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Year 10

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

24 lessons

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  • Invasion, migration and settlement

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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.

This unit uses and builds on pupils' knowledge of England and Britain from the Stone Age to the early modern period that they built in key stages 2 and 3. This unit prepares pupils for the units they study in year 11, where some of the same themes relating to power, governance and religion are touched on again in both the period study and the modern depth study.

  1. Anglo-Saxon society
  2. The Anglo-Saxon monarchy
  3. Earldoms and local government in Anglo-Saxon England
  4. The Anglo-Saxon economy and the role of the Church
  5. Edward the Confessor and the House of Godwin
  6. The uprising against Earl Tostig Godwinson
  7. Claimants to the throne in 1066
  8. The battles of Gate Fulford and Stamford Bridge
  9. The Battle of Hastings
  10. Reasons for William’s victory at the Battle of Hastings
  11. The submission of the earls in 1066
  12. Rewarding followers and the Marcher earldoms
  13. Motte-and-bailey castles
  14. The Northern and East Anglian rebellions
  15. The Harrying of the North
  16. The legacy of Anglo-Saxon resistance
  17. The revolt of the earls in 1075
  18. The feudal system in Norman England
  19. The Anglo-Norman Church
  20. Change and continuity in Norman England
  21. The significance of Domesday Book
  22. The Norman aristocracy
  23. Bishop Odo of Bayeux
  24. William I and his successors

  • An overview knowledge of England between the 8th and 11th centuries, with a focus on the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms, Viking invasion and settlement, and the creation of Anglo-Saxon England.

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