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

the name of the Anglo-Saxon tax used to defend England against Viking invasions

a group of countries or territories ruled from the centre by another country or person

The Danish conquest

History

The arrival of the Vikings

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

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

Depiction or discussion of sensitive content

Which word describes the name of the Anglo-Saxon tax used to defend England against Viking invasions?

Which word describes a group of countries or territories ruled from the centre by another country or person?

Complete the sentence: Aethelred provoked the Danish Vikings by ordering the massacre of all Danes during the St __________ Day Massacre in 1002.

He ordered the massacre of all Anglo-Saxon Christians.

What reasons did the people of England have to be happy with the reign of King Cnut the Great?

Which battle led to the establishment of the Danegeld?

Scandinavia was experiencing overpopulation.

England had good farmland and a temperate climate.

Scandinavia lacked opportunities for sons to inherit land.

Which of the following were pull factors for the Vikings?

Complete the sentence with the correct number: In the 8th century, what we now think of as ‘England’ was primarily made up of __________ different Anglo-Saxon kingdoms.

Viking raids became a seasonal occurrence.

The cyclical migrations turned into emigration.

Put the following events in chronological order.

Complete the sentence with the correct year: By __________ CE, less than a century after first contact, the Vikings had conquered the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of East Anglia, Northumbria and Mercia.

It gave Vikings a permanent recognised home in Britain.

Vikings introduced new words into the English language.

How did the establishment of the Danelaw affect England?

Starter Quiz