1. Note on how reliable the Anglo-Saxon chronicle is: http://www.bbc.co.uk/education/clips/zw2xpv4http://www.bbc.co.uk/education/clips/zw2xpv4 - 2mins - Watch this and come up with your own ideas. Note this is very primary school and is about the early Anglo-Saxon chronicle. You have to try to use your brains to think about how this might translate to the 11 th century. My ideas: Selective Impossible to verify in some cases Can be cross-referenced against writs and other sources Only wrote about things that the monks deemed important Written by monks (Anglo-Saxon ones) Sometimes resentful of Norman/French/Northern European influence on church Not always favourable towards William II due to his exploitation of the church lands and poor relationship with Anselm

2. How to assess a medieval source Highlight the bits you do understand. Think carefully. Can you obscure a word and then make sense of a sentence? Use the timeline/have revised the timeline so that you can put the source into context. Do you have reason to question the source?

3. Which few (very few) contemporary historians might have spoken favourably about William II? Geoffrey Gaimer (Anglo-Norman) and Wace (Norman) – neither were clergymen and both were favourable to Rufus. Orderic Vitalis was a clergyman who was Anglo-Norman and therefore sometimes a little more favourable towards the Normans than other contemporary religious writers. Gaimer once wrote ‘Never was there a king held in such affection or in such honour by his men.’ Most of the people who were literate were also part of the church, including the Anglo-Saxon chronicle and because of Rufus’ poor relationship with the church they were not always inclined to write favourably of him.

4. Use your own knowledge of William Rufus’ attitude towards the church to assess how useful Source A is as evidence about how William Rufus used the Church to reward loyal servants. Separate your sheet/entry onto socrative into two/three. Record on one side what you would write about the provenance of the source. Record on the other side what you would write about the context. BONUS - Is there any opportunity to match the content to the provenance?

5. Use your own knowledge of the reign of William II, assess how useful Source C is as evidence about the King’s attitudes towards the Church. Separate your sheet/entry onto socrative into two/three. Record on one side what you would write about the provenance of the source. Record on the other side what you would write about the context. BONUS - Is there any opportunity to match the content to the provenance?

6. Use your own knowledge of William II’s personality, assess how useful source D is as evidence of how William II reacted to Anselm’s initial rejection of the offer to manage the see of Canterbury. Separate your sheet/entry onto socrative into two/three. Record on one side what you would write about the provenance of the source. Record on the other side what you would write about the context. BONUS - Is there any opportunity to match the content to the provenance?

7. Use your own knowledge of Anselm’s relationship with William II to assess how useful Source E is as evidence of what happened during the early part of the Council of Rockingham Separate your sheet/entry onto socrative into two/three. Record on one side what you would write about the provenance of the source. Record on the other side what you would write about the context. BONUS - Is there any opportunity to match the content to the provenance?

8. Use your own knowledge of William II’s attitude towards the Church to assess how useful Source L is as evidence about how the King approached monasticism. Separate your sheet/entry onto socrative into two/three. Record on one side what you would write about the provenance of the source. Record on the other side what you would write about the context. BONUS - Is there any opportunity to match the content to the provenance?

9. Study sources F and G to assess how far they support the view that Anselm’s exile to France was a result of the unjust and ruthless behaviour of William II. Separate your sheet/entry onto socrative into three: What evidence can you find ‘for’ the view? What evidence can you find ‘against’ the view? What would you conclude about what the evidence shows? (Add a mark out of 100).

10. Study source H to assess how far it supports the view that Anselm’s exile to France was a result of the unjust and ruthless behaviour of William II. Separate your sheet/entry onto socrative into three: What evidence can you find ‘for’ the view? What evidence can you find ‘against’ the view? What would you conclude about what the evidence shows? (Add a mark out of 100).

11. Study source I to assess how far it supports the view that Anselm’s exile to France was a result of the unjust and ruthless behaviour of William II. Separate your sheet/entry onto socrative into three: What evidence can you find ‘for’ the view? What evidence can you find ‘against’ the view? What would you conclude about what the evidence shows? (Add a mark out of 100).

12. Assess how far this source supports the view that the King’s deal with Urban II over Anselm was based purely on mutual self-interest. Separate your sheet/entry onto socrative into three: What evidence can you find ‘for’ the view? What evidence can you find ‘against’ the view? What would you conclude about what the evidence shows? (Add a mark out of 100).

13. Assess how far this source supports the view that the King’s deal with Urban II over Anselm was based purely on mutual self-interest. Separate your sheet/entry onto socrative into three: What evidence can you find ‘for’ the view? What evidence can you find ‘against’ the view? What would you conclude about what the evidence shows? (Add a mark out of 100).

14. Use these sources in their historical context to assess how far they support the view that William Rufus was reluctant to support the church. Separate your sheet/entry onto socrative into three: What evidence can you find ‘for’ the view? What evidence can you find ‘against’ the view? What would you conclude about what the evidence shows? (Add a mark out of 100).

15. Use these sources in their historical context to assess how far they support the view that William Rufus was reluctant to support the church. Separate your sheet/entry onto socrative into three: What evidence can you find ‘for’ the view? What evidence can you find ‘against’ the view? What would you conclude about what the evidence shows? (Add a mark out of 100).

16. Use these sources in their historical context to assess how far they support the view that William Rufus was reluctant to support the church. Separate your sheet/entry onto socrative into three: What evidence can you find ‘for’ the view? What evidence can you find ‘against’ the view? What would you conclude about what the evidence shows? (Add a mark out of 100).

17. Use these sources in their historical context to assess how far they support the view that William Rufus was reluctant to support the church. Separate your sheet/entry onto socrative into three: What evidence can you find ‘for’ the view? What evidence can you find ‘against’ the view? What would you conclude about what the evidence shows? (Add a mark out of 100).