Complete set of lessons and resource for the Norman England 2025 Historic Environment - Durham Cathedral.
The lessons have been designed around the factor of ‘purpose’: However, these could be easily adapted if you believe the concept will be different.
E.g. Q4: The main purpose of Norman cathedrals was to show religious devotion.’
We teach these lessons stand alone before the control section so lessons give a small opportunity to teach the basics on these topics like castles etc.
Lesson 1 - Why was religion important in Norman England?
Lesson 2 - What was important about the design of Durham Cathedral?
Lesson 3 - What was important about the Bishops of Durham?
Lesson 4 - How did Durham Cathedral help control a difficult area?
Lesson 5 - How did the Normans affect the cultural life of Anglo-Saxons?
Lesson 6 & 7 - Synoptic: What was the main purpose for the building of Norman Cathedrals?
Resource Booklet
Knowledge Organiser Sheet
Each lesson starts with a retrieval grid which can be easily populated with questions from your topics.
Complete set of lessons and resource for the Norman England 2026 Historic Environment - Pevensey Castle.
The lessons have been designed around the factor of ‘cause and consequence’: However, these could be easily adapted if you believe the concept will be different.
E.g. Q4: The reason for the success of the Norman invasion was…
We teach these lessons stand alone before the control section so have already taught 1066.
Lesson 1: Why did William want to invade England?
Lesson 2: How did William gather support and build his strength in preparation for his invasion of England?
Lesson 3: What mistakes and bad luck did Harold face before William’s invasion of England?
Lesson 4: How did the weather help the success of the Norman invasion?
Lesson 5: How did William defend himself upon his invasion of England?
Lesson 6: Synoptic - Why was the Norman invasion of England successful?
Resource Booklet
Knowledge Organiser Sheet
Each lesson starts with a retrieval grid which can be easily populated with questions from your topics.
Disclaimer - This resource set was done using the AQA resource booklet. There is actually limited information on Pevensey as a castle and is very different to the last time this site was used.
Complete set of lessons and resource for the Norman England 2024 Historic Environment.
The lessons have been designed around the concept of change: However, these could be easily adapted if you believe the concept will be different.
E.g. Q4: ‘The main change brought about the conquest was the increased use of Normans to control areas of land.’
We teach these lessons stand alone before the control section so lessons give a small opportunity to teach the basics on these topics like castles etc.
Lesson 1 - Why did Wales present issues for the Normans?
Lesson 2 - How did William secure the Welsh border?
Lesson 3 - How did the Marcher Earls exploit Wales and challenge William?
Lesson 4 - How did the Marcher Earls use castle to subdue the Welsh?
Lesson 5 - How did towns grow in Wales due to the Marcher Earls?
Lesson 6 - Synoptic: What was the main change brought about by the Normans in Wales?
Knowledge Organiser Sheet
Each lesson starts with a retrieval grid which can be easily populated with questions from your topics.