This pdf includes a lesson in which the class will work in groups to decide who should be the next king of England. The pdf includes background information, a handout for students, and the names of the candidates to be distributed to the groups.
Background: Edward the Confessor died on 4 January 1066 without any sons. He had previously promised two different people that they could be the next king.
There were three claimants to the throne:
Harold Godwineson – Earl of Wessex and the most powerful man in England.
Harald Hardraada – King of Norway.
William of Normandy – Duke of Normandy
The students are divided into groups and each group is given the name of one of the claimants. Each group writes a speech supporting that man. They should use any of the information given in the sources. At the end, all of the members of the class will meet as the Witenagemot, (the word means council of elders and was the English parliament) and vote for the best candidate.
Background: Edward the Confessor died on 4 January 1066 without any sons. He had previously promised two different people that they could be the next king.
There were three claimants to the throne:
Harold Godwineson – Earl of Wessex and the most powerful man in England.
Harald Hardraada – King of Norway.
William of Normandy – Duke of Normandy
The students are divided into groups and each group is given the name of one of the claimants. Each group writes a speech supporting that man. They should use any of the information given in the sources. At the end, all of the members of the class will meet as the Witenagemot, (the word means council of elders and was the English parliament) and vote for the best candidate.
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