Description

A blocked History Unit for Year 3, covering the history of the British Isles from 55BC to the early 11th century, and the ways in which British society was shaped by different people.

Resources

Maps, sagas, legends, timelines, posters, 'horrible' histories, CD-Roms, Internet.

Historical Enquiry

• Who were the Romans/Anglo-Saxons/Vikings and where did they originate?
• Why did they come to Britain?
• How did they control the country?
• What was their way of life, and what evidence of it has susrvived?
• Did the Invaders make life better or worse for the indigenous people?

Key Learning

• where the Invaders came from
• how and why they invaded
• what the Invaders did in Britain
• the Invaders' way of life
• the legacy of settlement