Domesday book ks3 history resources

At the time it was called the winchester book, but later became better. Ks3 the feudal system and the domesday book the feudal system was a way of organising society into different groups based on their roles. Ks3 history the norman conquest, domesday book, anglo saxon england, norman england fully resources lesson investigating the causes. Ks3 society in the medieval period teachit history. Society in the medieval period an everexpanding library of free worksheets, interactive resources, activities, games and lessons all geared toward the ks3 history curriculum. Lesson in a 11 part sow on the norman conquest 1065 1087 learning objectives. The domesday book recorded who owned the land the landowners as well as the size of the land that they owned. The norman conquest, domesday book, anglo saxon england, norman england. A summary of the feudal system and the domesday book the. This fantastic pack contains our domesday book resources brilliant for your lessons. After the death of edward the confessor, there was a bloody fourway battle for the throne. The domesday book is a primary source of enormous importance since it provides the readers with valuable information in regards to the political, economic, ecclesiastical and social history of england. This short three minute video covers what the domesday book is. Domesday book is the oldest government record held in the national archives.

Click the button below to get instant access to this resource for use in the classroom or at a home. Create your own domesday booklet which students write in for the lesson requires blank a3 paper. It had the king at the top with all of the control, and the peasants at the bottom doing all of the work. This lesson could be used for history at key stage 3 year 7, within unit 2. Earliest periods, from ancient egypt to the saxons. It recorded how much of the land was used for farming, how much was woodlands and even recorded whether there were fish ponds on the land. Fully resources lesson investigating the causes, details and importance of the domesday book to williams rule and control of england. This resource was produced using documents from the collections of the national archives. When william secured control over england after defeating harold at the battle of hastings, he introduced new ways of running th. Domesday quiz quick fire true or false quiz on the domesday book. Domesday book, the original record or summary of william is survey of england. The domesday book the middle ages history for kids.

I have explored what we can learn from the domesday survey as a historical source. Explain how the domesday book helped william to keep control. Classroom activity on the domesday survey spartacus educational. A worksheet to introduce the purpose of the book and a fun simulation task to help students understand the process used to make it.

Why it was written and what was involved in making it. Powerpoint presentation on the domesday book as part of the way in which william the conqueror gained control of england after the battle of hastings. Come to a judgement about how significant important the domesday book was. It had the king at the top with all of the control, and the.

The domesday book was a complete written record of property ownership across england, and was completed in less than a year. By contemporaries the whole operation was known as the description of england, but the popular name domesday i. Class resources to behanded out to pupils or put on your interactive. Harold swears fealty to william of normandy, bayeux tapestry c. The feudal system was a way of organising society into different groups based on their roles. The feudal system and the domesday book test questions. This lesson could be used for history at key stage 3, within the development of church, state and society in. Discover how william the conqueror defeated the last of the viking kings, and one of the richest men in. Creative commons sharealike other resources by this author.