1066 Project

The project is now preovisionally complete, but gesithas are invited to contribute further sections or suggest improvements to the existing material.

The sections on Harold’s and William’s armies, and the two-part account of the 1066 campaign are at present simply summaries of the events. It’s hoped  soon to add suggestions for activities  related to these articles for KS3 students, as well as an animated slide-show prepsenting the Battle of Hastings.

 The Lead-up to 1066

This presents some of the people who set the the scene for the events leading up to 1066, including Ethelred (the Unready), Emma, Cnut, Edward (the Confessor), Harold and William.

The Contenders in 1066

This presents the claimants for the throne of England in 1066 – Harold of Wessex, Harald of Norway, William of Normandy and Edgar Ætheling.

Edward’s England

This gives a brief overview of late Anglo-Saxon England

Harold’s Army

A summary of how late Anglo-Saxon armies worked

William’s Army

A summary of how William’s Norman army worked

The Campaign of 1066 – Fulford Gate and Stamford Bridge

A brief summary of the campaign in the north 

The Campaign of 1066 – Hastings

a brief summary of the campaign in the south and the Battle of Hastings

William’s problems after 1066

This is intended for y6 or yr7 pupils. They should work in groups, different groups perhaps considering different problems, and either choosing the best solutions from the possibilities suggested, or proposing their own. Brighter students can be encouraged to give reasons. Groups could give presentations to the rest of the class, and the teacher could then give the actual course of action that William took.

Domesday

A summary of the facts

Geoff Boxell in New Zealand offers a CD ROM, ’1066 and the Norman Conquest’, which includes primary resources, video clips, audio clips and animation. Geoff can be contacted at WENDLEWULF PRODUCTIONS, 60 Oliver Street, Kihi kihi, 2430, New Zealand.

The following links may also be of interest:

http://www.bayeuxtapestry.org.uk/bayeux27.htm

http://www.thinkinghistory.co.uk/ActivityPeriod/ActPeriodPre1066.html