Tostig Northumbria Uprising - Anglo-Saxon & Norman England - GCSE History Edexcel - Lesson 6

UPDATED CONTENT & SPEC. FOR 2025/6. The events and causes of the uprising against Tostig in 1065.

The 22 slide lesson includes:

• Slide 1: Title slide
• Slide 2: Learning aims and outcomes
• Slide 3: What is an uprising?
• Slide 4-6: Gap fill activity of the events in Anglo-Saxon England so far with answers and printable resources.
• Slide 7: Starter Task 1 - Identify Tostig’s problems
• Slide 8-9: Starter Task 2 - Picture quiz - why did people rebel against Tostig, with answers
• Slide 10: Background information about the importance of Northumbria to Edward the Confessor.
• Slide 11: Background information about the main events of the uprising.
• Slide 12-13: Task 1 - Explain the causes of the uprising - with instructions and printable worksheet.
• Slide 14: Bonus worksheet for lower ability students to illustrate the events of the uprising.
• Slide 15: EXAM FOCUS: Examples of the ‘One feature’ question
• Slide 16: EXAM FOCUS: Examples of the 12 and 16 mark extended writing questions.
• Slide 17: Task 2: Challenge Questions with a focus on Edward the Confessor’s death.
• Slide 18: Learning review 2 - Learning Pyramid
• Slide 19-20: Learning review 2 - Gap fill with answers
• Slide 21: Lesson fact sheet
• Slide 22: 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).

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