History: King William the Conqueror Problems & Challenges after Battle of Hastings

This high quality lesson examines the problems faced by William, Duke of Normandy directly after his victory at the Battle of Hastings. Students are given a number of different scenarios as William and have to decide which best helps him achieve his aims. You are purchasing a main power point presentation which takes students through each part of the lesson as well as 2 printable A4 worksheets.

Slide 1: Title slide - To evaluate William’s most significant problem after victory at the Battle of Hastings
Slide 2: Background information which helps set the scene
Slide 3: A background information slide with a map to show the location of William after the Battle of Hastings
Slide 4: Starter Task - What challenges and problems would William have to face after victory at the Battle of Hastings
Slide 5: An introduction to the problem solving task
Slides 6-11: The main problems along with 3 alternative solutions for students to discuss and decide upon
Slides 12-17: The answers of what actually happened are revealed for students to self evaluate their decisions
Slide 18: Task - students match William’s problems with his solutions (answers reveled)
Slide 19: Outline of the main activities, including source analysis, on the two worksheets
Slide 20: Challenge questions for higher ability students.

UPDATE 2023: Please note that all images (clipart/vector/illustrations/photographs) are in the public domain and are therefore classed as Creative Commons 1.0 unless otherwise attributed in the notes section of each slide. If you believe there are any errors, please email me directly in the first instance to resolve the issue.