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Harrying Of The North (Effects on Land Ownership (Impacts of the changes,…
Harrying Of The North
Causes
Earl Robert Cumin , his men and thousands of others were slaughtered and killed, whom William swore revenge for. The northern rebels refused to meet for an open battle. William realised the great threat of the Danes welcoming a Viking invasion as they resented the south rule and identified strongly with their Danish heritage. The rebellions in the North were causing rebellions elsewhere in the country
Consequences
Immediate Impacts
100,000 people died and without any crops to live on,livestock or protection from the winter (because houses were burnt down) many starved or froze to death. William also destroyed destroyed the soil leaving them infertile and no hope of starting again which lead to thousands of refugees fleeing the region.
Long-Term Impacts
The Domesday Book showed records that after almost 20 years Yorkshire had not recovered, 60% of Yorkshire was classed as waste where there was no economic activity that could be taxed. William stopped trying to win over the Anglo-Saxon aristocracy and instead replaced them. His actions of brutality in the North was widely criticised including by the Pope. William devoted much time and money to the Church for the rest of his reign to make amends for what he had done
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