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Students examine how far the Normans introduced changes to the methods of law enforcement and punishments in Medieval England with a focus on Norman castle building, foresters, the murdrum fine, capital punishments and the increase in capital and corporal punishments.

The lesson resources include:

• 1 x A4 worksheet (PPT)
• 1 x A4 Continuity & change worksheet
• 1 x 18 slide Main Power Point Lesson

UPDATED & RE-VAMPED CONTENT IN LINE WITH THE 2026 SPEC

The 18 slide fully resourced lesson contains activities, tasks, practice exam questions, printable resources and all background knowledge:

• Slide 1: Title slide
• Slide 2: Warm Up - Predictive Learning Activity - Do you think the Normans will be more or less harsh with their use of punishments?
• Slide 3: Recap - Students recap the new laws and definitions of crime introduced by the Normans. Answers in the notes section of the slide.
• Slide 4: Starter - What was the main purpose for law and order of Norman castle building. Prompt questions provided.
• Slide 5-6: Task 1 - Students instructed how to complete the main worksheet of the lesson which focusses on continuity and change. Printable resources and instructions provided.
• Slide 7: Task 2 - How much change did the Normans introduce to law enforcement and punishments? Students use a scale to argue their case.
• Slide 8: Challenge Questions
• Slide 9-10: Lesson Learning Review - 10 true or false questions with answers and corrections.
• Slide 11-12: Norman England crossword with printable resource and answers.
• Slide 13-14: EXAM FOCUS - 4 examples of the similarity and difference questions with structured support and sentence starters.
• Slide 15: EXAM FOCUS - An example of a 12 mark ‘Explain why’ question with structured support.
• Slide 16: EXAM FOCUS - An example of a 16 mark ‘How far do you agree’ question with structured support.
• Slide 17: Lesson fact sheet
• Slide 18: More from RA Resources

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