What is a monarch?
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What is a monarch?
Unit outcomes
Pupils who are secure will be able to:
- Recall that a monarch is a king or queen.
- Explain that recent monarchs in the UK do not have the power to make decisions alone.
- Identify some of the monarch’s roles.
- Explain that a king or queen is crowned in a special ceremony called a coronation.
- Name some of the main steps in the coronation ceremony.
- Explain the use of special objects in the coronation.
- Use sources to explain how William the Conqueror became King of England.
- Know that monarchs in the past had all the power to make decisions.
- Explain how William the Conqueror kept order and conquered England.
- Identify the two different types of castle built by the Normans.
- Compare the similarities and differences between Norman castles.
- Identify features of Norman castles.
- Explain how castles have changed over time.
- Recognise that we still have castles today.
- Sequence castles on a timeline.
- Describe characteristics of the monarchy in the past.
- Identify that the monarchy has changed over time.
- Make comparisons between past and present monarchy.
Suggested prior learning
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Get startedLessons
Lesson 1: What is a monarch?
- To describe what a monarch is.
Lesson 2: Who is our monarch today?
- To explain why coronations take place.
Lesson 3: How did William the Conqueror become King of England?
- To explain how William the Conqueror became King of England.
Lesson 4: How did William the Conqueror rule?
- To identify how William the Conqueror built castles while ruling England.
Lesson 5: How did castles change?
- To identify features of a castle that would be effective when defending against attacks.
Lesson 6: What was a monarch in the past?
- To suggest what a monarch was like in the past.
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Unit resources
History
Knowledge organiser – History Y2: What is a monarch?
Aimed at pupils, a double page document that gives key facts and definitions from the 'What is a monarch?' unit.
History
Vocabulary display: What is a monarch?
A display version of the key vocabulary from the What is a monarch? unit.
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