YEAR 7

7M working away in the Upper School (note that the classroom is a little bare due to us being in the midst of building work)- Does this bother these brilliant students? Not a bit of it. They promise me that even with all the drilling outside they can still fall asleep in my lessons!

Before you can study anything in history you have to have an understanding of a number of key words. These are essential for you to be able to effectively work with sources, know how to deal with information and be able to see how what you are learning fits with other events in history. If you click here you will be able to refresh yourself with some of these key terms.

In year 7 we start with study skills and then go on to the Roman Empire. One of the most important reasons why the Roman Empire was so successful was the excellence of its army. To find out how it was organised and how it was equipped then click here

After the Roman Empire we began the work on the Middle Ages after the Romans. We looked at the Battle of Hastings and then how the feudal system began. It effected our country for hundreds of years. If you want to have a look at what feudalism was and how it worked click here

The Church was very important to people in the middle ages. Almost everyone with only a few exceptions would have been Christian. The Church had a massive impact on everyone's life, so if you would like to read more click here

We are looking at the Peasants revolt at the moment.

What was it and why did it happen?

IN 1381 there was an explosion of anger by many peasant farmers. The 14 year old King (Richard II) had introduced a Poll Tax of 5p for every male above 12 years old. 

If you add to this the anger of rising prices and laws to stop wages going up after the plague had killed up to half of the population you can guess why people were angry.

The peasants were led by Watt Tyler and a priest John Ball. Despite some 100,000 men marching on London in a violent protest they were finally defeated by the King. However things were never the same again and if you want to look for a key event in explaining how feudalism ended this is it.

For more on this click here

Edward I is best known to many students as the nasty King in the film Braveheart. Well the truth was not a million miles from the film. He was certainly more sympathetic towards the Welsh and was keen to control them without causing them to dilike him as much as the Scots did. Click here to find out about Edward and the Welsh