UPDATED CONTENT & SPEC. FOR 2025/6. This lesson explains why Edward the Confessor gave the House of Godwin and Harold Godwinson so much power and Harold’s embassy to Normandy.
The 22 slide lesson includes:
- Slide 1: Learning Aim
- Slide 2: Learning aims and outcomes
- Slide 3-4: Edward the Confessor recap gap fill with answers
- Slide 5: Think & discuss - What qualities would have been suitable for an Anglo-Saxon earl - rank the options.
- Slide 6: Background information about the events following the death of Earl Godwin
- Slide 7: Background information about the House of Godwin
- Slide 8: Background information about the earldoms which belonged to the Godwins (map included).
- Slide 9-10: Background information about the reasons why Harold Godwinson had so much power with further discussion question.
- Slide 11-12: Task 1 - Sort and organisation activity linked to the reasons why Edward the Confessor gave power to the Godwins. Printable worksheet included.
- Slide 13-14: Task 2 - Comprehension and explanation worksheet - printable resources
- Slide 15: Optional creative writing task with instructions.
- Slide 16: EXAM FOCUS - Examples of the ‘One feature’ question
- Slide 17: EXAM FOCUS - Examples of the 12 and 16 mark extended writing questions.
- Slide 18-19: Learning review quiz with answers
- Slide 20: Challenge question - Relating to Harold’s promises made to William, Duke of Normandy.
- Slide 21: Printable fact sheet
- Slide 22: More from RA Resources
This lesson has been updated in line with the amended specification and exam questions ready for the 2025/6 examinations (GCSE History Edexcel).
All images used in this lesson are in the public domain and are therefore copyright free. Images which require attribution have been attributed in the notes section of each slide where the image appears. If you feel any errors have been made, please contact me at raschoolresources@gmail.com in the first instance to resolve any issues. My lessons are completed using PowerPoint and designed on widescreen formatting. Thank you.
This resource is for personal use only and for copyright reasons should not be copied/amended for commercial use.
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