1 Investigating the Middle Ages
2 Was the Norman Conquest really
so significant?
3 Why did people in the Middle
Ages build glorious cathedrals
but live in such simple houses?
4 Could medieval kings always do
whatever they wanted?
5 Did rats and rebels change
people’s lives completely?
6 Are medieval wars worth
remembering?
7 Was there a World Wide Web in
the Middle Ages?
8 What can Anne Herbert tell us
about life during the Wars of the
Roses?
The Big Picture of the Middle Ages
John D Clare is Deputy Headteacher at Greenfields Comprehensive School, Newton Aycliffe and a well-known author of educational textbooks.
Ian Dawson is Publications Director of the Schools History Project and creator of the website thinkinghistory.co.uk which is pioneering work on active learning in History. He has been adviser to QCA on a wide range of issues in History teaching including the teaching of
chronology.
Richard McFahn is Humanities Adviser in West Sussex and was formerly a Head of History in Hampshire.
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