Battle of Hastings - 3 lessons & 1 Adventure Game Booklet

The Battle of Hastings

3 lessons that provide a comprehensive study of the battle.

Lesson 1: Studies a range of primary sources and leads students through activities based on these.

Lesson 2: A descriptive writing challenge using a number of stimuli to help them map the course of the battle and try their hand at being a war correspondence.

Lesson 3: A study of the factors that led to Norman success. Students write a balanced historical argument looking at which factor(s) were the most important and why.

Hope it helps,

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