How the Vikings changed Britain

History

Aethelflaed and Aethelred

Aethelflaed and Edward

Aethelflaed's forgotten history

Athelstan and the making of England

Changing rulers in the 11th century

In ‘The Vikings: how did Viking settlement help to make England?’ pupils study the political narrative of how Viking settlement helped to forge England. In ‘Non-European societies: Benin or the Maya’ pupils are encouraged to compare and contrast their understanding of Anglo-Saxon England with a non-European society that was roughly contemporaneous.

 In ‘The Vikings: how do we know so much about Viking York?’ pupils returned to Britain in the Viking Age with a depth study about Viking York. In ‘The Vikings: how did Viking settlement help to make England?’ the focus switches to the political narrative of how Viking settlement helped to forge England.

In this unit, pupils learn about how Viking settlement and the Anglo-Saxon response to it led to the making of England. They learn about the roles of Aethelflaed, Aethelred, Edward, and Athelstan and also examine how Aethelflaed's story has only recently received more scholarly attention.

The Vikings: how did Viking settlement change Britain?

Subjects which particular individuals may be sensitive to, eg, adoption, migration, bereavement or death, divorce, poverty, deprivation.

Depiction or discussion of sensitive content

Depiction of war, threats of war, death or the aftermath of war.

Depiction or discussion of violence or suffering

How did the Vikings change Britain through trade?

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a place where people establish a community

Who do historians believe was the most successful Viking king?

How many Anglo-Saxon kings followed Athelstan's rule?

When did Viking raids begin during Ethelred's rule?

Ethelred ordered the Danes in English territories to be killed.

Who contested the throne after Ethelred died?

How the Vikings changed Britain

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