Students explain why Anglo-Saxon Earls submitted to William in 1066 after the Battle of Hastings.
This 36 slide lesson has been updated in line with the amended specification and exam questions ready for the 2025/6 examinations (GCSE History Edexcel).
Included in the PPT
- Slide 1: Title Slide
- Slide 2: Lesson progress and learning aims
- Slide 3-5: Learning recap activity covering key terms from key topic 1 with printable resources.
- Slide 6: Starter 1 - Discussion - What problems would William face after victory at the Battle of Hastings?
- Slide 7: Background information & starter answers
- Slide 8: Definition activity covering the term ‘submission’.
- Slide 9-11: Starter 2 - Instructions for the problem solving activity with printable worksheet for students to use alongside the activity.
- Slide 12-17: Problem solving multiple choice quiz questions - students pick one from a choice of three.
- Slide 18-23: Problem solving answers
- Slide 24-25: Task 1 - What were William’s actions after the Battle of Hastings? Printable worksheet included.
- Slide 26-27: Task 2 - Why did the Anglo-Saxon earls submit sort task with printable activity sheet.
- Slide 28: Follow up challenge questions.
- Slide 29-30: EXAM FOCUS EXAMPLE QUESTIONS
- Slide 31-32: Learning Review 1 - Students use a map of South-East England to explain the events they learned in the lesson.
- Slide 33-34: Learning Review 2 - 8 question quiz with answers
- Slide 35: Lesson fact sheet
- Slide 36: More from RA Resources
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.
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