Year 7
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
Animated Bayeux Tapestry A Coller recommendation
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
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
