They could repeat the time travel for 100, 1000 and 10,000 years. They could be asked what is similar / different about the past compared to today. They could first go back 10 years and the pupils could be asked what they can see. The class could be asked to stand up and spin around to go back in time - similar to the characters in the video. The teacher could set the scene for what is about to take place using a chronology activity. Harry: Wow, that sounds exciting! I can't wait to find out more! People were put in prison there.people escaped from there.and there are all sorts of precious jewels and crowns kept there. Harry: Wow! It's about a thousand years old.įatima: Can we find out more about the castle? Sally: His most famous castle is called the Tower of London and it's still there today. They were built often on high ground and often in places that would allow the King to send knights and soldiers to nearby places that were important to control.įatima: Are any of his castles still standing today? They had strong walls and were built to be very hard to attack. Sally: Castles were the best way to protect yourself and your people. It was dangerous and William had lots of enemies - people who didn't want him to be King. So William's army won the battle and he became the new King. But the truth is, we don't actually know. Some people say he died by an arrow to the eye. William's army met Harold's army.but during the fighting Harold was killed. On the 14th of October 1066, they fought a very famous battle - the Battle of Hastings. Many people died in battle and so it was very risky. Harry: Oh, look! He's got hundreds of ships to take his army across. Sally: He was going to risk everything by taking his army to England to fight Harold for the throne of England. Sally: So he thought about it and finally came to a decision. And then there was the risk that he might lose and be killed. But gathering an army of soldiers and paying for armour and horses and ships was very expensive. Sally: Well, he had a huge decision to make: whether to fight Harold in a battle or not. Two people wanted to be King, but you can only have one King of England.
Sally: Yes, it was a dangerous situation. So there was trouble ahead.įatima: So there were two people who wanted to be King? William and Harold. But a man called Harold was actually crowned the next King. So William thought he should be the next King of England. Sally: William was related to the King of England, who had just died. He had lots of enemies who wanted to take over as Duke, so he had to work hard to make sure he could carry on being in charge. This was a very important ruler in France. Sally: William was very young when he became the Duke of Normandy. Harry: Okay, let's put our virtual reality headsets on, so you can see what things were really like and find out more.
Sally: And that's one of his castles in France behind him. Sally: Here we are, William the Conqueror - born in 1028, around a thousand years ago. Let's go right to the end of the corridor and find out about William the Conqueror. Harry: Could you show us where some of the knights are? Excuse me, are you in a virtual reality museum guide? Get an idea of what knights were like and what kind of castles they lived in. Enjoy The Facts.Harry: What shall we check out today, Fatima?įatima: I think we should go right the way back to some Knights in armour.
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