0
The Harrying of the North happened around the 1066 time (but people mostly died in the winter of 1069-1070, because of what William did to their crops, i.e. burn them!), when William the Conqueror beat Harold in The Battle of Hastings. This meant that William would become King of England, but no-body in England liked this, and there was alot of rebelions, which, of course, William did not like, as no King/Queen to like people to resist their orders.
So, William being the person he was, decided to burn villages up to ashes. No village was inhabited between York and Durham, that is how severe it became. William punished the innocent will the guilty, and crime that no-one can forgive him for, as this is just brutal slaughter. Someone who often thought well of William said the following:
"The King stopped at nothing to hunt his enemies. He cut down many people and destroyed homes and land. Nowhere else had he shown such cruelty. To his shame he made no effort to control his fury and punished the innocent with the guilty. He ordered that crops and herds, tools and food should be burned to ashes. More than 100,000 people perished of hunger. I have often praised William in this book, but I can nothing good about this brutal slaughter. God will punish him". This was writen by Orderic Vitalis, someone who often praised William.
Wiki User
∙ 13y ago
Add your answer:
Earn +20 pts
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.
When did Harrying of Buchan happen?
Harrying of Buchan happened in 1308.
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
