The Norman Conquest - Revision

Looking for a clear, effective way to revise the Norman Conquest without losing student engagement?
This revision lesson offers six well-structured tasks designed to help students confidently revisit the key knowledge and skills required for understanding the Norman Conquest of 1066.

The lesson is ideal as an end-of-unit revision session, a pre-assessment recap, or a structured consolidation lesson. It supports students in recalling core facts before applying their knowledge through a range of accessible but challenging activities.

Across the six tasks, students revise the Battle of Hastings, William’s problems after 1066, Norman methods of control, castles, the Feudal System and the Domesday Book. Tasks are carefully sequenced to move from retrieval and comprehension to explanation and structured written responses, allowing students to strengthen both subject knowledge and historical writing skills.

As with the rest of the unit, the lesson follows a consistent modelled structure, ensuring students always understand what they are doing and why. Tasks are differentiated by difficulty, allowing the lesson to be easily adapted for mixed-ability classes. Written tasks reflect the GCSE writing framework, making this lesson particularly useful for developing exam confidence.

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