UPDATED CONTENT & SPEC. FOR 2025/6. This lesson examines the various claims and motives to the English throne after the death of Edward the Confessor from Harald Hardrada, William of Normandy, Harold Godwinson and Edgar Aethling.
The 21 slide lesson includes:
- Slide 1 - Title slide
- Slide 2 - Lesson aims and outcomes
- Slide 3-5: Useful key term match up activity with answers and printable resources.
- Slide 6: Starter discussion - What qualities would the witan be looking for in their new king?
- Slide 7: Background information explaining why there was a succession crisis after Edward the Confessor’s death.
- Slide 8: Background information about the claimants to the throne in 1066.
- Slide 9-10: Task 1 - Instructions and printable resource to help students outline, explain and judge each claimant to the English throne.
- Slide 11-12: Task 2 - Follow up questions with printable worksheet for students to explain the events.
- Slide 13-14: Learning Review 1 - Which claimant am I? With answers
- Slide 15: Learning Review 1 - Sentence finishers suitable for discussion or written plenary.
- Slide 16-17: EXAM FOCUS - Examples and printable resources for students to complete the ‘One feature’ question.
- Slide 18: EXAM FOCUS - Examples of the 12 and 16 mark extended writing questions.
- Slide 19-20: Lesson fact sheets
- Slide 21: 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.
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