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KNOWLEDGE ORGANISER Year Group - 4 Term – Spring 2 Subject – History Was Edward the Confessor to blame for the events of 1066? Subject Specific Vocabulary Important Knowledge Sticky Facts Word Bayeux Tapestry Bailey Motte Doomsday Book Feudalism Peasants Witan Barons Definition Embroidery which tells the story of the Battle of Hastings. Flat area at the foot of the Motte. A large manmade mound with a tower on A record of all land and property Norman way of organising society so that everyone is loyal to the king. Ordinary people who serve their master. A council of nobles who helped the king Nobles who fought for William at Hastings 1. The Battle of Hastings took place on 14 th October 1066 between the Norman- French army and the British Anglo Saxons. 2. The Normans introduced castles such as Motte and Bailey castles to England. 3. The Normans introduced the Feudal system which meant people were rewarded with land from the king. 4. William, Duke of Normandy became the first Norman king of England, 5. King William defeated Harold Hardrada (King of Norway) and Harold Godwinson (last Anglo-Saxon king of England) to reach the throne. 6. The Bayeux Tapestry is kept in Normandy France and tells the story of The Battle of Hastings. 1. The Bayeux Tapestry is nearly 70 metres long! 2. The Normans were actually Vikings from Denmark, Norway, and Iceland. 3. The Normans rebuilt all of the cathedrals in England which had previously been built by the Romans. 4. The Normans were against slavery! 5. William was better known as William the Conqueror. He died in 1087 after a horse riding injury. 6. According to the Bayeux Tapestry, a stray arrow struck Harold Godwinson in the eye and the Saxon king fell down dead.
