Northumbrian rebellion of 1065

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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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Predicate Object
instanceOf historical event ⓘ
rebellion ⓘ
uprising ⓘ
followedBy Battle of Fulford ⓘ
Battle of Stamford Bridge ⓘ
Norman Conquest of England ⓘ
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 ⓘ
Northumbrian uprising of 1065 ⓘ
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 ⓘ
linked to: Tostig Godwinson

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 ⓘ
Edwin, Earl of Mercia ⓘ
Harold Godwinson ⓘ
Morcar ⓘ
Tostig Godwinson ⓘ
hasLocation Kingdom of England ⓘ
Northumbria ⓘ
hasOpposingForce royal authority of Edward the Confessor ⓘ
supporters of Earl Tostig Godwinson ⓘ
hasParticipant Harold Godwinson ⓘ
King Edward the Confessor ⓘ
Northumbrian nobility ⓘ
Northumbrian populace ⓘ
Tostig Godwinson ⓘ
hasRegion Earldom of Northumbria ⓘ
hasStartTime 1065 ⓘ
isDocumentedIn Anglo-Saxon Chronicle ⓘ
later medieval chronicles ⓘ
isPartOf events leading up to the Norman Conquest ⓘ
precededBy rule of Tostig Godwinson as Earl of Northumbria ⓘ

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Tostig Godwinson → conflict → Northumbrian rebellion of 1065 ⓘ
Tostig Godwinson → causeOfDeposition → Northumbrian rebellion of 1065 ⓘ
Waltheof, Earl of Northumbria → participatedIn → Revolt of the Earls ⓘ
linked to: Northumbrian rebellion of 1065
Northumbrian rebellion of 1065 → hasAlternativeName → Northumbrian revolt of 1065 ⓘ
linked to: Northumbrian rebellion of 1065
Northumbrian rebellion of 1065 → hasAlternativeName → Northumbrian uprising of 1065 ⓘ
linked to: Northumbrian rebellion of 1065