Northumbrian rebels
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The Northumbrian rebels were a group of northern English nobles and supporters who rose in 1065 to depose the unpopular Earl Tostig Godwinson and assert their regional autonomy against southern royal authority.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historical group
ⓘ
political movement ⓘ rebel group ⓘ |
| action |
killing of Tostig’s supporters in Northumbria
ⓘ
plundering of Tostig’s property ⓘ seizure of York ⓘ |
| activeInCentury | 11th century ⓘ |
| activeInYear | 1065 ⓘ |
| cause |
killings of prominent Northumbrian nobles under Tostig
ⓘ
regional hostility to southern influence ⓘ resentment of Tostig’s harsh rule ⓘ resentment of Tostig’s heavy taxation ⓘ |
| conflict | rebellion against Earl Tostig ⓘ |
| country | Kingdom of England ⓘ |
| demand |
removal of Tostig from earldom
ⓘ
selection of an earl acceptable to Northumbrians ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | English ⓘ |
| goal |
assertion of Northumbrian regional autonomy
ⓘ
deposition of Earl Tostig Godwinson ⓘ |
| hasConsequence |
damage to Harold Godwinson’s family authority in the north
ⓘ
weakening of English political stability before 1066 ⓘ |
| hasHistoricalContext |
late Anglo-Saxon England
ⓘ
reign of Edward the Confessor ⓘ |
| hasMember |
Northumbrian nobles
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
local thegns ⓘ supporters from northern England ⓘ |
| headquarters | York NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | pre-Conquest England ⓘ |
| language | Old English ⓘ |
| location | Northumbria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| method | armed uprising ⓘ |
| negotiatedWith | Harold Godwinson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opposedBy | King Edward the Confessor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opposedTo |
Godwin family dominance in Northumbria
ⓘ
Tostig Godwinson NERFINISHED ⓘ southern royal authority ⓘ |
| partOf | Northumbrian nobility NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfRebellion | York NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| preceded | Norman Conquest of England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | northern England ⓘ |
| relatedEvent | crisis of 1065 in Northumbria ⓘ |
| religion | Christianity ⓘ |
| result |
appointment of Morcar as Earl of Northumbria
ⓘ
deposition of Tostig as Earl of Northumbria ⓘ exile of Tostig Godwinson ⓘ |
| startTime | October 1065 ⓘ |
| supportedCandidate | Morcar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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