PowerPoint (with 6 slides) and three Word Documents that examines the succession crisis of 1066 and the leading contenders to the throne.
Activities include
- Quick Quiz to test preexisting knowledge on the topic.
- Analysis of Edward the Confessor’s family tree to establish why there was a succession crisis in 1066.
- Reading and comprehension task on Harold Godwinson, Harald Hardrada and William of Normandy to complete a comparison table on their relative attributes.
- Discussion of why the Pope supported William over Harold Godwinson.
- Discussion of why the Witan discounted Edgar Atheling as a contender to the throne.
- Homework to write a letter from the Witan to the dying Edward about who should next be King of England.
Designed for teaching an academically able Key Stage 3 class covering aspects of the Medieval World.
Lesson Length: 1hr depending on pace.
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