ST IVO HISTORY DEPARTMENT – MEDIEVAL BRITAIN 1066 – 1500
YEAR 7 SEPTEMBER – EASTER
Key Issue
What is history?
Why did the
Battle of
Hastings take
place?
Key Concepts
Key Processes
Range and
Context
Chronological
understanding
Cultural, ethnic,
religious
diversity
Change and
continuity
Cause and
consequence
Significance
Interpretation
Historical enquiry
Using evidence
Communicating
about the past
Timelines across
centuries
Chronology
exercises
Worksheets, ICT
websites
Causation
Significance
Interpretation
Using evidence
Historical enquiry
Communicating
about the past
Britain in 1066
Claimants to the
throne
Battle of Hastings
Causation sorting
ICT – Nelson Thorne
Boardworks
Textbooks
Map work
Kinaesthetic exercise
DVD
Bayeux Tapestry
Castle visit
Kinaesthetic (role
play)
Castle building
competition
DVD
Feudal diagram
Castle visit
ICT (boardworks,
Nelson Thorne
challenge)
Why did William
win the Battle of
Hastings 1066?
How did the
Norman Kings
keep control
after 1066?
Change and
continuity
Consequence
Cultural diversity
Significance
What was the
significance of
the Norman
conquest?
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Historical enquiry
Communicating
about the past
Hereward the
wake
Harrying of the
North
Feudal system
Domesday Book
Development of
castles
Curriculum
Opportunities;
Teaching and
Learning Methods
Resources
Assessment
for Learning
Sequencing
exercise with
self-assessment
Causation essay
Sources exam on
claimants to the
throne
Refer to mark
scheme levels
beforehand
Controlled
Assessment:
‘How and why
did castle
building change
in Medieval
England’.
Discuss levels &
student exemplar
beforehand;
Castle building
competition
Literacy and Key
Terms
Chronology
Anachronisms
Historical sources
Century
Decade
Essay writing frame
Monarchy
Conquest
Oath
Invasion
Essay writing frame
Feudalism
Domesday
Lord
Knight
Peasant
Villein
Castle vocabulary
Key Issue
Key Concepts
Key Processes
How did
Medieval life
change
1066-1381?
Change and
continuity
Significance of
the Black Death
Using evidence
Medieval Village
Medieval Town
Law and Order
Black Death
Peasants Revolt
Local community
links (fair charter,
bridge, church,
Norris Museum
and use map of St
Ives)
Barter game
Role play
Storyboard on the
peasant revolt
1381
DVDs
Textbooks
Map work
ICT – Nelson
Thorne
Medieval poster
(Pair
assessment)
Heads and Tail
exercise
Peasants
3 field system
Charter
Tax
Freemen
Revolt
Plague
How and why
did the Medieval
Church affect
people’s lives?
Cultural, religious
beliefs
Significance
Interpretations of
Becket’s death
Using evidence
Historical enquiry
Structure of
Medieval Church
Life in a
Monastery
Work of a Parish
Priest
Story of Becket
Advert for a Parish
Priest
Day in the life of a
Monk
Newspaper report on
Becket
ICT – Nelson
Thorne
DVD on Becket
Church music
Medieval poster
(Pair
assessment)
Interdict
Pope
Christendom
Martyrdom
Excommunication
Tithe
Monastery
How far was the
Power of the
Monarchy
challenged
during Medieval
times?
Change and
continuity
Significance
Historical enquiry
Using evidence
Magna Carta
Simon de
Montfort and the
origins of
Parliament
Peasants Revolt
Comparison of
Parliaments in 13th
Century to
Parliament today
Textbooks
Virtual tour of
Parliament
website
DVD clips on the
Opening of
Parliament
Citizenship
homework
questions
(Use class
discussion & peer
assessment)
Barons
Representation
Parliament
Commons
Lords
MPs
How did the
relationship
change between
England,
Ireland,
Scotland and
Wales?
Change and
continuity
Using evidence
Edward I
Edward III
Owen Glendower
Robert the Bruce
Bannockburn
Comparison of
Medieval positions
to today
Textbooks
Braveheart
Battlefield Britain
video
Citizenship
questions
(Use class
discussion & peer
assessment)
Independence
Nationalism
Devolution
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Range and
Context
Curriculum
Opportunities;
Teaching and
Learning Methods
Resources
Assessment
for Learning
Literacy and Key
Terms
Key Issue
Key Concepts
Key Processes
Range and
Context
How and why
did ideas about
the world
change during
the
Renaissance?
Change and
continuity
Significance
Cause and
consequence
Historical enquiry
Communicating
about the past
Definitions
Voyages of
discovery
Caxton printing
Scientists –
Galileo and
Copernicus
Artists –
Leonardo da
Vinci
How and why
did religion
change in
England in the
16th Century?
Chronological
understanding
Cultural, ethnic
and religious
diversity
Using evidence
Religious change
through Martin
Luther, Henry
VIII, Edward VI,
Mary, Elizabeth I,
Mary Queen of
Scots, the
Armada, James I,
The Gunpowder
Plot, Pilgrim
Fathers and links
to Y8 course
Change and
continuity
Cause and
consequence
Significance
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Curriculum
Opportunities;
Teaching and
Learning Methods
Resources
Assessment
for Learning
Map work
Diary accounts
Use of art work
Singing
Measuring the size
of Medieval ships
YouTube clips
Powerpoints
Boardworks
Maps showing
before and after
voyage of
discovery
Textbooks – The
Widening World
– Part
Worksheets on
Renaissance
Picture of
paintings
Voyages of
Encounter project
Handout and
discuss planner,
mark scheme
levels, and use
past student
exemplar
Renaissance
Exploration
Voyages
Use of Timelines
showing religious
change
Map work on
locations of St Ives
churches
Causation exercise
on split with Rome
Investigation of
Gunpowder Plot
Proposed town trail
of key historical
sites in St Ives
Textbooks
DVDs – Bloody
Mary, Armada,
Gunpowder Plot
Play criticising
the Church
Pictures of
church interiors
Boardworks
Year 7 exam
Reformation
Catholic
Protestant
Puritan
Indulgences
Heresy
Excommunication
Pope
Preparation to
involve revision
lessons and
advice on exam
assessment
technique to aid
student progress
Literacy and Key
Terms