Resistance and rebellion
What Resistance and rebellion means in History A-Level, as defined for AQA, Pearson Edexcel.
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Opposition to the Normans that continued after the submission of the earls in 1066, including rebellions in the south, the East Anglian Rebellion and the revolt of the earls.
Refusal to submit after 1066, as when Eadric the Wild joined forces with Welsh rulers and raided into Herefordshire until his submission around 1070.
Direct resistance that frequently erupted, ranging from the 1857 Indian Mutiny and the Mahdist War in Sudan to the later Mau Mau Uprising in Kenya.
Topics that use Resistance and rebellion
- 1J The British Empire, c1857–1967 – consequence in this period through the following key questions: (AQA A-Level)
- Paper 2, Option 2A.1: Anglo-Saxon England and the Anglo-Norman Kingdom, c1053–1106 - 2 The Norman conquest of England and extension of control in Wales and Scotland, 1066–93 (Pearson Edexcel A-Level)
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