Year 7 History – Half Term 3(January – February)
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Year 7 History – Half term 3(January – February) Week 1: Lesson 1 – The Harrying of the North – how did this help William keep control? Week 1: Lesson 2 – What were early castles like? Week 2: Lesson 3 –What was the Domesday Book and how did it help William keep control? Week 2: Lesson 4 – The Feudal System – who’s the boss? Week 3: Lesson 5 – How did castles develop over time? (1/2) Red Lessons: All about Week 3: Lesson 6 – How did castles develop over time? (2/2) how William kept control of England Week 4: Lesson 7 – What was life like in a Medieval village? following his victory Week 4: Lesson 8 – What were the villagers homes like? and conquest. Week 5: Lesson 9 – Why did towns grow in the Medieval period? Week 5: Lesson 10 – How dangerous and dirty were Medieval towns? Blue Lessons: All about Week 6: Lesson 11 – What did medieval people believe about illness and disease? what life was like in Medieval England once Week 6: Lesson 12 – Was the Black Death a disaster for Medieval society? the Norman’s had established control. Lesson 1 Week 1 Date: Tuesday, 15 December 2020 Title: The Harrying of the North and how did it help William keep control? 1. Write the date and title in your book (remember High 5 presentation rules) 2. Write down some adjectives to describe how you’d feel if Britain was invaded and the following happened: • A foreign army invades the South East then occupies the rest of the country • The head of state is killed and replaced by a foreigner • Anyone who has an important job loses it and is replaced by a foreign invader • The new ruler punishes anyone who disagrees with the new laws he passes, this could mean mutilation or even death! • Existing buildings are torn down and replaced by those built in a new foreign style • Everyone has to speak a new language, some even have to change their names Over the next series of lessons you will study how William systematically dealt with all the problems he faced as a foreign invader and eventual King of England. Think: What problems did William have? I am worried that as I Many English Lords do not am a new King, England accept me as the King. I can will be invaded by not trust them to keep Scandinavians. Also my control of their parts of the enemies in the north country. How can I keep my might aid any attacker country under control? I need to collect taxes from my people. Although I have killed However, I do not know Harold, he still has how much money or strong support from possessions they have soldiers in the capital London. There is a castle in Dover full of English soldiers. Should everything go wrong and I need to escape back to France they may cut off my route 1.Look at the source and describe what you can see. 2. What can we infer (work out) from this source about William’s reign in 11th century in England? INFO SLIDE Source D: A section of the Bayeux Tapestry that shows the Normans burning an English house. INFO SLIDE INFO SLIDE INFO SLIDE INFO SLIDE The way King William crushed the people in the North of England is known as the “Harrying of the North”. Complete the tasks about this event below. 1. What caused the people of the North to rebel? 2. What did the English rebels actually do? 3. What did William do? 4. What is meant by the word “famine”? 5. How did William use famine as a weapon? 6. What are the advantages and disadvantages of William’s actions? 7. What is a castle? 8. Why did William instruct his friends who were helping him run the country to build castles? Extension Task: The Big Write! For this task you can choose to imagine that you are either an English Earl or William the conquerer himself! (Or you could even be both!) If you have decided to be an English Earl, write a letter to William complaining about the way William has been treating the English during the Harrying of the North. If you have decided to be William, write a letter to the English Earls explaining why you have decided to be so brutal. Lesson 2 Week 1 Date: Tuesday, 15 December 2020 Title: What were early castles like? 1. Write the date and title in your book (remember High 5 presentation rules) 2. Think back to 1069-70 and the Harrying of the North. Why did William order castles to be built all over England? Decision making – which would you choose to keep your men safe and why? Mud Hut Tree House Castle Stone Temple What features would you expect a castle to have? Think: silently on your own Pair: discuss your ideas with someone at home if possible. Share: write your answers down in your exercise book. So, why did William build castles? As William was French, had defeated the English King and now controlled England, he was expecting people to rebel. One of the strongest ways William could control the kingdom was to have castles built all over the land. At first he kept it simple by building motte and bailey castles. All they consisted of was an earth mound topped with a wooden keep. The Bailey was an enclosed area on a lower mount next to the motte. The kings men lived here, surrounded by a wooden fence, or palisade to keep them safe. INFO SLIDE INFO SLIDE Copy and complete the diagram of a motte and bailey castle by adding in the labels. entrance palisade the bailey the keep drawbridge deep ditch stairs the motte huts palisade stairs the keep the huts motte the drawbridge bailey deep ditch entrance Explain how 3 features of the motte and bailey castles would make them difficult to attack. Copy and complete the paragraph below into your books. Although _____________ was now _________________ of England, he still had the problem of controlling the defeated ___________________. So he brought over his ________ and powerful friends from _________________ in France to help him do this. He gave them large areas of _________ and asked them to __________ them on his behalf. These ___________, as they were called, built large fortresses known as ________ and ___________ castles to live in while they ruled their land. Copy and complete the paragraph below into your books (using the word bank below.) Although _____________ was now _________________ of England, he still had the problem of controlling the defeated ___________________. So he brought over his ________ and powerful friends from _________________ in France to help him do this. He gave them large areas of _________ and asked them to __________ them on his behalf. These ___________, as they were called, built large fortresses known as ________ and ___________ castles to live in while they ruled their land. Barons motte Normandy King William rich English land bailey control Check your answers Although __William_____ was now ___King____ of England, he still had the problem of controlling the defeated ______English________. So he brought over his ___rich__ and powerful friends from ____Normandy________ in France to help him do this. He gave them large areas of __land___ and asked them to ____control___ them on his behalf. These ___Barons___, as they were called, built large fortresses known as __motte___ and _____bailey___ castles to live in while they ruled their land. Where would you build your castle and why? D OPEN COUNTRY MARSH C A HILL TOP B Write a short paragraph EXPLAINING where you WOODED AREA would build your castle. Lesson 3 Week 2 Date: Tuesday, 15 December 2020 Title: The Feudal System – Who’s the boss? 1. Write the date and title in your book (remember High 5 presentation rules) 2. Think: What problems is William going to have once he has conquered England? Make a list of as many as you can think of. (Remember – he doesn’t speak the language, he doesn’t know how big England is, he isn’t very popular in England and he has just killed an Anglo Saxon King. ) • How many of these problems did you manage to get? William’s problems: • How will William deal with these problems? 1. The people of England are angry – William is a foreigner with understanding of how the people of England live. He needs to get them in order quickly and let everyone know who’s the boss. 2. The Vikings are still a potential threat – they are mad about Hardrada’s death and might come back for revenge. 3. The English Saxons in the North of England are still angry about the death of Harold Godwinson. They could potentially threated William’s power with a rebellion. 4. Controlling London – William had defeated Harold at Hastings, but he hadn’t yet managed to reach London. Some of Harold’s army had stayed in London to guard it during the Battle of Hastings. 5. English Forts are strong in Dover and other southern English towns. These are full of angry English soldiers. William must defeat these before he marches to London. 6. William’s army are tired after the journey from Normandy and the Battle of Hastings. Lots of them also want rewards of land that they were promised if the William became King. Harrying of the North The Feudal System How many of the methods How did William can you name? keep control of England? Castles The Domesday Book The Feudal System was all about “Who’s the boss?”.