Rebellion in the North: The Harrying of the North
1066 Collection • 29m
In the winter of 1069–70, William the Conqueror waged a series of military campaigns to subjugate northern England, where the presence of the last Wessex claimant, Edgar Atheling, had encouraged Anglo-Danish rebellions.
In Part 1 of this three part series, Daniel Gray explores the context behind these campaigns and their impact on northern medieval communities.
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