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**This resource pack contains plenty of activities and tasks which will allow students to learn and explain why so many people decided to go on a crusade during the middle ages. ** In this pack you get: 1 x Worksheet - Students categorise the various reasons why people went on the pilgrimate using a key 1 x Worksheet - Students write up an extended answer to the question @Explain two reasons why people went on a crusade’. Sentence starters and structure given. - 1 x Main Power Point Slide 1: Title slide - Explain why people went on a Crusade Slide 2: Animated, illustrated and engaging background information about the background to the Crusades Slide 3: Animated, illustrated and engaging background information about the causes of the crusades Slide 4: Animated, illustrated and engaging background information about the role played by Pope Urban II Slide 5: Starter Task - Which route would the students take to reach Jerusalem? Slide 6: Introduction to the question - why did people decided to go on a crusade Slide 7: Outline to the main task of categorising the reasons Slide 8: Introduction to the main question and the use of the PEEL structure for historical extended writing Slide 9: PEEL structure outline for a class model answer Slide 10: An alternative poster task outline Slides 11-13: Recapping key words about the crusades with answers revealed and a print out version All images used in this lesson are in the public domain and are therefore copyright free at the time of publishing. Images which require attribution have been attributed in the notes section of each slide where the image appears. If you feel any errors have been made, please contact me at raschoolresources@gmail.com in the first instance to resolve any issues. My lessons are completed using PowerPoint and designed on widescreen formatting. Thank you. This resource is for personal use only and for copyright reasons should not be copied/amended for commercial use.

This lesson examines the role of the the Church in Medieval society as well as why the Church and religion were such important parts of people’s lives. In your purchase you will get: 1 x A4 Information Sheet about Medieval Religion and the Church 1 x A4 Question/activity sheet 1 x A4 Differentiated question/activity sheet for students to write on 1 x A4 Higher ability question sheet based on historical sources and the ‘Normanisation’ of the Church 1 x Power Point presentation which provides the structure of the lesson. As with all of my presentations it includes starter tasks, activities, clear, engaging and animated information and learning recap activities. All images used in this lesson are in the public domain and are therefore copyright free at the time of publishing. Images which require attribution have been attributed in the notes section of each slide where the image appears. If you feel any errors have been made, please contact me at raschoolresources@gmail.com in the first instance to resolve any issues. My lessons are completed using PowerPoint and designed on widescreen formatting. Thank you. This resource is for personal use only and for copyright reasons should not be copied/amended for commercial use.

This lesson examines how far society and life changed in England after 1066, both for the wealthy and the poor. You will recieve: 1 x A4 worksheet detailing the experiences of three ‘typical’ people from the time. This will act as an information sheet for one of the tasks 2 x A4 worksheets with a variety of tasks and activities for all abilities 1 x Main Power Point presentation which includes: a recap and starter task, animated background information, fully resources learning tasks, challenge and creative writing opportunities as well as a lesson recap/review. All images used in this lesson are in the public domain and are therefore copyright free at the time of publishing. Images which require attribution have been attributed in the notes section of each slide where the image appears. If you feel any errors have been made, please contact me at raschoolresources@gmail.com in the first instance to resolve any issues. My lessons are completed using PowerPoint and designed on widescreen formatting. Thank you. This resource is for personal use only and for copyright reasons should not be copied/amended for commercial use.

In this lesson, students will use their geography and history skills to identify and explain the best location for a motte and bailey castle, using a variety of map based options and set criteria. Worksheet 1: An A4 worksheet including the two tables that students need to fill out in order to score the best site for their motte and bailey castle Worksheet 2: An A4 worksheet which allows students to structure and write a report about their choice of the best site for a motte and bailey castle PowerPoint: Slide 1: Title slide - To evaluate the most suitable location for a motte and bailey castle Slide 2: Learning Recap 1 - Students are shown an illustration of a motte and bailey castle and have to identify the numbered features on it. Slide 3-4: Alternative Learning Recap - Students are given a diagram of a motte and bailey castle and have to label the different features of it. Slide 5: Animated and illustrated background information about William’s use of motte and bailey castles Slide 6-7: An outline of the main task Slides 8-9: Slides showing the first map which students have to analyse. A table is also included for the teacher to collect student scores. Slides 10-11: Slides showing the second more focussed map which students have to analyse. A table is also included for the teacher to collect student scores. Slide 12: A sheet to help students write their report about their chosen castle to William. Sentence starters given with an opportunity for higher ability students to adapt and develop their own ideas. Slide 13: Challenge Task - Students encouraged to create their own map Slides 14-15: The original map designs (in case you wanted to adapt them in any way) Slide 16: Printable motte and bailey diagrams for the starter task All images used in this lesson are in the public domain and are therefore copyright free at the time of publishing. Images which require attribution have been attributed in the notes section of each slide where the image appears. If you feel any errors have been made, please contact me at raschoolresources@gmail.com in the first instance to resolve any issues. My lessons are completed using PowerPoint and designed on widescreen formatting. Thank you. This resource is for personal use only and for copyright reasons should not be copied/amended for commercial use.

**Once purchased, you will receive everything needed to teach students about William I’s use of the Feudal System in Medieval England. ** This high quality resource includes the following: A4 Worksheet 1: A fact sheet about the Feudal System for students to use while competing their tasks. A4 Worksheet 2: A worksheet to help students follow up from their main task of creating a Feudal System diagram. The questions on the sheet are explanation based but still provide structure for all students to use. Main Power Point Presentation Slide 1 - Title Slide - To explain how the Feudal System helped William control England after 1066. Slide 2: Starter Task 1 - Two medieval illustrations of society - what can students learn from them about how William kept control? Slide 3/4: Starter Task 2 - A brief introduction to the idea of a hierarchy. Students think about and design their own school’s hierarchy before focusing on the purpose of it. Slides 5-9: An overview of the Feudal System with clear, bold images and small chunks of writing. Slide 10: My own version of the Feudal System diagram Slide 11: Main Task activity - Students taken through step by step to create their own diagram of the Feudal System. Slide 12: Two printable Feudal System blank diagrams if needed Slide 13: A optional role play set of cards for students to read out in class or groups of 4. Slide 14: Mini Learning Review - students have to place four linked images in the correct order Slide 15: Learning Review - Students need to write their own definition of the Feudal System from what they have learned in the lesson. Slide 16-18: Key term match up activity with one slide being a printable version to give students. Slide 19: A challenge question - Would the Feudal System work in today’s society? All images used in this lesson are in the public domain and are therefore copyright free at the time of publishing. Images which require attribution have been attributed in the notes section of each slide where the image appears. If you feel any errors have been made, please contact me at raschoolresources@gmail.com in the first instance to resolve any issues. My lessons are completed using PowerPoint and designed on widescreen formatting. Thank you. This resource is for personal use only and for copyright reasons should not be copied/amended for commercial use.

**This lesson examines William’s use of the Domesday Book as a method to take further control of England. ** As with all of my resources, everything you need for the teaching of this topic is included and so there is no need for additional text books or resources. With this purchase you will receive: Worksheet 1: An A4 fact sheet all about the Domesday Book Worksheet 2: A student task sheet including various levels of questions. Main PowerPoint Presentation: Slide 1: Title slide – To explain the role of the Domesday Book during the Norman Conquest of England Slide 2: A Think and discuss task about the methods the UK government today uses to collect information about its people Slide 3: A fill in the missing term activity based on William’s actions during the Norman Conquest so far – answers revealed Slide 4: An illustration of a scene of the Domesday survey – students given inference based questions from it Slide 5: Background information about the Domesday survey Slide 6: Background information about the Domesday survey questions Slide 7: An alterative online research task about the Domesday Book data today and UK Census Slide 8: A short clip from BBC Teach about the Domesday Book Slide 9: How to structure an answer to a question about the importance of the Domesday Book Slide 10: A creative writing optional task Slide 11: Learning Review – 10 questions from the lesson Slide 12: Learning Review – answers revealed to the 10 questions All images used in this lesson are in the public domain and are therefore copyright free at the time of publishing. Images which require attribution have been attributed in the notes section of each slide where the image appears. If you feel any errors have been made, please contact me at raschoolresources@gmail.com in the first instance to resolve any issues. My lessons are completed using PowerPoint and designed on widescreen formatting. Thank you. This resource is for personal use only and for copyright reasons should not be copied/amended for commercial use.

**This high quality lesson provides you will all of the material and resources you will need to teach your students about the causes, events and consequences of the Harrying of the North. ** You will be purchasing a double page worksheet/fact sheet as well as the main power point presentation full of activities, discussion tasks, starter activities and learning reviews. Worksheet 1 A fact sheet for students about the events Worksheet 2 A set of increasingly more difficult tasks including key term match up, source analysis and explanation style questions. Main Power Point Presentation Slide 1: To examine the causes, events and consequences of the Harrying of the North Slide 2: Source analysis of an illustration of the Harrying of the North - prompt questions given Slide 3: Background information about William just after the Battle of Hastings Slide 4: Background information about William being crowned King of England Slide 5: Background information about the start of the Norman Conquest Slide 6: Background information about the Anglo-Saxon Rebellions Slide 7: Background information about the rebellions in the north Slide 8: Background information about the Harrying of the North Slide 9: Outline of the two worksheets and lesson fact sheets Slide 10: Challenge questions Slide 11: Key term learning review All images used in this lesson are in the public domain and are therefore copyright free at the time of publishing. Images which require attribution have been attributed in the notes section of each slide where the image appears. If you feel any errors have been made, please contact me at raschoolresources@gmail.com in the first instance to resolve any issues. My lessons are completed using PowerPoint and designed on widescreen formatting. Thank you. This resource is for personal use only and for copyright reasons should not be copied/amended for commercial use.

**This high quality lesson examines the problems faced by William, Duke of Normandy directly after his victory at the Battle of Hastings. ** Students are given a number of different scenarios as William and have to decide which best helps him achieve his aims. You are purchasing a main power point presentation which takes students through each part of the lesson as well as 2 printable A4 worksheets. Slide 1: Title slide - To evaluate William’s most significant problem after victory at the Battle of Hastings Slide 2: Background information which helps set the scene Slide 3: A background information slide with a map to show the location of William after the Battle of Hastings Slide 4: Starter Task - What challenges and problems would William have to face after victory at the Battle of Hastings Slide 5: An introduction to the problem solving task Slides 6-11: The main problems along with 3 alternative solutions for students to discuss and decide upon Slides 12-17: The answers of what actually happened are revealed for students to self evaluate their decisions Slide 18: Task - students match William’s problems with his solutions (answers reveled) Slide 19: Outline of the main activities, including source analysis, on the two worksheets Slide 20: Challenge questions for higher ability students. All images used in this lesson are in the public domain and are therefore copyright free at the time of publishing. Images which require attribution have been attributed in the notes section of each slide where the image appears. If you feel any errors have been made, please contact me at raschoolresources@gmail.com in the first instance to resolve any issues. My lessons are completed using PowerPoint and designed on widescreen formatting. Thank you. This resource is for personal use only and for copyright reasons should not be copied/amended for commercial use.

**UPDATED & READY FOR THE 2025 exams! This resource takes into account the latest amendments to Edexcel GCSE History question paper formatting, timing and question types. ** This 26-slide presentation takes students on a step-by-step guide through the Paper 1 exam for Medicine in Britain and provides them with: Example questions Question walkthroughs Advice about exam technique Mark scheme reminders Model answers All past exam question topics (2016-2023) Slide 1: Introduction title slide Slide 2: An overview of Medicine in Britain question types Slide 3-5: An outline of the ‘Describe one feature of’ question. Slide 6-8: An outline of the ‘How useful’ question type Slide 9-11: An outline of the ‘How would you follow up’ question type. Slide 12: A helpful print out of the type of sources which could be used for the ‘follow up’ question. Slide 13-15: An outline of the ‘similarity’ or ‘difference’ question. Slide 16-17: An outline of the ‘Explain why’ question. Slide 18-19: An outline of the ‘How far do you agree’ question. Slide 20-26: All past paper topics from 2016 to 2023. Buyers of this resource have often used it as part of a walkthrough for their students before the exam. Please be aware that any images used in this resource are copyright free. Others which require attribution have been attributed in the notes section of each slide. If you feel any errors have been made with this, please email me in the first instance at raschoolresources@gmail.com

**UPDATED & READY FOR THE 2025 exams! **This resource takes into account the latest amendments to Edexcel GCSE History question paper formatting, timing and question types. ** This 26-slide presentation takes students on a step-by-step guide through the Paper 1 exam for Crime & Punishment and provides them with: Example questions Question walkthroughs Advice about exam technique Mark scheme reminders Model answers All past exam questions topics (2016-2024) Slide 1: Introduction title slide Slide 2: An overview of Crime & Punishment question types Slide 3-5: An outline of the ‘Describe one feature of’ question. Slide 6-8: An outline of the ‘How useful’ question type Slide 9-11: An outline of the ‘How would you follow up’ question type. Slide 12: A helpful print out of the type of sources which could be used for the ‘follow up’ question. Slide 13-15: An outline of the ‘similarity’ or ‘difference’ question. Slide 16-17: An outline of the ‘Explain why’ question. Slide 18-19: An outline of the ‘How far do you agree’ question. Slide 20-26: Paper question topics from 2016 to 2023. Buyers of this resource have often used it as part of a walkthrough for their students before the exam. Please be aware that any images used in this resource are copyright free. Others which require attribution have been attributed in the notes section of each slide. If you feel any errors have been made with this, please email me in the first instance at raschoolresources@gmail.com

This lesson examines the features, purpose and building of Pentonville Prison. It looks at the use of the separate and silent system as well as the use of punishments and reflection in the prison. The lesson resources include: 1 x A4 Worksheet - The Strengths and Weaknesses of Pentonville Prison 1 x 28 Slide Main Power Point Lesson UPDATED & RE-VAMPED CONTENT IN LINE WITH THE 2026 SPEC The 28 slide fully resourced lesson contains activities, tasks, practice exam questions, printable resources and all background knowledge: Slide 1: Title slide - The Establishment of Pentonville Prison in 1842 Slide 2: Warm Up - What rights do you think prisoners should have in prison? Discussion task based on issues which will come up in the lesson. Slide 3-5: Recap - Students recap the development and use of prisons as a punishment from the Medieval period until the early 1700s. Answers and printable worksheet available. Slide 6-7: Starter - Students analyse 4 illustrations of Pentonville Prison and infer from them what life was like in the prison. Includes a printable source sheet. Slide 8-13: Background information about Pentonville Prison which covers its purpose, why it was built, its use of punishments such as the crank and treadwheel and the attitude of reformers such as Elizabeth Fry to the system. Slide 14-15: Task 1 - Students use their fact sheet and knowledge to complete the diagram outlining the main features of Pentonville. Printable worksheet included. Slide 16: Task 2 - Students use the additional A4 worksheet to sort the strengths and weaknesses of Pentonville Prison. Slide 17: Challenge Questions Slide 18: Bonus worksheet Slide 19-22: EXAM PREP - Students form their own PEE paragraphs by sorting the sentences. These sentences will help them explain why the British government reformed the prison system between 1700-1900. Slide 23: Learning Review - Students use 8 images as hints to help them recap 8 facts about Pentonville Prison. Slide 24: EXAM FOCUS - Two examples of the 4 mark similarity and difference question with additional sentence starters. Slide 25: EXAM FOCUS - An example of a 12 mark ‘Explain why’ question. Slide 26: EXAM FOCUS - An example of a 16 mark ‘How far do you agree’ question. Slide 27: Lesson Fact Sheet Slide 28: More from RA Resources All images used in this resource are in the public domain and are therefore copyright free. Images which require attribution have been attributed in the notes section of each slide where the image appears. If you feel any errors have been made, please contact me at raschoolresources@gmail.com in the first instance to resolve any issues. My lessons are completed using PowerPoint and designed on widescreen formatting. Thank you. This resource is for personal use only unless a school license is purchased and for copyright reasons any slides, worksheets, RA Resources maps or diagrams should not be copied/amended for commercial use.

This lesson examines the case study of Matthew Hopkins and his contribution to the seriousness of the crime of witchcraft in the mid-1600s. UPDATED & RE-VAMPED CONTENT IN LINE WITH THE 2026 SPEC The 30 slide fully resourced lesson contains activities, tasks, practice exam questions, printable resources and all background knowledge: Slide 1: Title slide Slide 2: Warm Up Brain Teaser - A maths based brain teaser with answers in the notes Slide 3-4: Recap - A longer term recap of crime and punishment in Medieval England. 10 questions with answers. Slide 5: Starter 1 - Which sentence describes witchcraft most accurately? Answer in the notes. Slide 6: Starter 2 - Why do students think there was an increase in the belief in witchcraft in the 1600s? Prompt questions provided. Slide 7: Starter 3 - Use the illustration to outline the attitudes, treatment and punishment for witchcraft. Slide 8: Background information about the belief in witchcraft from the Medieval period to the 1700s. Slide 9: Lesson outline and aims Slide 10: An outline of the main reasons for the increase in the witch hunts Slide 11-12: A choice of two printable worksheets for students to outline and explain the factors which increased the belief in witchcraft and increased the number of witch hunts. Slide 13: A printable worksheet based on the role of Matthew Hopkins. Students use the fact sheet to help them answer the questions. Slide 14-20: Optional extra printable fact sheets which can be printed off and given to the students to help them fill out their table. Slide 21: Information about why the belief in witchcraft declined and why the crime was decriminalised after 1700. Slide 22: Challenge questions Slide 23: Learning Review 1 Slide 24: Learning Review 2 Slide 25: EXAM FOCUS - Two examples of a ‘difference’ question with supporting sentence starters. Slide 26: EXAM FOCUS - An example of a 12 mark ‘Explain why’ question Slide 27: EXAM FOCUS - An example of a 16 mark ‘How far’ question Slide 28-29: Lesson fact sheets Slide 30: More from RA Resources All images used in this resource are in the public domain and are therefore copyright free. Images which require attribution have been attributed in the notes section of each slide where the image appears. If you feel any errors have been made, please contact me at raschoolresources@gmail.com in the first instance to resolve any issues. My lessons are completed using PowerPoint and designed on widescreen formatting. Thank you. This resource is for personal use only unless a school license is purchased and for copyright reasons any slides, worksheets, RA Resources maps or diagrams should not be copied/amended for commercial use.

Students examine the new law enforcement roles in Early Modern England such as town constables, night watchmen and thief takers as well as study the similarities between Early Modern and Medieval law enforcement. The lesson resources include: 2 x A4 Worksheets (PPTX) 1 x Main Power Point Lesson UPDATED & RE-VAMPED CONTENT IN LINE WITH THE 2026 SPEC The 21 slide fully resourced lesson contains activities, tasks, practice exam questions, printable resources and all background knowledge: Slide 1: Title slide Slide 2: Warm Up Brain Teaser - Students need to work out the next letter in the row based on the names of Tudor monarchs. Answer provided. Slide 3-5: Recap Activity - Students use a gap fill task to recap the main methods of law enforcement used in Medieval England. This will be useful for the comparison question later in the lesson. Includes answers and printable worksheets. Slide 6: Starter discussion 1 - Why was more effective methods of law enforcement needed after 1500? Slide 7: Starter discussion 2 - Why did the growth of towns result in more crime? Answers provided for student notes. Slide 8-10: Background information about the roles of the town constables, night watchmen and thief takers. Slide 11-12: Task 1 - Students complete a set of interviews with each new law enforcement role. Worksheet provided. Slide 13: Task 2 - Students analyse each new law enforcement role with a set of questions they need to explain. Slide 14: Challenge questions Slide 15: EXAM FOCUS - Two examples of a similarity and difference question with sentence starters and structured support. Slide 16: EXAM FOCUS - An example of a 12 mark ‘Explain why’ question with structured support. Slide 17: EXAM FOCUS - An example of a 16 mark ‘How far do you agree’ question with structured support. Slide 18-19: Learning Review - 8 ‘Who Am I?’ questions with answers provided. Slide 20: Lesson fact sheet Slide 21: More from RA Resources All images used in this resource are in the public domain and are therefore copyright free. Images which require attribution have been attributed in the notes section of each slide where the image appears. If you feel any errors have been made, please contact me at raschoolresources@gmail.com in the first instance to resolve any issues. My lessons are completed using PowerPoint and designed on widescreen formatting. Thank you. This resource is for personal use only unless a school license is purchased and for copyright reasons any slides, worksheets, RA Resources maps or diagrams should not be copied/amended for commercial use.

Students examine the newly defined crimes of smuggling, vagabondage, Puritan crimes and witchcraft as well as the continuation of the crime of poaching in Early Modern England. The lesson resources include: 2 x A4 Worksheets (PPTX) 1 x 25 Slide Main Power Point Lesson UPDATED & RE-VAMPED CONTENT IN LINE WITH THE 2026 SPEC The 25 slide fully resourced lesson contains activities, tasks, practice exam questions, printable resources and all background knowledge: Slide 1: Title slide Slide 2: As You Enter Warm Up - Pick two items from the table which you think are the most smuggled in items to the UK in the present day. Answers in the notes section. Slide 3-4: Recap - Students given 8 multiple choice questions about the crimes of heresy and treason in Early Modern England. Answers provided. Slide 5-6: Starter - Students use images to identify which crimes they will focus on in the lesson. Includes answers and challenge question. Slide 7: Background information about the newly defined crimes of the time. Slide 8-9: Task 1 - Students match up the crime to its definition. Slide 10-16 Task 2 - A series of fact sheets for each crime and a table for students to complete covering what the crimes were, why they were introduced, how they were punished and attitudes in society towards the crimes. Slide 17: Task 3 - Students asked to rate how far each factor contributed to the definition of new crimes in Early Modern England in a graph style format. Slide 18: Challenge questions Slide 19-20: Learning Review Specific Fact Quiz - 10 questions with answers. Slide 21: EXAM FOCUS - An example of the 4 mark similarity and difference questions Slide 22: EXAM FOCUS - An example of a 12 mark ‘Explain why’ question. Slide 23: EXAM FOCUS - An example of a 16 mark ‘How far do you agree?’ question. Slide 24: Lesson Fact Sheet Slide 25: More from RA Resources All images used in this resource are in the public domain and are therefore copyright free. Images which require attribution have been attributed in the notes section of each slide where the image appears. If you feel any errors have been made, please contact me at raschoolresources@gmail.com in the first instance to resolve any issues. My lessons are completed using PowerPoint and designed on widescreen formatting. Thank you. This resource is for personal use only unless a school license is purchased and for copyright reasons any slides, worksheets, RA Resources maps or diagrams should not be copied/amended for commercial use.

This lesson examines the methods and purpose of punishments in Anglo-Saxon England such as the use of wergild, public humiliation, capital and corporal punishments. UPDATED & RE-VAMPED CONTENT IN LINE WITH THE 2026 SPEC The 21 slide fully resourced lesson contains activities, tasks, practice exam questions, printable resources and all background knowledge: Slide 1: Title slide Slide 2-3: Anglo-Saxon Law Enforcement Recap Quiz - 8 questions with answers and challenge question. Slide 4-5: Starter 1: Students explore the theme of punishments by thinking about modern day punishments. A printable table and instructions provided. Slide 6-7: Starter 2: Students are introduced to key terms linked to the purpose of punishments such as retribution and deterrent. Answers provided with a link to the lesson focus. Slide 8: Background information covering the use of capital and corporal punishments in Anglo-Saxon England. Slide 9: Background information about the use of corporal and capital punishments in Anglo-Saxon England. Slide 10: Background information about the use of the Wergild fine. Slide 11: Background information about the limited use of prisons/gaols as holding places for suspects. Slide 12: Task worksheet - printable question sheet with activities. Slide 13: Challenge Questions Slide 14: Learning Review 1 - 6 images for students to discuss and link their learning to. Slide 15-16: Learning Review 2 - 8 questions based on the lesson with answers. Slide 17: EXAM FOCUS - 2 questions covering similarity and difference with structured help. Slide 18: EXAM FOCUS - A 12 mark ‘Explain why’ question Slide 19: EXAM FOCUS - A 16 mark ‘How far do you agree’ question Slide 20: Lesson fact sheet Slide 21: More from RA Resources All images used in this resource are in the public domain and are therefore copyright free. Images which require attribution have been attributed in the notes section of each slide where the image appears. If you feel any errors have been made, please contact me at raschoolresources@gmail.com in the first instance to resolve any issues. My lessons are completed using PowerPoint and designed on widescreen formatting. Thank you. This resource is for personal use only unless a school license is purchased and for copyright reasons any slides, worksheets, RA Resources maps or diagrams should not be copied/amended for commercial use.