Description
Book SynopsisBuilds thorough understanding and enjoyment of History through enquiry.
Think Through History provides an enthralling enquiry-based approach for 11-14 year olds built around key historical issues and characters.
Table of ContentsPart 1 The Norman conquest: the comet and 1066; who were the English?; why did Duke William invade?; who were the Normans?; the Battle of Hastings; what changed as a result of the conquest?. Part 2 The King governs the realm: the White Ship; Henry I's dream - the three estates; how the King governed; John and Magna Carta. Part 3 Living and working: on the land; the world of Piers Ploughman; markets; shops and trades, crafts and guilds; games and entertainment. Part 4 The age of faith: popular Christian belief; parish church and parish priest; festivals; the search for Godly life; Church and state - Henry II and Becket; pilgrimage. Part 5 The British Isles to c.1400: the British Isles in 1100; the British Isles in 1175; Wales; Scotland; Ireland. Part 6 Wars and warfare: when and where?; knights and chivalry; technology of war; effects of war - taxation, looting. Part 7 Making and selling: what was wanted - what was made; running a merchant business; exchange and money; Britain and Europe; merchant wealth; charity and good works; the Jews in Britain. Part 8 The Black Death and the Peasants Revolt: health and disease; Black Death - its causes and consequences; Peasants Revolt - a case study. Part 9 Reading, learning and printing: literacy; development of the English language; literature - Chaucer, Langland; invention of the press; what was printed?; universities and learning. Part 10 Britain in 1500: taking stock; the monarchy - Henry VII; Wars of the Roses - the end of the barons?; new wealth - merchants and landowners; the Church and belief - rumblings of change; national feeling; a changing world - voyages of discovery.
