The impact of the Norman Conquest on England
You can draw on a range of sources to explain how historians know about the impact of the Norman Conquest on England.
The impact of the Norman Conquest on England
You can draw on a range of sources to explain how historians know about the impact of the Norman Conquest on England.
Lesson details
Key learning points
- Historians draw on a range of sources to study the impact of the Norman Conquest.
- These sources offer different evidence depending on the questions historians ask.
- The sources sometimes corroborate one another.
- The sources sometimes contradict one another.
Common misconception
Pupils may consider sources to be inherently useful or not useful and make statements about bias.
Remind pupils that all sources are useful for investigating something, and that the questions we ask of them are important in this process.
Keywords
Source - A source is something that remains from the past of which historians ask questions.
Evidence - When historians ask questions of sources they use the answers as evidence in order to support their narratives and accounts.
Licence
This content is © Oak National Academy Limited (2024), licensed on Open Government Licence version 3.0 except where otherwise stated. See Oak's terms & conditions (Collection 2).
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