Normans L7 - William's Motte & Bailey Castles

This lesson contains:
A starter to consider what a castle means to the students. Two images are used to get a discussion going.
An introduction to castle building and locations. The students debate which place they would build their castle and why.
A background into William's intention of building castles, where they were build and how. Students read about the Motte and Bailey and label their copy of the castle with the correct features.
A task to determine the advantages and disadvantages of Motte and Bailey castles.
An overview of where these castles were build and what the spread (on the map) shows about the danger areas.
A plenary quiz to test student knowledge.
 
Attachments:
1 x Powerpoint Presentation
1 x Word File