1. Today achievement points will be awarded for…
T – Support the learning of your peers by working collaboratively.
I – Trying to find a solution before asking the teacher for support.
E – Putting outstanding effort into your classwork today.

2. Starter What can you remember about the Battle of Stamford Bridge?
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What can you remember about the Battle of Stamford Bridge?

3. To describe the Battle of Hastings
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To describe the Battle of Hastings
By the end of this lesson...
ALL OF US will be able describe the Battle of Hastings in detail. (4C-4A)
EVEN BETTER IF you can give reasons why the types of soldiers used by each army were good/bad. (4A-5C)
EXCELLENT IF you can explain two of these reasons. (5B-5A)
CHALLENGE!!! CAN YOU JUDGE WHICH ARMY WAS THE MOST LIKELY TO WIN (AND SUPPORT THIS OPINION WITH EXPLANATION?) (5A-6A)

4. What can we learn from this clip about the Battle of Hastings?
The Battle of Hastings is seen by many historians as one of the most important battles in the history of our country.
What can we learn from this clip about the Battle of Hastings?

5. Describe the armies of William and Harold.
Copy out and complete the tables below!
What was good about Harold’s army?
What was bad about Harold’s army?
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What was good about William’s army?
What was bad about William’s army?
Who had the better army? Give explanation to support your answer.

6. With your partner cut out the key events of the battle and place them in chronological order. (if you get stuck use pages to help!
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7. The Normans march to Hastings, setting fire to the town and building the fort that they have brought with them. They are determined not to be caught napping like Harold’s men.
William and his army position themselves at the base of SENLAC HILL (which is Norman for ‘Lake of Blood’). There were streams and boggy land on either side of the hill which slowed them down.
The Norman fleet lands at Pevensey Bay and William’s army comes ashore.
On the 14th October 1066 at 9.30am the Battle of Hastings began. William carried a flag given to him by the Pope. He believed this meant that God was on his side. William assembled his archers and ordered them to unleash a storm of arrows.
King Harold marches his army down from the Battle of Stamford Bridge to meet the Normans on Senlac Hill. His men are exhausted after the 280 mile journey following their battle. They position themselves on the top of the hill.
Harold’s men formed a tight ‘shield-wall’ and hid behind it while the arrows fell amongst them. When the archers stopped firing, the English stood up and starting banging their shields and shouting, ‘Out! Out! Out!’.
William decided to send his knights and foot soldiers to smash thought the English shield-wall. Unfortunately for William, the steep hill meant his horses couldn’t charge quickly. His foot soldiers were exhausted before they had even started to fight.
For over two hours the battle raged on. William’s men could just not break through the shield wall of the English. Soon a rumour started to spread that nobody had seen William for half an hour!- had the Norman leader been killed?
William wasn’t dead and to prove it to his men he galloped amongst them. He lifted his helmet and shouted, ‘Look at me! Look at me! I am alive and, with God’s help, will be the victor!’.

8. William had to get the English off the top of the hill
William had to get the English off the top of the hill. He ordered some of his soldiers who were fighting to run away down the hill as if they were retreating. The English, thinking they were winning, charged down the hill after Normans!
Without the safety of the shield-wall, Harold’s men who had run down the hill were quickly cut to pieces by William’s knights on horseback.
William saw this was his chance to win the battle-and the English crown! He hoped that he kept repeating the trick, the English would keep falling for it. And they did! Gradually, the English shield-wall grew weaker and weaker. The archers fired once again.
On the night of the 14th October 1066, the Norman’s held a feast to celebrate their victory and stripped the English dead of their weapons and armour.
At about 6.00pm, Harold was killed and the battle was lost. Harold’s body was identified later in the evening but it was in a terrible state. Harold had been disembowelled! William had the body buried at a secret location despite Harold’s mother offering gold!
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Now use your timeline to describe the battle of Hastings in your book, in no less than two paragraph!
Now use the time line to describe the Battle of Hastings in no less than two paragraphs using your own words.

9. PARTNER TWO DO NOT SPEAK UNTIL THE TIM,ER IS UP!
Partner up.
Partner one, you have one minute to talk to partner two about the Battle of Hastings.
Partner two, look at partner one and listen to them for the full minute.
PARTNER TWO DO NOT SPEAK UNTIL THE TIM,ER IS UP!
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10. PARTNER ONE DO NOT SPEAK UNTIL THE TIM,ER IS UP!
Partner up.
Partner two, you have one minute to talk to partner two about the armies of William and Harold.
Partner one, look at partner one and listen to them for the full minute.
PARTNER ONE DO NOT SPEAK UNTIL THE TIM,ER IS UP!
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