plundered is when goods have been stolen violently from a place, especially during a war

harrying is persistently harassing or carrying out attacks on an enemy or an enemy's territory

submission is the act of allowing someone or something to have power over you

in this lesson, supplies are food or other things necessary for an army to operate

foraging is going from place to place searching for things that you can eat or use

The submission of the earls in 1066

History

Anglo-Saxon society

The Anglo-Saxon monarchy

Earldoms and local government in Anglo-Saxon England

The Anglo-Saxon economy and the role of the Church

Edward the Confessor and the House of Godwin

The uprising against Earl Tostig Godwinson

Claimants to the throne in 1066

The battles of Gate Fulford and Stamford Bridge

The Battle of Hastings

Reasons for William’s victory at the Battle of Hastings

Rewarding followers and the Marcher earldoms

Motte-and-bailey castles

The Northern and East Anglian rebellions

The Harrying of the North

The legacy of Anglo-Saxon resistance

The revolt of the earls in 1075

The feudal system in Norman England

The Anglo-Norman Church

Change and continuity in Norman England

The significance of Domesday Book

The Norman aristocracy

Bishop Odo of Bayeux

William I and his successors

In this unit, pupils study an aspect of British medieval history in depth. They learn about the social, economic, religious and political events that influenced the lives of those who lived in this period.

British depth study: Anglo-Saxon and Norman England, c1060–88

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

Depiction or discussion of violence or suffering

Depiction or discussion of violence or fighting, including threats of violence or the aftermath of violence.

What keyword describes persistently harassing or carrying out attacks on an enemy or an enemy's territory?

William still needed to fight another battle against Earls Edwin and Morcar.

There were many defiant Anglo-Saxons ready to carry on fighting.

William had to return to Normandy so didn't have time for a coronation.

It took time for William to gain control over a hostile Anglo-Saxon population. 

Why was the Norman conquest not fully achieved by the victory at the Battle of Hastings?

when goods have been stolen violently from a place

the act of allowing someone or something to have power over you

going from place to place searching for things that you can eat or use

food or other things necessary for an army to operate

Who did many Anglo-Saxon nobles initially rally behind as the next king of England following Harold's death?

Put in order the area of which William and his army visited on their brutal march through south-east England, starting with the earliest.

an Anglo-Saxon army made up of mostly untrained peasant conscripts

a group of ships, or all of the ships in a country's navy

William of Normandy invaded England after Harold Godwinson had fought the Battle of {{ }} Bridge.

William of Normandy won the Battle of {{ }} against Harold Godwinson.

a wedge formation to break up the enemy line

use of housecarls to charge at the Norman cavalry

Which of these were English tactics used at the Battle of Hastings? 

archers' attack from behind the shield wall

Which of these were Norman tactics used at the Battle of Hastings? 

What is the name of a rare contemporary account of this period, which offers a visual scene-by-scene breakdown of the Battle of Hastings?

The submission of the earls in 1066

Lesson outcome

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