What happened during the Hereward rebellion?
Hereward the Wake, (flourished 1070–71), Anglo-Saxon rebel against William the Conqueror and the hero of many Norman and English legends. Together they sacked Peterborough Abbey, perhaps to prevent its treasures from falling into the hands of the new Norman abbot, Turold. … Was Hereward the Wake a real person? Hereward the Wake (Traditional pronunciation /ˈhɛ….