Migrants in Britain - Vikings in Medieval York - GCSE History Edexcel - Lesson 5

This lessons is the case study for Unit 1 and looks at the Viking city of York. Students focus on why Viking migrants settled in York, how the Vikings used York for trade, the relationship the Vikings had with the Church in York as well as the decline in Viking control.

As always, this lesson contains all the materials, information and resources you will need to teach the lesson and therefore there is no need for any text books.

Slide 1: Title slide - The Viking settlement of York
Slide 2: GCSE Graded lesson outcomes
Slide 3: A recap of Viking migration so far - filling in the missing terms
Slide 4: Answers reveled to the recap activity
Slide 5: A student copy of the recap task (suitable for photocopying)
Slide 6: The location of York
Slide 7: The location of York
Slide 8: Evidence about the Vikings in York - What can coins tell us?
Slide 9: Evidence about the Vikings in York - Source material analysis
Slide 10: Student worksheet to be used alongside the fact sheet for the lesson
Slide 11: What was the overall impact of the Vikings in England?
Slide 12: 12 mark example exam questions based on York and the Viking migration
Slide 13-14: Match up the Viking key term to the meaning
Slide 15: Lesson Fact sheets

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