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The Norman Conquest - KS3 History - BBC Bitesize

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KS3 History The Norman Conquest learning resources for adults, children, parents and teachers.

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Peasant homes were small, often just made up of one room. A peasant's hut was made of and , with a roof but no windows. Inside the hut, a third of the area was penned off for the animals, which lived in the hut with the family. A fire burned in a hearth in the centre of the hut, so the air was permanently eye-wateringly smoky. Furniture was maybe a couple of stools, a trunk for bedding, and a few cooking pots.

Women in peasant families learnt to spin wool from an early age, using wooden wheels to make clothes.

Children spent most of their time helping their parents with day-to-day activities. Rather than going to school, they worked on jobs in the house, looked after animals and helped grow food.

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Find out what life like in medieval society with BBC Bitesize History. For students between the ages of 11 and 14.

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In recent days I have been reading Oliver Eagleton's The Starmer Project (2023). The book takes a close look at Starmer's career as a lawyer before he became an MP. Eagleton is especially interested in his work at the Crown Prosecution Service. Starmer's attempt to criminalize peaceful protesters is particularly disturbing and provides an insight into the type of prime minister he will be. Starmer's attitude towards women's rights and welfare benefits is also worrying. Anyway, here is a list of evidence against Keir Starmer. I have omitted the ten broken pledges of his leadership campaign as I have already covered that issue in a previous blog post:

In September, 1997, Spartacus Educational founder and managing director John Simkin became the first educational publisher in Britain to establish a website that was willing to provide teachers and students with free educational materials.

According to a survey carried out by the Fischer Trust, Spartacus Educational is one of the top three websites used by history teachers and students in Britain (the other two are BBC History and the Public Record Office's Learning Curve). The Spartacus Educational website currently gets up to 7 million page impressions a month and 3 million unique visitors.

As well as running the Spartacus Educational website John Simkin has also produced material for the Electronic Telegraph, the European Virtual School and the Guardian's educational website, Learn. He was also a member of the European History E-Learning Project (E-Help), a project to encourage and improve use of ICT and the internet in classrooms across the continent.

We have published six e-books, Charles Dickens: A Biography (October, 2012), First World War Encyclopedia (October, 2012), Assassination of John F. Kennedy Encyclopedia (November, 2012), Gandhi: A Biography (December, 2012), The Spanish Civil War (December, 2012) and The American Civil War (December, 2012). He also contributed an article to the recently published book, Using New Technologies to Enhance Teaching and Learning in History (December, 2012).

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The Spartacus Educational website provides a series of free history encyclopaedias. Entries usually include a narrative, illustrations and primary sources. The text within each entry is linked to other relevant pages in the encyclopaedia. In this way it is possible to research individual people and events in great detail.

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Listen to this episode from Dan Snow's History Hit on Spotify. The Norman conquest of England in 1066 was one of the great milestones of English history but there were in fact many Norman invasions and their influence reached from Northern Europe through the Mediterranean and into the Middle East and North Africa.

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Listen to this episode from History Extra podcast on Spotify. Judith Green reveals how there is much more to the Norman story than the events of the 1066 Conquest We all know the story of the Norman Conquest, when Duke William of Normandy led his troops across the Channel and took the crown of England.

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The War that Changed the English Language - Mini-Wars #3

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What Was Life Really Like For A Medieval Peasant?

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Are you looking at all your work and wishing there was an easy way to revise for your exams? Wish you could just plug a memory stick into your head and download your textbooks?

Well, we're not miracle workers but we've compiled some of the best revision techniques to help you nail your exams.

1. Eat/sleep/revise/repeat

We're not saying that this should be your life but it's a surprisingly good rule to follow. When you are revising, short study sessions followed by short naps are considered one of the best ways to learn. You read that right - it's actually beneficial to take naps. The brain processes information while sleeping so a well revised topic will be easier to recall if you sleep on it. Don't fall asleep halfway through revising a topic though - this obviously won't have the same effect!

2. Pomodoro your way to an A

Pomo what? This is a great technique if you're having trouble concentrating. The Pomodoro method follows a basic pattern of 25 minutes studying followed by a five minute break. If you do four of these in a row you can then have a longer break. It works because you learn better in short sessions and you don't have to punish yourself with unbroken hours of revision.

Record yourself reading important notes and mentioning important points, listen to the recordings over and over while saying them out aloud - it will help you memorise.

Sarah Shah, Psychology BSc
3. Create mental associations

Students should try to link new ideas to either very familiar (or very weird!) images, which makes them easier to remember when the exam is on.
Paraic Scanlon, Psychology Lecturer

Want to know how you can improve your memory for studying? Learn how to make associations. It's the best way to remember anything and it's used by memory champions (yes, they exist).

A popular way of doing this is to visualise your revision into scenarios, for instance if you do chemistry and you need to remember the chemical name of oxygen you might think of mobile phone salesmen because the answer is O2. Another thing to do is to relate topics to things you enjoy, like game characters, movie titles, books or sports players. Having trouble remembering the story of your English text? Imagine it being read out by your favourite football commentator or fictional character.

4. Chew gum and buy a weird air freshener

Nothing like a condensed milk air freshener to keep you more alert. Unfamiliar scents tend to keep you more awake as you haven't gone nose blind to them - perfect for those longer, harder revision sessions. Chewing gum is also proven to help concentration. This is, admittedly, a last resort.

5. Stick to the fonts you know for your notes, unless you're dyslexic

If you're dyslexic, download the dyslexie font as it's designed to be more readable for you, or use Comic Sans as it's also easier for some people to read (despite the fact that no one likes it). Certain fonts like Arial or Times New Roman are considered the fastest fonts to read as they are most familiar to the majority of people. When it comes to fonts, familiarity equals speed, which means the font you always read and type with will be fastest for you.

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Are you looking at all your work and wishing there was an easy way to revise for your exams? Wish you could just plug a memory stick into your head and download your textbooks? Well, we're not miracle workers but we've compiled some of the best revision techniques to help you nail your exams. 1.

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The Time Travellers Guide to Medieval England

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The Time Travellers Guide to Medieval England

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Historian Ian Mortimer does something really interesting with this book: he sets out to recreate the period (the Fourteenth Century) as if he were writing a travel book for tourists as opposed to researching and explaining a forgotten time. In other words, he places the reader in the moment, advising you where to go, what to see, how to behave, speak, dress and what to expect should you happen to have the good fortune to be transported back to not-so-merry old England in the 1300s.
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Petra is off to Miami - book & art fairs & dates!

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The Time Traveller's Guide to Medieval England

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Historian Ian Mortimer does something really interesting with this book: he sets out to recreate the period (the Fourteenth Century) as if he were writing a travel book for tourists as opposed to researching and explaining a forgotten time.

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A brief compendium, 'Great Tales from English History: Cheddar Man to the Peasant's Revolt' covers smithers of events from post ice age man to King Richard II. Robert Lacey's easy, and at times humorous style, written in short chapters, could be ideal for junior readers.
Unfortunately, I'm not sure this broad sweep of English history is covered in the national curriculum these days on account of something called political correctness....more

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A brief compendium, 'Great Tales from English History: Cheddar Man to the Peasant's Revolt' covers smithers of events from post ice age man to King Richard II.

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Free Homework & Revision for A Level, GCSE, KS3 & KS2

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Free revision for your GCSE & A Level exams. Join over 6.5 million students learning 2x faster across 250+ exam board specific A Level, GCSE & KS3 Courses.

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 A story of 1066 woven around Magnus, young son of the Earl of Wessex.

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A story set at the time of the Peasants’ Revolt. The narrator is a dog, who witnesses what happens to his family as the drama unfolds.

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 A young girl is apprenticed to a midwife, and medieval village life provides the backdrop.

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Against the violent and turbulent backdrop of Norman England, the story of a young boy who is wagered and won in a game of chess between a lord and a minstrel…

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Matthew, a 12-year-old merchant’s son, has always longed to be a knight. And his chance comes in the golden summer of 1482 when he arrives at Middleham Castle, home of King Edward IV’s brother, Richard, Duke of Gloucester – valiant warrior, loyal brother, loving father, good master.

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KS3 History The Romans learning resources for adults, children, parents and teachers.

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William's control of England - KS3 History - BBC Bitesize

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KS3 History William's control of England learning resources for adults, children, parents and teachers.

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Medieval society and life - KS3 History - BBC Bitesize

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KS3 History Medieval society and life learning resources for adults, children, parents and teachers.

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The Crusades - KS3 History - BBC Bitesize

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KS3 History The Crusades learning resources for adults, children, parents and teachers.

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In June 1170, Henry II was concerned about who would succeed him as king. Having seen the devastation that can occur when the is unclear, he had his son, Henry the Young King, crowned to become 'junior king' in a coronation performed by the Archbishop of York. This didn't necessarily give Henry the Young King any extra power, but it angered Becket because were traditionally performed by the Archbishop of Canterbury, which was still his role despite living in France. Becket appealed to the Pope and eventually Henry and Becket resolved some of their differences. Henry allowed Becket to return to England.

Before returning to England, Becket wrote a letter the bishops involved in the coronation from the Church. This move angered Henry greatly.

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Who was Thomas Becket and why did he clash with the king?

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In June 1170, Henry II was concerned about who would succeed him as king. Having seen the devastation that can occur when the is unclear, he had his son, Henry the Young King, crowned to become 'junior king' in a coronation performed by the Archbishop of York.

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The Magna Carta - KS3 History - BBC Bitesize

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KS3 History The Magna Carta learning resources for adults, children, parents and teachers.

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Power and Control - The Peasants' Revolt

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Power and Control - The Peasants' Revolt

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The Peasants' Revolt - KS3 History - BBC Bitesize

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KS3 History The Peasants' Revolt learning resources for adults, children, parents and teachers.

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Go to the period and topic you are studying on the drop down bar, and download a work-sheet that will introduce you to a whole new part of history that was happening around the same time.

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Through fiery poetry, Hemphill makes this passionate heroine (known as Jehanne here) come alive, charting her beginnings, rise, and demise in fifteenth-century France. 

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The Crusades are well-known but only part of the complex history of the medieval Near East. During the same era, the region was completely remade by the Mongol invasions. In a single generation, the Mongols upended the region's geopolitics. In this edition of Gone Medieval, Matt Lewis talks to Dr. Nicholas Morton, author of The Mongol Storm: Making and Breaking Empires in the Medieval Near East, about the conquests that forever transformed the region, while forging closer ties among societies spread across Eurasia. This episode was edited and produced by Rob Weinberg. For more Gone Medieval content, subscribe to our Medieval Monday newsletter here >If you'd like to learn even more, we have hundreds of history documentaries, ad free podcasts and audiobooks at History Hit - subscribe today! To download, go to Android > or Apple store >

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Listen to episodes and learn more about Gone Medieval. From long-lost Viking ships to kings buried in unexpected places; from murders and power politics, to myths, religion, the lives of ordinary people: Gone Medieval is History Hit's podcast dedicated to the middle ages, in Europe and far beyond.

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Exciting history stories of Knights, Tudors, Romans, World Wars, Revolutions, Explorers, Scientists and Sports. Hear amazing history stories of animals, stirring historical stories of love and betrayal, and of strong women and how they changed history.

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History Storytime for children told by 7 year old Sophie, 5 year old Ellie and their Daddy. Exciting history stories of Knights, Tudors, Romans, World Wars, Revolutions, Explorers, Scientists and Sports. Hear amazing history stories of animals, stirring historical stories of love and betrayal, and of strong women and how they changed history. Real life narrative history as it should be told. Won Silver in the BritPodAwards. Helps support learning history for the National Curriculum with Key Stage 1 (KS1) and Key Stage 2 (KS2) and for all Elementary ages - Grades K-5. Great for supporting parents with homeschooling. Valued by teachers, enjoyed by parents, loved by kids.

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History Storytime - For Kids | a podcast by Sophie (7) & Ellie (5) tell history for kids

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History Storytime for children told by 7 year old Sophie, 5 year old Ellie and their Daddy. Exciting history stories of Knights, Tudors, Romans, World Wars, Revolutions, Explorers, Scientists and Sports. Hear amazing history stories of animals, stirring hi...

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The Past and The Curious - A History Podcast for Kids and Families

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"On The Past and the Curious, host Mick Sullivan devotes himself to finding the little-known details about well-known people and events from history, and telling them in an always engaging, sometimes musical manner that gives children(and adults) a much more robust, interesting understanding of the past."

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The podcast champions women from all parts of life. Episodes are ten minutes longs and are read by an famous woman telling stories of other famous women.

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Good Night Stories for Rebel Girls Podcast

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Our audio adventures about extraordinary women have moved to a new home: the Rebel Girls App. Learn more.

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Fun Kids - the UK's children's radio station

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History for Kids podcast - Fun Kids - the UK's children's radio station

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Discover what life for children was like throughout the ages

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It is fun and engaging with a quiz at the end.

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BBC Radio 4 - Homeschool History - Downloads

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Podcast downloads for Homeschool History

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Secrets Of Great British Castles Series 1 4of5 Caernarfon Castle 720p

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A documentary.

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Secrets Of Great British Castles Series 1 4of5 Caernarfon Castle 720p

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Secrets Of Great British Castles Series 1 4of5 Caernarfon Castle 720p

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Secrets Of Great British Castles Series 1 5of5 Stirling Castle 720p

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A documentary.

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Secrets Of Great British Castles Series 1 5of5 Stirling Castle 720p

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Secrets Of Great British Castles Series 1 5of5 Stirling Castle 720p

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Secrets Of Great British Castles S1E3 - Warwick (S1E3)

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A documentary.

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Secrets Of Great British Castles S1E3 - Warwick (S1E3)

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Secrets Of Great British Castles S 1 Ep 3 - Warwick (S1E3)

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Why was the Battle of Hastings so important video

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Why was the Battle of Hastings so important video