Starter

You are William, Duke of Normandy, now known as King William the Conqueror

List down all the possible problems you might now face since you have just become King of England

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Lesson Title:What problems did

William face after the Battle of Hastings?

Know the problems faced by William

Understand how he dealt with these problems

Skills: interpreting information, analysing

sources

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Task One

Read through the problems from the sheet

Sort them into long term and short term problems

Now sort them into the order in which you would deal with these problems

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Task Two

Draw out a watch in the middle of a page

Around the edge of the watch stick down William’s problems in the order in which you would solve them

The most urgent problem will go first!

“I must take control of London, the capital city, quickly. Some of Harold’s troops, who did not travel to Hastings, are still there”

Problem 2

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Task Three

Read through the table about what William did to solve three of his problems

What do the sources tell us about what William did to solve them?

Write them in the solutions box

Then consider whether William’s solution was violent or non-violent

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Plenary

Newsflash!

You are a news reporter in the 1060s.

Briefly sum up what William has done to solve his problems in a quick newsflash!

Use 50 words!

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