The submission of London in 1066
Lesson details
Learning outcome
I can explain why London submitted to William in 1066.
Key learning points
- William needed to overcome a hostile Anglo-Saxon population if he wished to control England.
- Anglo-Saxon nobles in London rallied behind Edgar the Aethling as the next king of England.
- William’s army was vulnerable, in a foreign land with limited supplies.
- William used harrying and violence to induce submission from the Anglo-Saxon nobility.
- Earls Edwin and Morcar, Edgar the Aethling and Stigand, the Archbishop of Canterbury, submitted to William.
Keywords
Plundered - plundered is when goods have been stolen violently from a place, especially during a war
Harrying - harrying is persistently harassing or carrying out attacks on an enemy or an enemy's territory
Submission - submission is the act of allowing someone or something to have power over you
Supplies - in this lesson, supplies are food or other things necessary for an army to operate
Foraging - foraging is going from place to place searching for things that you can eat or use
Common misconception
The Norman conquest was fully achieved by the victory at the Battle of Hastings.
In reality, there were many defiant Anglo-Saxons ready to carry on fighting and it took time for William to gain meaningful control over a hostile Anglo-Saxon population.
Teacher tip
Trace William’s march through England on a map, marking key locations of violence and submission.
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Match the words to their definitions.
an Anglo-Saxon army made up of mostly untrained peasant conscripts
the elite unit of the Anglo-Saxon army
a group of ships, or all of the ships in a country's navy
the elite unit of the Norman army
Q2.William of Normandy invaded England after Harold Godwinson had fought the Battle of Bridge.
Q3.William of Normandy won the Battle of against Harold Godwinson.
Q4.Which of these were English tactics used at the Battle of Hastings?
Q5.Which of these were Norman tactics used at the Battle of Hastings?
Q6.What is the name of a rare contemporary account of this period, which offers a visual scene-by-scene breakdown of the Battle of Hastings?
Assessment exit quiz
6 Questions
Q1.What keyword describes persistently harassing or carrying out attacks on an enemy or an enemy's territory?
Q2.Why was the Norman conquest not fully achieved by the victory at the Battle of Hastings?
Q3.Match the keywords to their definitions.
when goods have been stolen violently from a place
the act of allowing someone or something to have power over you
going from place to place searching for things that you can eat or use
food or other things necessary for an army to operate
Q4.Who did many Anglo-Saxon nobles initially rally behind as the next king of England following Harold's death?
Q5.Put in order the area of which William and his army visited on their brutal march through south-east England, starting with the earliest.
Q6.Who submitted to William at Berkhamsted?
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