Britain 1066 1500 England Before 1066 Icons key
Britain 1066– 1500 England Before 1066 Icons key: For more detailed instructions, see the Getting Started presentation Flash activity. These activities are not editable. Web addresses 11 of of 88 Teacher’s notes included in the Notes Page Accompanying worksheet Sound © Boardworks Ltd 2013
Learning objectives Who were the English descended from? How was England run? What was England like in the 1060 s? 2 of 8 © Boardworks Ltd 2013
What was England like before 1066? 3 of 8 © Boardworks Ltd 2013
Anglo-Saxon life 4 of 8 © Boardworks Ltd 2013
Who were the English? The Romans left England in the 4 th century AD. The knowledge the Romans had brought was lost. Their settlements with their sophisticated sewerage and heating systems fell into disrepair. It was as if England had gone back in time. In the 5 th Century, the Saxons, Angles, Jutes and other Germanic tribes invaded Britain, forcing the native Celtic Britons out of lowland England. In the 9 th, 10 th and 11 th centuries, Vikings from Norway and Denmark also settled large areas of Britain. 5 of 8 © Boardworks Ltd 2013
Who were the English? 6 of 8 © Boardworks Ltd 2013
Who were the English? In 1066, England, Scotland, Ireland Wales were separate states. The kings of England were too busy keeping their own country together to worry about neighbouring lands. Scotland, Wales and Ireland continued to be populated by native Celtic people. 7 of 8 © Boardworks Ltd 2013
Friends in the north At this time England's connection to Europe did not lie with France, just across the Channel, but rather with the Scandinavian countries, where the Vikings came from. England had been part of the Viking Empire of King Cnut up until 1034 and there was still a strong Scandinavian presence in the north-east of the country. 8 of 8 © Boardworks Ltd 2013
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