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23 May 2026

This is a great game to be used after having studied attacking and defending a Medieval Castle in Norman England.

Students take on the role of the defenders of a Medieval Castle (in this case loosely based on the siege of Rochester Castle by King John in 1215).

They have failed to pay their taxes and King John and his knights are marching on the Castle.

Their job is to defend the Castle at all costs by making wise choices and thus collecting points as they go.

When they have completed the tasks, they are given a student friendly markscheme which will by the end give them great status as geniuses of siege warfare or not as the case may be!

Students can write out the choices they make or just the numbers and corresponding letters. They can only make one choice per question.

Please note that that it best presented by enlarging onto an A3 sheet.

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This fully resourced unit covers the Norman Conquest and the development of Church, state and society in Medieval Britain from 1066–1509. Students are introduced to Norman England through a range of enquiry-based lessons which develop key historical skills including source analysis, interpretation, explanation, significance and historical judgement. Throughout the unit, students investigate how William the Conqueror gained control of England and how the Normans used castles, the feudal system and the Church to maintain power. The enquiry questions encourage students to think critically about Medieval life and change over time. The bundle includes: L1 William the Conqueror L2 Norman Castles (+ Castle Attack Game) L3 The Domesday Book L4 The Feudal System L5 The Church (FREE) L6 Doom Paintings L7 Monks and Nuns (FREE) L8 Medieval Towns L9 The Black Death L10 Crime and Punishment L11 The Bayeux Tapestry L12 The Crusades Key Word History Display The lessons are designed to be engaging, challenging and easy to deliver, with a strong focus on discussion, evidence and historical enquiry. Activities include games, source work, decision-making tasks, written challenges and retrieval practice to help students build confidence and deepen understanding. All lessons are differentiated, editable and supplied in PowerPoint format, making them easy to adapt for your classes. Suggested teaching and learning strategies are included throughout, alongside links to modern interpretations and historical scholarship. This bundle is Ideal for: * Key Stage 3 History * Medieval England units * Norman England schemes of work * Non-specialists looking for ready-to-teach lessons * Departments wanting a complete half-term or term-long unit Please leave a review to help my future planning of lessons. Contact me at PilgrimHistory17@gmail.com for any other advice if needed as I am currently a full time history teacher and Head of Department. You may wish to click here for a free curriculum guide to also aid planning your history Key Stage 3 Scheme of Work: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-13464327 You may also be interested in my Battle of Hastings Bundle which can be found here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12791104

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