Medieval Realms: For Common Entrance and Key Stage 3
by Shephard, Colin; Rees, RosemaryFormat: Paperback
Pub. Date: 2006-09-30
Publisher(s): Trans-Atlantic Pubns
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Summary
History for Common Entrance is a new series covering the requirements of ISEB's Common Entrance syllabus. It is endorsed by ISEB and fully prepares students for the Common Entrance. This volume covers the popular topic Medieval Britain especially focusing on - Good and bad monarchs from William I to Richard III - Religious life including life in monasteries and convents and the Crusades - Social life village life, town life and medieval medicine Key features of our approach: - A bold, meaty and authoritative narrative providing clear explanation of the content - Carefully constructed tasks developing pupils understanding of the content and building their extended writing skills particularly preparing them for the challenge of the Common Entrance essay - Source Investigations on each of the current and planned nominated topics in the syllabus
Table of Contents
| The Middle Ages: an overview | |
| Good And Bad Monarchs | |
| What made a good medieval monarch? | |
| How did William and the Normans conquer England? | |
| Matilda or Stephen: who should reign? | |
| Who made the biggest mistakes: John or Henry III? | |
| Edward I: why was he such a success? | |
| Richard II and the Peasants' Revolt: was he brave or devious? | |
| Who was the real Henry V? | |
| The Wars of the Roses: an overview | |
| Richard III: wicked uncle or loyal brother? | |
| Religion In The Middle Ages | |
| Welcome to Canterbury | |
| Church and State: Henry versus Becket | |
| A visit to Canterbury Cathedral | |
| Monks and nuns: what did they do and why did they do it? | |
| Why was the Church so important to peasants? | |
| What do Crusades tell us about the power of religion in the Middle Ages? | |
| How Did Ordinary People Live? | |
| The medieval market place | |
| Villages and towns: how did they change and why? | |
| Health and medicine: how did medieval people cope with disease? | |
| Law and order: how was it enforced? | |
| What about the women? | |
| Answering questions on a Common Entrance paper | |
| Practice source exercises | |
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