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 London in 1066

History

Anglo-Saxon kingship

Edward the Confessor, the Godwins and William of Normandy

Edward the Confessor's death and the claimants to the throne

Battle of Stamford Bridge

Battle of Hastings

Reasons for William's victory in 1066

Establishing control: new earls and earldoms

Establishing control: motte-and-bailey castles

Revolts against William I, 1067-1075

The Harrying of the North, 1069-70

William's consolidation of power

Key figures in the government of Norman England

The Norman feudal system

Land and inheritance in Norman England

Domesday Book

Justice and the legal system in Norman England

Continuity and change in Norman government

Life in towns in Norman England

Life in villages in Norman England

The built environment of Norman England

Work and diet in Norman England

Changing laws in Norman England: Forest law

Daily life in Norman England

The Anglo-Saxon Church

Lanfranc's reforms

The king and the Church in Norman England

The Reform Papacy

Norman reforms of English monasticism

The Norman Church

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: Norman England, c1066–c1100

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?

Exit Quiz

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