PowerPoint (with 4 slides) and two Word Documents that examines Saxon resistance against the Normans after the conquest in 1066. The lesson focuses on the Harrying of the North and Hereward the Wake.
Activities include
- Starter activity in which students consider why Saxons hated William after the conquest.
- A reading and comprehension exercise on the Harrying of the North and Hereward the Wake in which pupils complete a comparative table.
- Discussion of which rebellion was the greater threat to Norman control of England.
- Source analysis to determine the reliability of Orderic Vitalis.
- Discussion of why the legendary version of Hereward’s fate was so popular.
Designed for teaching an academically able Key Stage 3 class covering aspects of the Medieval World.
Lesson Length: 1hr depending on pace.
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