the north end?
the harrying of the north ended in 1071. This was when the people in the north of England stopped rebelling because William had killed 100,000, 10,000 of which starved to death because of the fact that William, Duke of Normandy burned down all their crops.
Where was the harrying of the north?
The harrying of the north took place in the north of England in the winter of 1069 and 1070.
Who was harrying of the north?
The Harrying of the North was not a person. It was one of the ways that William I controlled England. William's army went up the the top half of England. It was very unpopular. For more information see: What was the Harrying of the North?
What did king William do in the harrying of the north?
nothing
What was the effect on England by the harrying of the north?
stuff
What were the campeigns in the harrying of the north?
Hereward the wake and the fens were rebelling on William
What happened at the harrying of the north please explain in detail its for an essay?
in the harrying of the north williams ary had gone to the noth and burnt houses throw salt on the floor
What did the Normans call York?
Harrying of the north I believe
What does harrying of the north mean?
I don't know wat it means
How many people died in the harrying of the north?
Lot's and lot's
When did the harrying of the north end?
the harrying of the north ended in 1071. This was when the people in the north of England stopped rebelling because William had killed 100,000, 10,000 of which starved to death because of the fact that William, Duke of Normandy burned down all their crops.
What was Williams brutal conquest of northern England called?
harrying of the north
What year did the famine begin?
1845.
