Northumbrian rebellion of 1065

E1000844

historical event rebellion uprising

The Northumbrian rebellion of 1065 was an uprising by the Northumbrian nobility and populace against the rule of Earl Tostig Godwinson, which destabilized England on the eve of the Norman Conquest.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
Northumbrian rebellion of 1065 canonical	2
Revolt of the Earls	1

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	historical event ⓘ rebellion ⓘ uprising ⓘ
followedBy	Battle of Fulford NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of Stamford Bridge NERFINISHED ⓘ Norman Conquest of England NERFINISHED ⓘ Tostig’s alliance with Harald Hardrada ⓘ confirmation of Morcar’s earldom by King Edward the Confessor ⓘ election of Morcar as earl by Northumbrians ⓘ exile of Tostig Godwinson to Flanders ⓘ invasion of England by Harald Hardrada in 1066 ⓘ
hasAlternativeName	Northumbrian revolt of 1065 NERFINISHED ⓘ Northumbrian uprising of 1065 NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasCause	opposition to the rule of Earl Tostig Godwinson ⓘ resentment of harsh rule and executions ordered by Tostig ⓘ resentment of heavy taxation ⓘ tensions between Northumbrian aristocracy and the Godwin family ⓘ
hasContext	late Anglo-Saxon England ⓘ political struggles among English earls ⓘ succession crisis at the end of Edward the Confessor’s reign ⓘ
hasEffect	appointment of Morcar as Earl of Northumbria ⓘ contributed to conditions enabling the Norman Conquest ⓘ destabilization of England before the Norman Conquest ⓘ encouragement of later opposition to Harold Godwinson ⓘ exile of Tostig Godwinson NERFINISHED ⓘ increased political instability in late Anglo-Saxon England ⓘ strain in relations between Harold Godwinson and Tostig Godwinson ⓘ weakening of Earl Tostig Godwinson’s political position ⓘ
hasEndTime	1065 ⓘ
hasKeyFigure	Edward the Confessor NERFINISHED ⓘ Edwin, Earl of Mercia NERFINISHED ⓘ Harold Godwinson NERFINISHED ⓘ Morcar NERFINISHED ⓘ Tostig Godwinson NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasLocation	Kingdom of England NERFINISHED ⓘ Northumbria NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasOpposingForce	royal authority of Edward the Confessor ⓘ supporters of Earl Tostig Godwinson ⓘ
hasParticipant	Harold Godwinson NERFINISHED ⓘ King Edward the Confessor NERFINISHED ⓘ Northumbrian nobility NERFINISHED ⓘ Northumbrian populace ⓘ Tostig Godwinson NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasRegion	Earldom of Northumbria NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasStartTime	1065 ⓘ
isDocumentedIn	Anglo-Saxon Chronicle NERFINISHED ⓘ later medieval chronicles ⓘ
isPartOf	events leading up to the Norman Conquest ⓘ
precededBy	rule of Tostig Godwinson as Earl of Northumbria ⓘ

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Tostig Godwinson → conflict → Northumbrian rebellion of 1065 ⓘ

Tostig Godwinson → causeOfDeposition → Northumbrian rebellion of 1065 ⓘ

Waltheof, Earl of Northumbria → participatedIn → Northumbrian rebellion of 1065 ⓘ

this entity surface form: Revolt of the Earls