OCR GCSE History B: British depth study — The Norman Conquest, 1065–1087

What is included

What this course covers

• Section 1 — England on the eve of the conquest — The character of late Anglo-Saxon England

  • 1.1 – The nature, structure and diversity of late Anglo-Saxon society
  • 1.2 – Religion in late Anglo-Saxon England
  • 1.3 – Anglo-Saxon culture: buildings, art and literature

• Section 2 — Invasion and victory — How and why William of Normandy became King of England in 1066

  • 2.1 – Norman society, culture and warfare pre-1066
  • 2.2 – The succession crisis of 1066
  • 2.3 – The battles of Fulford, Stamford Bridge and Hastings

• Section 3 — Resistance and response — The establishment of Norman rule between 1067 and 1071

  • 3.1 – First uprisings against Norman rule including resistance in the west and in Mercia
  • 3.2 – Northern resistance and William’s ‘Harrying of the North’
  • 3.3 – The rebellion of Hereward in the east and the end of English resistance

• Section 4 — Castles — The nature and purpose of Norman castles in England to 1087

  • 4.1 – Pre-conquest fortifications and the first Norman castles in England
  • 4.2 – The distribution and design of Norman castles in England to 1087
  • 4.3 – The purpose of Norman castles in England including their military and economic functions

• Section 5 — Conquest and control — The impact of the Norman Conquest on English society to 1087

  • 5.1 – Domesday Book, its creation and purpose
  • 5.2 – The social structure of Norman England including changes in land ownership and the elite
  • 5.3 – Changes and continuities: language, laws and Church

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