relating to the Germanic inhabitants of England from their arrival in the 5th century to the Norman Conquest

the movement of people into a new area or country

a member of the Scandinavian seafaring people who raided Britain from the late 8th century

the area of England in the north and east controlled by the Vikings

The arrival of the Vikings

History

The Danish conquest

The Norman conquest (1066)

Angevin Empire

The Hundred Years' War

Impact of conquest and settlement on medieval Britain

The colonisation of North America

The Transatlantic Slave Trade

The War of Independence

Huguenot migration

Ulster Plantations and Highland Clearances

Factors causing westward migration

The origins of British rule in India

The Indian Rebellion

The impact of British rule in India

The scramble for Africa

Cecil Rhodes and the Boer War

What sources can tell us about the expansion of Empire

Irish migration to Britain in the 19th century

Jewish migration to Britain in the 19th and 20th centuries

Movement within the British Empire

The impact of imperial propaganda in the 19th century

The impact of the World Wars on migration to and from Britain

Impact of empire on migration in and out of Britain

The end of the British Empire in the 20th century

Post war migration to Britain: The Windrush generation

Post war migration to Britain: Migration from East Africa

Post war migration to Britain: The Falklands

The impact of the EU on migrant experiences in Britain

Experience of post-WW2 migrants in Britain

In this unit, pupils learn about a theme in British history over a period of roughly 1000 years. They examine this theme, analysing the impact it had in Medieval, Early Modern, Industrial and Modern Britain, with a particular focus on change and continuity.

Thematic Studies

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

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

Depiction or discussion of sensitive content

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

Depiction or discussion of violence or suffering

Which of the following groups were the Germanic inhabitants of England from their arrival in the 5th century to the 11th century?

England had good farmland and a temperate climate.

Scandinavia was experiencing overpopulation.

Scandinavia lacked opportunities for sons to inherit land.

Which of the following were push factors for the Vikings?

Prior to the 8th century, which of the following tribes made up the population of the British Isles?

Complete the sentence: In 878, King Alfred the Great defeated the Vikings which led to the creation of the ...

In which battle did King Alfred the Great of Wessex defeat Guthrum of the Great Heathen Army of the Vikings?

What happened to the number of Viking raids following the creation of the Danelaw?

Which group lived in the British Isles in the 8th century?

Who was considered the most powerful in medieval society?

a member of the Scandinavian seafaring people

Which definition best describes the word 'migration'?

Which of the following groups were Scandinavian seafaring people who raided Britain?

Put the following time periods in chronological order.

In which century did the Vikings invade England?

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