CURRICULUM SUMMARY –Autumn Term (September-December) 2014
SUBJECT:
Week
1
2
3
History
YEAR GROUP:
4
Learning objectives
Introduction week
What was England like before 1066?
Why did 3 men believe they had the right to
be king of England?
What were the fighters like?
5
6
Who won the Battle of Hastings?
Exploring Norman castles
7
8
9
How did William run England?
What was life like in a medieval village?
What problems were there in the medieval
times?
Assessing the role of women in medieval
Europe.
What did people wear in medieval Britian?
Where did English come from?
What is heraldry?
What were the Crusades?
What can we learn from the Crusades
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11
12
13
14
15
7
TEACHER: Ross Carter
Activities (in brief)
Wo lived in England and who ruled?
The 3 contenders to the throne and the battle of Stamford Bridge
Exploring knights, archers, housecarls and Fyrd. The beginning of the Battle of
Hastings.
The battle, the death of Harold and the conquest of England.
How did William keep control of England? What did castles look like? Focus on
Carisbrooke Castle (Isle of Wight)
The Doomsday Book and the Feudal System.
Housing types, food and pastimes.
Medicine and illness
The lives of women during the medieval period. Including Matilda, the forgotten
Queen of England.
Clothes and fashion for men and women.
Looking at the development of the English language since 1066
Heraldry – designing your own herald.
How and why did the Crusades happen?
The influence of the Crusades