Year 5 History

I can retell the story of how the Vikings came to settle in large parts of Britain.

I can describe how the kingdom of Wessex fought back against the Vikings.

I can describe how the kingdom of Wessex tried to resist the Viking invaders.

I can describe how the Vikings took over more and more of Britain in the 800s CE.

I can describe how Viking raids on the British Isles were part of a bigger story of seafaring and expansion.

I can describe the early Viking raids on the island of Lindisfarne.

I can describe the different sources of evidence that historians have used to uncover life in Anglo-Saxon Britain.

I can explain what archaeologists and historians think they have found out about Christianity in Anglo-Saxon Britain from buildings and artefacts.

I can describe one of the written sources from the Anglo-Saxon period and what historians have inferred from them.

I can explain how archaeologists and historians have used Anglo-Saxon coins to infer things about life in Anglo-Saxon Britain.