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Join us at the History Academy for an engaging and interactive exploration of castle design during the reign of Henry VIII, focusing on the successful adaptation of Deal Castle to the introduction of cannons. This exceptional lesson presents a captivating learning journey through the strategic evolution of castles in response to the revolutionary impact of cannons, offering students a clear understanding of historical innovations in castle design during the 16th century.

When you purchase this lesson, which completes our series on the decline of castles, you will be able to download a 20 slide PowerPoint presentation which includes aims, objectives, differentiated outcomes, historical sources, information slides, drone footage, starter, plenaries, tasks, activities and templates. We have also uploaded this file as a PDF.

The lesson begins with a choice of starters including a snowballing of the key words, a continum exercise on the development of castle design or a word search. It then introduces the topic by explaining why Medieval Castles were unable to with stand cannon fire before moving onto an investigation task into the defences of Deal Castle. The lesson then rounds off by explaining why castles declined as a place to live during the Tudor times by looking at the example of Hardwick Hall. This is then consolidated with a choice of two plenaries. For more information, please see the detailed preview.

The aims and objectives of this lesson are:

Theme: Castles

  • Know: How did castle design change over time?
  • Understand: Why were Medieval castles easy targets for cannon fire?
  • Evaluate: How did castle builders adapt their designs to resist cannon fire?
  • Skills: Source Analysis, Cause, Consequence & Collaboration

WILF – What Am I Looking For?

  • Can You Describe: How did castle design change over time?
  • Can You Explain: Why Medieval castles couldn’t withstand cannon fire?
  • Can You Evaluate: How castle designers adapted their designs to resist cannon fire?

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The Decline of Medieval Castles

This bundle contains some of our most popular resources on the decline of Medieval Castles. 1. Unveiling the Decline of Castles: A Comprehensive Source Analysis This resource provides a comprehensive analysis of the decline of Medieval Castles, focusing on the writings of John Leland in 1534. 2. Why did Medieval Castles Decline in Importance? This resource explores the reasons behind the decline in importance of Medieval Castles. 3. Market Place Activity: Why did castles decline in importance? This resource engages students in a marketplace activity to understand the factors contributing to the decline of castles. 4. Card Sort - Why did castles decline in importance? This resource involves a card sorting activity to help students analyze and categorize the reasons for the decline of castles. 5. How successsfully did castles adapt to Gunpowder? This lesson looks at how Medieval castles tried to adapt to the introduction of Gunpowder and the arms race that took place between attackers and defenders. 6. Castles after the introduction of gunpowder This lesson looks at the evolution of castle decline during the Tudor period by looking at the development of Deal Castle and the move of the nobility and rich into mansion houses. You views are important to us. If you need help with this or any other topic, then please contact us via our facebook page. You can also follow ‘The History Academy’ on Twitter, Google Plus, YouTube and Facebook for the latest updates, or even to get in touch and chat about how you have used this resource, or to ask questions. We aim to produce cheap and affordable resources for the price of a good cup of coffee. All our authors are paid the living wage, so when you purchase our resources you are buying into our shared values of fair play and decency. In this day and age, values truly matter. Anyway, have fun and stay in touch via social media for the latest updates. Don’t forget to check out our YouTube Channel with over 600 free videos: @historyacademy Kind Regards Roy

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