Sussex before the Norman Conquest
I can describe Sussex, the county that Pevensey is in, before 1066.
Sussex before the Norman Conquest
I can describe Sussex, the county that Pevensey is in, before 1066.
Lesson details
Key learning points
- Sussex was a mixture of rich coastal areas and poor heavily-forested areas.
- Sussex was home to important religious centres.
- Sussex had established trade links with Europe.
- Sussex formed a part of the earldom of Wessex.
- Sussex was one of the Godwin family's bases.
Common misconception
There were no real areas of wilderness left in England by the time of the Norman Conquest.
The population of England in 1066 is generally estimated to have been about two million. The people of England were not evenly spread around the country however, and large parts of the land had no human habitation at all.
Keywords
Earldom - the territory governed by an earl
Church - a building used for public Christian worship
Trade - the exchange of goods
Earl - a powerful English landholder
Content guidance
- Depiction or discussion of violence or suffering
Supervision
Adult supervision recommended
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