an area of land controlled by a castle which supplied the castle with resources

settling land that already had people living there, and taking away control of it from its original owners

Castle building in Norman Wales

History

In 'Norman England: how did William the Conqueror subdue England?', pupils learnt about the reaction of the Anglo-Saxons to Norman rule and how William consolidated his 1066 victories. In this unit, pupils will learn how their knowledge of Norman England can be applied to a specific historic environment linked to the Normans.

Historic environment (Norman England)

Discriminatory behaviour or images, whether on the grounds of race, gender, disability, religion or belief or sexual orientation, or otherwise.

Depiction or discussion of discriminatory behaviour

Historic or outdated representations of people that may portray inequality or injustice.

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

Depiction or discussion of violence or suffering

Which word describes an area of land controlled by a castle which supplied the castle with resources?

Which word describes settling land that already had people living there, and taking away control of it from its original owners?

Complete the sentence: The Normans constructed more than 300 castles in Wales before 1215, with __________ built along the Welsh Marches.

Provided bases at which soldiers could be stationed to help defeat rebellions

Provided William with hundreds of houses in which he could stay if needed

Served as a powerful visual reminder to the local people of who was in charge

Served as a powerful way to show off Norman architectural styles

Which of the following were the main benefits of castle-building for the Normans?

Which castle was the beginning point of a chain of castles built along the north Wales coast by the end of the 11th century?

Each castle hosted an annual festival which attracted visitors

Local people had to pay to live in the area around the castle

Networks of trade would spring up around the castles

How did castles in Norman Wales build economic links?

Complete the sentence: {{}} earls were granted special privileges to help them control and colonise the Marches.

Complete the sentence: William I responded to threats in Wales by creating three new {{}} to defend the Welsh Marches: Chester, Shrewsbury and Hereford. 

They were bigger in size which made them easier to control

They were smaller in size which made them easier to control

Marcher earls could create new towns, markets and churches

Marcher earls could not create new towns, markets and churches

Which of the following were characteristics of the Marcher earldoms?

They could join with other earldoms, without asking the king for permission

They were allowed to keep the taxes they collected

They could rename the earldom to whatever they wanted

They could build castles, without asking the king for permission

Which of the following were powers given to the Marcher earls?

Built a castle to control a crossing point of the River Severn

Received tribute from the king of Gwynedd

Which of the following were actions Roger de Montgomery took as a Marcher earl?

Content guidance

Depiction or discussion of discriminatory behaviour

Depiction or discussion of violence or suffering

Adult supervision recommended

This lesson will be removed by end of Summer Term 2025.

Castle building in Norman Wales

Lesson outcome

Content guidance

This lesson will be removed by end of Summer Term 2025.