Wales, England and Owain Glyndwr
Lesson details
Learning outcome
I can retell the story of Owain Glyndwr's early life.
Key learning points
- Owain Glyndwr was a Welshman who was born at a time when England controlled Wales.
- He was descended from the princes of a part of Wales.
- As a young man he travelled to London to study law and even fought in an English army.
- When he returned to Wales, he found that many people were unhappy with English rule.
- Owain Glyndwr decided to fight to try and make Wales free from English rule.
Keywords
Marches - the Marches is a place between Wales and England
Descended - when people are related by blood to older generations they are descended from them
Bard - a famous poet is called a bard
Lord - someone of importance who owned land was a lord
Common misconception
That life was the same 750 years ago as it is today.
Explain to children that lots of things were very different 750 years ago. For example, there were no cars, planes or trains and it would have taken Owain a long time to travel to Scotland and London. People would have travelled by horse or walked.
Teacher tip
Create freeze frames and take photographs of the children acting out different scenes from Owain's life, such as Owain riding as a boy, studying law, a soldier in Scotland, getting married and a feast with the bards. Ask the children to arrange the photographs in order and write captions.
Content guidance
Depiction or discussion of discriminatory behaviour
Depiction or discussion of sensitive content
Depiction or discussion of violence or suffering
Supervision
Adult supervision recommended
Licence
Lesson video
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Who did King Alfred want to help so they could fight the Vikings too?
Q2.What was Aethelflaed (King Alfred's daughter) like?
Q3.True or False? Aethelflaed married Aethelred (King of Mercia).
Q4.Pick the right word to finish this sentence. When the King of Mercia died, Aethelflaed became know as the Lady of ___________.
Q5.What did Aethelflaed ask her soldiers to find on their special mission?
Q6.What did finding the lost bones of Saint Oswald give Aethelflaed?
Assessment exit quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Where was the special place called the Marches?
Q2.What does the word 'descended' mean?
Q3.True or false? Owain Glyndwr was born in the Marches and one day he would be the Prince of Wales.
Q4.What facts are true about what Owain did as a young man?
Q5.Where did Owain live after fighting in Scotland?
Q6.What was one of the reasons that Owain decided to fight against the English?
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