LATEST SPEC & EXAM UPDATE. The lesson looks at the causes, events and significance of the 1066 Battles at Gate Fulford and Stamford Bridge and the impact of this for Harold Godwinson at the Battle of Hastings.
The 24 slide lesson/resource includes:
- Slide 1: Title slide
- Slide 2: Lesson aims and progress
- Slide 3: ‘1066 so far Quiz’ with answers revealed.
- Slide 5-6: Starter Activity - What were Godwinson’s main threats and challenges? With answers and information provided.
- Slide 7: Link to class clips with additional questions
- Slide 8-10: Task 1: Students use the two fact sheets to create their own timeline of the main events of both battles. Printable timeline resources included.
- Slide 11-12: Task 2: Battle of Gate Fulford & Stamford Bridge mappying activity with instructions and printable worksheets.
- Slide 13 -15: Task 3: Significance of the battles - were the outcomes positive or negative for Harold Godwinson and the Anglo-Saxons? Printable resources included.
- Slide 16: Challenge questions
- Slide 17-18: EXAM FOCUS - Examples of the ‘One feature’ question with printable resource
- Slide 19: EXAM FOCUS - Examples of the 12 and 16 mark extended writing questions.
- Slide 20-21: Learning Review - Order the 8 events into the correct chronological order.
- Slide 22-23: Lesson fact sheets
- Slide 14: 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.
This resource is for personal use only and for copyright reasons should not be copied/amended for commercial use.
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