Y7 T4 L7 - Feudal System

• History
• Lower Secondary (Key Stage 3)

Y7 T4 L7 - Feudal System

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Date – 19th March 2024

Title – LessonUp: What was the shape of Medieval English society?

Believed his father had been promised the throne before it was stolen from him by Edward the Confessor.

Distant cousin of Edward the Confessor and promised the throne by both Edward and Harold Godwinson.

Edward the Confessor’s brother-in-law and the richest, most powerful man in England.

A distant nephew of Edward, related by blood, but only 14 years old.

Harold Godwinson

Edgar Atheling

William of Normandy

Harald Hardrada

Battle where the Normans defeated the Saxons and Harold was shot in the eye by an arrow.

Battle where the Vikings defeated the Saxons..

Battle where the Saxons defeated the Viking by killing the berserker that was based on the bridge.

Battle of Fulford Gate

Battle of Stamford Bridge

Battle of Hastings

dal Sys

sheet

Who held the most power in the Norman feudal system?

1. Villein
2. Knight
3. Baron
4. King

Read Aloud

Now complete the read aloud on the sheet.

• Underline the key information.
• Summarise the information in the summary points column. 

Explain how the feudal system worked.

What was the lowest rank in the Norman feudal system?

1. Villeins
2. Lords
3. Knights
4. Barons

Who granted land to lords in exchange for loyalty and military service in the Norman feudal system?

1. Bishops
2. Villeins
3. King or monarch
4. Merchants

The Norman feudal system was based on a hierarchical structure of?

1. Land ownership
2. Political alliances
3. Religious hierarchy
4. Trade routes

Who led the Norman conquest of England in 1066?

1. William the Conqueror
2. Harold Godwinson
3. Robert, Duke of Normandy
4. Edward the Confessor

Which battle marked the decisive Norman victory in the conquest of England?

1. Battle of Hastings
2. Battle of York
3. Battle of Stamford Bridge
4. Battle of Fulford

Who was the last Anglo-Saxon king of England before the Norman conquest?

1. Harthacanute
2. Edward the Confessor
3. Harold Godwinson
4. William the Conqueror