GCSE Norman Conquest: The Battle of Hastings

GCSE Anglo Saxon and Norman England 1060-87 for the new specification 2016.
In this lesson we look at the Battle of Hastings. The objective of the lesson is to determine to what extent mistakes by Harold, strength/skill and tactics played a part in the outcome of the battle. We start with a quick retrieval quiz from last lesson. We then look at who had the advantage going into the battle by comparing armies, battlefield position, leaders and tactics. We compare our judgements with an interpretation and the pupils answer questions based around the interpretation. We then plot the events of the battle on a graph to show who had control at various points, the pupils then annotate the graph to show examples of luck, mistakes and military strength We then pull all the strands together and finish with a piece of extended writing on a 16 mark question based on to what extent mistakes played in the outcome of the battle. The pupils have some guidance on how to structure their answer.

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