Year 1
Use these links and notes to help your revision or even just for fun!
The Norman Conquest
Battle of Hastings Relive the battle with this digital reconstruction
1066: Year of Fate! All the information about Hastings you can cope with!
Bayeux Tapestry The original illustrated history guide to the battle and its background
Quick 1066 quiz Test your knowledge
Domesday Book How a list of who owned what tells us so much
Castles
Medieval Castles - Powerpoint illustrating the purpose and location of castles in the Middle Ages
Castles through time - A useful revision booklet
Capturing Castles A description of methods of attack
Concentric Castles and Edward I
Knights
Jousting An interactive site to introduce you to the art of jousting
Knight Links A useful set of links to all aspects of the Knightly world
The Medieval Church
Introduction a basic guide for those in a hurry
Build a Medieval arch Something for those frustrated architects
Thomas a Becket and Henry II The big debate in the Middle Ages: Church vs King
You are Henry II! Can you solve the Becket crisis?
Medieval Life
Chertsey in the Middle Ages A guide to a medieval town
The Worst Jobs in the Middle Ages Anyone need a leech collector?
The Crusades
Fling the teacher quiz how much do you know about the crusades!?
The Medieval Crusades Everything you need to know
The Black Death 1349-52 (Rat anyone?)
History of the Black Death A scientific look at the bubonic plague
Black Death Penalty Shoot Out! Oh the horror
The Peasants' Revolt 1381
The Revolting Peasants a brief guide to the main events
The Death of Wat Tyler An eyewitness account
