Autumn Term Sep – Dec
Norman England
- England before 1066
- Contenders to the throne
- Why did the Normans win at the battle of Hastings?
- Castles for control
- How did William deal with rebellions?
- Feudal system and Domesday book
Medieval realms
- Beliefs of Medieval Catholics
- Crusades
- Role of monasteries
Spring Term Jan – Apr
Medieval Realms
- Medieval towns
- Black death
- Peasants revolt
Tudors
- Henry’s break with Rome
- Reformation and dissolution
- Elizabeth’s ‘middle way’
- Execution of Mary, Queen of Scots
- Elizabethan ‘golden age’
- The Spanish Armada
Summer Term 1 Apr – July
Stuarts
- Gunpowder plot
- Causes of the English Civil War
- English Civil War
- Execution of Charles I
- Life under Cromwell
- Restoration