1066 The Saxon Times - The Advance on London - Set of 7 Posters

The Saxon Times is a look at how the events of 1066 may have been reported by an English newspaper - with a little interference from the Normans. It is a uniquely English view of what happened in that momentous year and a very different look at the tumultuous events of the year 1066 that includes the Norman Conquest of England.
The Saxon Times takes the form of a series of pages from a contemporary newspaper, reporting on events as they unfolded and appeared to contemporary people, and a selection of excerpts from the book are now available as a class resource from the author, David Clarke.
The Saxon Times aims:
• to inspire curiosity to know more about the past
• to increase knowledge and understanding about 1066
• to understand how people’s lives have shaped the nation
The Saxon Times will:
• identify the significant events of 1066
• help develop perspective and argument
• help weigh the available evidence
• includes topical advertisements and by lines, such as ‘Ask Brother Ealdred’ and ‘The Food Section’, that provide humour, insight and help promote interest in life at the time.
• Help understand the complexity of people’s lives and the relationships between different groups
This set of six A3 posters to download reflect on:
• Hastings, Hastings Castle and the start of the advance on London
• The road to Dover, Canterbury surrenders, march on Southwark, Guildford and Winchester
• Guildford, ‘Ask Brother Ealdred’ and Job Advert – ‘The Varengian Guard’
• William’s Master Plan for English Domination, the selling of a country
• The Food Section, Come Dine with the Normans
• the final days, terror sweeps London, the coronation
The Saxon Times provides a complete account of the year 1066 and full background to these resources