Hereward the Wake - The Anglo-Saxon Guerilla

From the marshy wetlands of the East Anglian fens, Hereward the Wake led a desperate Anglo-Saxon rebellion against the rule of the Norman King, William the Conqueror. This is the story of Hereward, a Saxon nobleman who went on to embody English resistance to Norman oppression.
This mini-documentary gives a brief overview of Hereward the Wake.
All materials are used under fair use for education and commentary.
Music:
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Timestamps:
Intro - 0:00
Hereward's Early Life - 1:45
The Norman Invasion - 3:32
Hereward Returns to England - 4:35
Hereward's Rebellion at Ely - 5:42
Treachery and the End of Hereward - 8:24
Conclusion - 9:44

[@JustAnotherHistoryChannel]

I neglected to explain what Hereward's epithet 'Wake' means - it most likely means 'watchful', or else relates to the Anglo-Norman Wake family, in order to claim descent from Hereward!

[@TheSonicdruid72]

Mate love your channel! Just found it today. So stoked. I’ve been obsessed with British history all my life. My Grandfather was Welsh Nanna Irish and my mum Liverpudlian, so I was surrounded by it. When I finally had the time a d money to go over there, I got cancer, so after finally going into remission we planned it again, then… the bloody Cancer came back! So sadly I don’t think I’ll get to go over there now, I’m gutted. But channels like this I can still immerse myself into it all, I just won’t ever get to see it in real life. I’ll take what I can get. I’m just so glad that one of my children got to go over there, I lived vicariously through her haha. Thanks for the time and effort you put into these Videos. Cheers from Australia mate. Ps. Remember always wear sun cream haha.

[@JustAnotherHistoryChannel]

@@TheSonicdruid72 I'm so glad you're enjoying these videos and that they're giving you a slice of British history!! Perhaps you will get to visit one day, I hope so - I have some distant family in Australia so I'm hoping I can visit over there at some point! It's been a typically wet british summer, I wish I'd needed more suncream!

[@spudspuddy]

Snuck is not a word, it's just slang from America. Sneaked is correct.

[@paicandinarkhail7255]

snuck is a word mate💀@@spudspuddy

[@spudspuddy]

@@paicandinarkhail7255 Sneaked. Snuck is just slang used by people who can't speak properly.

[@TitanJonkler]

FEEL MY POWER!!! *Rebellion Blade!*

[@davidharvey8158]

Excellent video, I'm always amazed that so many English people have never heard of Hereward the Wake.

[@bobyouel7674]

great information REspect to all that fight for their freedom

[@williamkz]

Nice presentation. Thank you. Hereward is a fascinating, possibly mythical character, linked in with the legend of Lady Godiva. I read Charles Kingsley's novel as a child and loved it. My own suspicion is that Hereward is composite character made up from a number of Anglo-Saxon rebels who resisted William I after Hastings.

[@kaykek7174]

Good call to switch between edited video and real life footage, makes the video more engaging. Thank you for another quality video.

[@Bullet-Tooth-Tony-]

He's like an Uhtred of Bebbanburg type of character.

[@duane9830]

The conqueror disgusts me. What a cruel, rapacious bastard

[@GrandeSalvatore96]

Love the obscure topics! And the face reveal 🤣 this channel is about to blow up

[@JustAnotherHistoryChannel]

Thank you 😄 I'll keep them coming!

[@mikeycraig8970]

Obscure? This is English History. If it's 'obscure' to you it's because you've made it that way!

[@donnadiscalotta965]

Excellent little video - well done and thank you.

[@dianauwu1312]

His story is so cool, shame it's so obscure. First heard about him through the English sci-fi/steampunk band The Mechanisms.

[@InsertGoodNameHere-wj7zj]

Wheeeeyyyyyyyyyyyyyy love seeing a mechs fan out in the wild!

[@henryfitch8710]

Hereward is a true Cambridgeshire hero where I live. He defied the invading Normans.

[@ML-bw4yt]

Underated warrior

[@davidtownsend6092]

This video makes me feel like I went back in time. Not to Saxon times but the 80s the era of mullets and pornstashes

[@davidtownsend6092]

Really dig the video tho just busting balls

[@JustAnotherHistoryChannel]

Hahaha I appreciate that, maybe time I had a trim

[@sorrysirmygunisoneba]

Fascinating subject and a fantastic video. Very well made. It’s production quality is something of channels with hundreds of thousands of subs. Well done, and consider me subscribed!

[@JustAnotherHistoryChannel]

Thank you so much!!

[@commando4481]

Very well done. Hope to see more.

[@StoicHistorian]

Great video never heard of this guy

[@JForkbeard]

Great video! There is a fen north of Ely called Burnt Fen, allegedly Herward instructed some of his rebels to torch the land as a distraction so Hereward could escape Ely and fight another day. Not found a physical reference to this though, only word of mouth. A good story nonetheless!

[@JustAnotherHistoryChannel]

Thank you!! I'd heard of Burnt Fen before, but never the story behind the name!

[@Hetheboss2]

THE YEAR IS 1071!!!!!!!!!!!! WOW I NEVER ACTUALLY KNEW THAT WHAT HAPPENED TO 2023???

[@stephendonoghue2760]

And to return on 2066 😮

[@clangerbasher]

What does 'wake' mean?

[@eddiejohn7744]

the watchful

[@clangerbasher]

@@eddiejohn7744 Thank you.

[@williamkz]

It is said also that Hereward's battle cry when attacking Normans was 'Awake! Awake!' (At least according to Charles Kingsley.)

[@clangerbasher]

@@williamkz Thank you.