Medieval Control Markscheme
Name of Assessor:
Name of Person you are assessing:
Question 1: The kings of Medieval England
controlled well. Discuss
Level 1

Level 2

Level 3


Level 4



Level 5



Level 6
Level 7









Level 8



Students recount a few facts from stories about the past. This will not be
linked to the questions
Students retell one story, e.g. the Battle of Hastings. This will not be
linked to the question
Students describe events or people without linking it to the question
OR
They begin to give very simple answers to the question, without giving
clear evidence for their opinion.
Students begin to provide evidence. The evidence will be described NOT
explained (e.g. very little use of “because”)
The main events, people and periods discussed are described in relation
to the question discussed, e.g. not just retelling story.
Answers begin to be structured, making appropriate use of dates and
terms.
Students explain events, people and some features of past societies and
periods (e.g. they use “this shows..” and “because”)
They begin to suggest relationships or links between things they have
studied. They do not give reasons for these links.
They begin to recognise why some events, people and changes might be
judged as more important than others. They do not give reasons for this
judgement.
They begin to ask their own questions.
Students begin to analyse events, people and periods studied.
They begin to explain relationships between causes.
They give reasons for the differing significance of events, people and
changes.
They ask and begin to refine their own questions
Students show their knowledge of local, national and international
history by analysing change and continuity, diversity and causation.
They explain how and why different interpretations of the past have
arisen or been constructed.
They begin to explain how the significance of events, people and
changes has varied according to different perspectives.
They investigate historical problems and issues, asking and refining their
own questions.
Pupils show their knowledge of local, national and international history,
constructing substantiated analyses about historical change and
continuity, diversity and causation.
They analyse and explain a range of historical interpretations and
different judgements about historical significance.
They suggest lines of enquiry into historical problems and issues, refining
their methods of investigation.
“Magna Carta, Hastings…”
Question 2: The people of Medieval England
had significant control over their own lives.
Discuss
“Kings, Peasant…”
“The Battle of Hastings happened in 1066, it
was where William….”
“Yes, William I controlled England well”
“No, King John was dreadful”
“Castles were built by William the Conqueror”
“Yes, William I controlled England well
because he created the feudal system, this
was…”
“No, King John was dreadful as he killed
monks”
“Yes, people had control over their own lives
because the King signed the Magna Carta”
No, people did not have control because of the
feudal system”
“It was a combination of things that allowed
William to control….”
“Most people did not have control due to the
feudal system, which meant that the King had
overall power”
“Yes, people had controls over their own lives”
No, people were controlled by the King”
“William was a much better than John in
controlling England”
“Why was John so terrible?”
“Some kings during the middle ages controlled
England well, for example…However others
were less successful, this was because….”
“ At the beginning of the medieval period the
king had most control, this was
because….which meant that…”
“However, later during the medieval period…”
“Some people believe that Willaim controlled
England well, this is because, however many
would disagree because… Other Kings such as
King John is difficult to judge, this is mainly
because ….”
“In some areas of England people had more
control over their lives, than in other areas,
for example….this meant that…..”
The most significant aspect of life that was
controlled by the King was…”
“Historians have very different opinions about
how well medieval Kings controlled England.
Their perspective differs because….The king
which is generally judged to have controlled
England most successfully is…this is
because….”
“Some historians believe that the kings of the
middle ages had a huge amount of control over
the people, they believe that…. This is
because….. Other historians disagree and
believe that peasants were able to exert power
over their own lives in many ways, for
example….However, when judging how much
control a king had over the lives of the
ordinary people, we must define what control
means….”