This lesson explores the feudal system and the Domesday Book. It includes a drawing task, a video with some note-taking and an exam question. I have included an entry from the Domesday Book for a village in our local area which you could easily change to something more relevant for your location. Enjoy!

Explores how land ownership changed under the Normans. I created a Tenant in Chief game for this lesson in an attempt to lively up a pretty dry topic! You will need some dice for the game, everything else is included in the lesson. The lesson includes a starter, the game, a report and then an exam question. Enjoy!

Created for GCSE but also works for KS3. This lesson explores the Harrying of the North 1069-1070. It includes a starter based on a scene from the Bayeux Tapestry, a resarch task including a video and a source sheet and a written task in the form of a newspaper article either from the Saxon or Norman point of view to incorporate an understanding of bias. I always find this a fascinating bit of history to teach. Enjoy!

This lesson explores rebellions from Edwin and Morcar, Edgar Atheling, Hereward the Wake and the Revolt of the Earls. I usually find it takes me two lessons to get through this as there is a lot there. The lesson has links to several videos which help in their research. The students are asked to consider the causes, events and consequences of each rebellion. There is also an exam question at the end and an example answer which the students are asked to evaluate. Please note - The Pearson textbook - Edexcel GCSE (9-1) History Anglo-Saxon and Norman England, c1060–88 is used to add extra information in this lesson. If you use a different textbook, you will need to alter the page numbers on the slides accordingly. Thanks, enjoy!

This lesson looks at castles built by William after his victory at Hastings. It works well for GCSE or KS3. The lesson includes labelling the features of a Motte and Bailey castle, considering the effect of these castles on the local population and a task where the students explore how to attack these castles and the features of their defence. Enjoy!

A lesson exploring why the Earls submitted to William after he won at Hastings. The lesson includes a multiple choice starter, a categorisation task and an exam question. The resources needing to be printed are included at the end of the slideshow and I’ve arranged them so that you can teach this lesson by only printing 11 sheets of A4 in total for a class of 33 (we all get told to keep the printing costs down!) Enjoy!

This lesson explores the life and achievements of Amy Johnson. I created it for KS3 but it would work well with all ages. The lesson inludes a starter with a video, a research task with an information sheet and a written task in the form of an obituary. Enjoy!

Two lessons exploring Nelson Mandela. Lesson 01 focuses on apartheid in South Africa before introducing Nelson Mandela. Lesson 02 explores the highs and lows of Nelson Mandela’s life. I created this for KS3 but it will work well with all ages. Activities include: Starters (one image-based, the other a quick word game) Source enquiry Written tasks Videos (1 included plus a link to a second video on YouTube) Fortune graph task Chronology task Enjoy!

Explores the life of Leonardo da Vinci and considers both his achievements and limitations by mainly focusing on his inventions, along with some of his art. I produced this lesson for KS3 but it will work well with all age ranges. The lesson includes a starter, a link to a video, an A3 information sheet for the main task, a ‘carousel’ version of the information sheet if you wish to stick the info around the classroom, a ‘positives and negatives’ task and an exam question. Enjoy!

Explores the events of the Battle of Hastings and evaluates the strengths and weaknesses of both sides. Includes a tweet starter, a documentary with a question sheet, a strengths/weaknesses activity and a 16 mark exam question. There is a link to the video in the slides but I recommend you purchase a copy from Amazon if you like the lesson just in case it disappears from the internet. I have my own copy and have been using this successfully for a long time. This lesson also works very well for KS3. Enjoy!

This lessons explores the battles at Gate Fulford and Stamford Bridge in the run up to Hastings. It includes a key word starter, two BBC Teach videos (links in the slides) with some questions and then a mind map activity. Feel free to adapt to suit your particular groups - I usually do this over two lessons and spend a lot more time on each individual battle. No textbooks are needed for this lesson. Enjoy!

Explores how Saxon England was ruled before the Norman invasion, including the king, the Witan, eardoms and the church. Includes a starter, a lengthier research task and an exam question. Please note - The Pearson textbook - Edexcel GCSE (9-1) History Anglo-Saxon and Norman England, c1060–88 is used in this lesson. If you use a different textbook, you will need to alter the page numbers on the slides accordingly. Thanks, enjoy!

An engaging lesson exploring England in 1060, before the Norman invasion. This works well at the beginning of a unit of study on the Normans. The lesson includes a start/end true or false quiz, a source investigation and a written task. All of the resources are included and no text book is needed for this lesson. It works weel at GCSE or KS3 - feel free to adapt accordingly. Enjoy!

Exploring the four claimants to the throne in 1066. This lesson is a fun activity where students get to act out the roles of the four claimants and complete a worksheet to use in the written task at the end. Suitable for both GCSE and KS3. Feel free to adapt accordingly. I have used copyright-free images as I am selling it on TES but these can also be changed if you have the correct permissions. Enjoy - my students did!