History in Close-Up: The Medieval World

One of a set of four History resources for CCEA Key Stage 3, 'The Medieval World' covers the period from cAD700 to around 1500, including: Bede; The Vikings; Brian Boru; The Normans in England and Ireland; Medieval life, religion and warfare. It is divided into 40 units to ease lesson planning, and has activities to suit a variety of ability levels.

The four titles in the History in Close-Up Series give students a comprehensive understanding of the key themes that form the history of their part of the world. 'The Age of Discovery' covers the period 1500 to 1800, 'Union and Partition' includes 1800 to the present day. The fourth book, 'The Twentieth Century' is offered as an alternative for the final year study, taking a theme-based approach to the changes that have come in the past one hundred years.

Contents:

Introduction, Unit 1: Dates and Centuries, Unit 2: What Are The Middle Ages?, Unit 3: Bias, End of Section Quiz, The Early Middle Ages, Unit 4: Sources Of Information, Unit 5: The Venerable Bede, Unit 6: Rulers And Religion, Unit 7: Everyday Life, Unit 8: Sutton Hoo (Case Study), Unit 9: The Vikings, Unit 10: Ireland In The Early Middle Ages, Unit 11: Brian Boru, Unit 12: The Rest Of The World, Unit 13: King Alfred (Research Task), End of Section Quiz & Review This Section, The High Middle AgesUnit 14: Who Were The Normans?, Unit 15: The Bayeux Tapestry, Unit 16: England Before The Normans, Unit 17: Who Wants To Be King?, Unit 18: The Battle Of Hastings, Unit 19: The Death Of Harold, Unit 20: The Normans Conquer England, Unit 21: Hereward The Wake (Case Study), Unit 22: William As King, Unit 23: Feudalism, Unit 24: Dermot Of The Foreigners, Unit 25: The Coming Of Strongbow, Unit 26: Henry II Comes To Ireland, Unit 27: John De Courcy And Ulster (Case Study), Unit 28: Wales, Scotland And The Normans, Unit 29: Motte And Bailey Castles, Unit 30: Stone Castles, Unit 31: Medieval Warfare, Unit 32: Life In A Castle, Unit 33: The Medieval Village, Unit 34: The Medieval Town, Unit 35: The Church, Unit 36: The Monastery, Review This Section, End of Section Quiz, The Late Middle Ages, Unit 37: The Black Death, Unit 38: The Peasants' Revolt, Unit 39: Geoffrey Chaucer, Unit 40: The Norman Legacy, End of Section Quiz, Conclusion, Medieval Kings Of England

Sheila Turner Johnston was born in west Cork, Ireland and spent her childhood in different counties the length and breadth of the country, as the family moved wherever her father’s job took him. She attended Queen’s University, Belfast, and apart from managing to graduate against all her expectations, one of her best experiences was reading her poetry to an audience that included Seamus Heaney.

Sheila has won prizes for both fiction and non-fiction, and has written many articles for both local and national publications. She and her husband Norman founded the publishing stable Colourpoint Creative Ltd, which is now owned and managed by their two sons.

For more information visit her website at: https://www.sheilaturnerjohnston.com

By Sheila Turner Johnston

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History In Close-Up: the Medieval World (with Norman Johnston) Colourpoint Educational 2011