4. Year 7: Norman Conquest Archives

4. Year 7: Norman Conquest

1. Introduction Task: ‘Arrogant, warlike and very pleased with themselves’: What were the Normans really like?

2. Norman Conquest for diverse curriculum – Knowledge Organiser

3. What do contemporary sources tell us about Edward the Confessor’s reign?

4. How predictable was the rise of William of Normandy?

5. Why do sources from the time disagree about the Battle of Hastings?

6. How did William conquer the rest of England?

7. What were the consequences of the Harrying of the North?

8. How significant was Gytha Thorkelsdottir?

9. Should we think of William as the first ‘chivalrous’ king of England?

10. What impact did the Normans have on ordinary people’s lives?

11. What can the Assembly at Salisbury tell us about William’s rule?

12. Is it true that ‘much remained the same’ after the Norman Conquest?

13. Norman Conquest Tarsia

14. Norman Conquest Knowledge Test

15. Norman Conquest Final Assessment