Editing Ripon (section)

===Normans and the Middle Ages===
[[File:Ripon Cathedral (geograph 5374696).jpg|thumb|[[Ripon Cathedral]]]]
After the [[Norman conquest of England|Norman conquest]], much of the north rebelled in 1069, even trying to bring back Danish rule; the suppression that followed was the [[Harrying of the North]], which resulted in the death of approximately one-third of the population of the [[North of England]].{{sfn|Thomson|1978|pp=19–20}} Ripon is thought to have shrunk to a small community around the church following the suppression.{{sfn|Thomson|1978|p=20}} The lands of the church were transferred to [[York Minster|St Peter's Church]] at York as the [[Liberty of Ripon]] and it was during this time that a grand [[Ripon Cathedral|Collegiate Church]] was built on top of the ruins of Wilfrid's building. Eventually developed in the [[Gothic architecture|Gothic]] style, the project owed much to the work of [[Roger de Pont L'Evêque]] and [[Walter de Gray]], two [[Archbishop of York|Archbishops of York]] during the [[House of Plantagenet|Plantagenet]] era.{{sfn|Thomson|1978|p=20}} During the 12th century Ripon built up a booming [[wool]] trade, attracting Italian trade merchants, especially [[Florence|Florentine]]s, who bought and exported large quantities.{{sfn|Thomson|1978|p=43}}

Ripon's proximity to [[Fountains Abbey]], where the [[Cistercian]]s had a long tradition of sheep farming and owned much grazing land, was a considerable advantage.{{sfn|Thomson|1978|p=43}} After English people were forbidden from wearing foreign cloth in 1326, Ripon developed a cloth industry which was third in size in Yorkshire after York and [[Halifax, West Yorkshire|Halifax]].{{sfn|Thomson|1978|p=43}} Due to conflict with [[Kingdom of Scotland|Scotland]], political emphasis was on the North during the time of [[Edward I of England|Edward I]] and [[Edward II of England|Edward II]], as Scottish invaders attacked numerous northern English towns.{{sfn|Thomson|1978|p=60}} Ripon had a wakeman to make sure the residents were safely home by [[curfew]] and law and order was maintained; however, it was forced to pay 1,000&nbsp;[[Mark (money)|marks]] to the Scots to prevent them from burning down the town on one occasion.{{sfn|Thomson|1978|p=60}}