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Key Exam Question Focus – Section 3 “Assess the reasons for the succession crisis at the end of Edward the Confessor’s reign . (50 marks)”. Warm Up – A bit of learning fun Watch the video trailer for a book on Hardrada . http:// www.youtube.com/watch?v=WrS2_SaAST8.
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Key Exam Question Focus – Section 3 “Assess the reasons for the succession crisis at the end of Edward the Confessor’s reign. (50 marks)” Warm Up – A bit of learning fun Watch the video trailer for a book on Hardrada. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WrS2_SaAST8
Key Exam Question Focus – Section 3 “Assess the reasons for the succession crisis at the end of Edward the Confessor’s reign. (50 marks)” HaraldHardrara – The Greatest Viking? Objectives All of you will be able to describe some features of the life of HaraldHardrada All/Most of you will be able to explain Hardrada’s claim to the English throne All/Most of you will be able to analyse the threat posed by Hardrada
Key Exam Question Focus – Section 3 “Assess the reasons for the succession crisis at the end of Edward the Confessor’s reign. (50 marks)” Claimants to the Throne of England 1066 Edgar ‘the aetheling’ (Edward’s half-grandnephew??) Harold Hardrada (Claimed the throne through Magnus/Harthacnut deal) William of Normandy Edward’s mum was Williams granddad's sister. Harold Godwinson (Edward’s brother-in-law)
Key Exam Question Focus – Section 3 “Assess the reasons for the succession crisis at the end of Edward the Confessor’s reign. (50 marks)” HaraldHardrara – The Greatest Viking? The Basics Harald did not have much of a case for being King of England. The previous Viking kings of England had all been Danish Vikings. However he posed a huge threat to the kingdom. Today we must find out: What sort of threat Hardrada was What sort of claim Hardrada could make to the throne
Key Exam Question Focus – Section 3 “Assess the reasons for the succession crisis at the end of Edward the Confessor’s reign. (50 marks)” HaraldHardrara – The Greatest Viking? Reading some of the magazine
Key Exam Question Focus – Section 3 “Assess the reasons for the succession crisis at the end of Edward the Confessor’s reign. (50 marks)” HaraldHardrara – The Greatest Viking? What claim did Hardrada have to the English throne? Page 188 and 189 of 1066 The Year of Three Battles by Frank McLynn
Key Exam Question Focus – Section 3 “Assess the reasons for the succession crisis at the end of Edward the Confessor’s reign. (50 marks)” HaraldHardrara – The Greatest Viking? What claim did Hardrada have to the English throne? How big of a threat was Hardrada to England? Anything else that might be significant
Key Exam Question Focus – Section 3 “Assess the reasons for the succession crisis at the end of Edward the Confessor’s reign. (50 marks)” • Did you include: • The Gotha river conference between Harthacnut and Magnus? • The slaughter of the Poles as leader of the Rusarmy? • 500 men pledged loyalty to him, despite him not being a landholder? • Leader of the Varangian Vanguard? An elite troop in a hugely successful army. Famous, wealthy, respected. • Hardrada had to send some of his wealth back to Grand Prince Yaroslav and no boat was large enough to carry it all. • The Battle of Nisa, a naval victory against the Danish, with 300 ships on the Norwegian side. Hardrada could prevail at sea as well as on land.
Key Exam Question Focus – Section 3 “Assess the reasons for the succession crisis at the end of Edward the Confessor’s reign. (50 marks)” HaraldHardrara – The Greatest Viking? I’m HaraldHardrada because……. http://www.yorkpress.co.uk/news/10242450.___I_want_my_crown_____jokes_descendant_of_King_Harald_Hardrada/