At the Battle of Hastings,
William had killed King Harold and most of the English leaders. However,
there were still many who wanted to carry on fighting William.
King William had invaded
England and won the crown, but it did not mean he was in control of
England. William was forced to crush
The map shows where these rebellions
were. Click on the different places to find out more.
William reacted very harshly
to any resistance. This was shown in 1069-70 with the Harrying of
the North. William destroyed large areas of land, turning it into
wasteland. Many thousands of people died.
faced much less resistance after
the early 1070s. The harshness
of the Harrying of the North was a clear