Pathfinder+History+1066

==For your research into Saxon Britain and the Normans, have a look at some of these resources! ==



Where to start your research? You should make sure that you always start your research with a reliable source such as: The Encyclopedia Britannica. Wikipedia is a possible source but it cannot always be relied on. Therefore try Britannica first and make sure that you enter Britannica through the school website so that it recognizes that you are an ACS student!

For this topic you can use KEYWORDS such as: 1066 Norman Conquest William the Conqueror Battle of Hastings

Don't forget books!
===The library has a lot of books on the events 1066. Try the 1066 And All That Resource List and get a head start on your friends! You can also use the same keywords as above.===

Web Links

 * == Description == || == Link == ||
 * ==== Images relating to 1066==== || =====@http://www.heritage-explorer.co.uk/web/he/default.aspx===== ||
 * ====Play the game to re-enact the Battle of Hastings, which took====

King Harold fight against William of Normandy.
|| =====@http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/british/normans/launch_gms_battle_hastings.shtml===== ||
 * ==== __**Information on the Normans, 1066, and the Battle of Hastings:**__ ==== ||  ||
 * ====**William and his companions**: Information put together by an American geneologist who appears to have done extensive research. Here you can find about about the men who fought with William the Conqueror .==== || =====@http://patp.us/genealogy/conq/default.aspx===== ||
 * ===The Anglo Saxon Chronicle: A primary source in which the writer describes the events of 1066. === || =====@http://www.britannia.com/history/docs/1066.html===== ||
 * ===The Anglo Saxon Chronicle: The writings from other years are also available at:=== || =====@http://www.britannia.com/history/docs/asintro2.html===== ||
 * ===A little difficult to read due to the white text on a black background, this site gives you a short background on various aspects of the Norman conquest and Harold's battle to defeat them.=== || =====http://www.battle1066.com/intro.shtm===== ||
 * ===Background to the Norman Conquest=== || =====@http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/british/normans/background_01.shtml===== ||
 * ===English and Norman Society:=== || =====@http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/british/normans/society_01.shtml===== ||
 * ===1066 - key events=== || =====@http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/british/normans/1066_01.shtml===== ||
 * ===Bayeux Tapestry=== || =====@http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/british/normans/bayeux_tapestry_gallery.shtml===== ||
 * ===**Bayeux Tapestry **=== || @http://www.bayeuxtapestry.org.uk/Index.htm ||
 * ===War and Technology=== || =====@http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/worldwars/war_tech_gallery.shtml===== ||
 * ===History Trail from the BBC: This link explores the Vikings, Saxons and Normans:=== || http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/trail/conquest ||
 * ===Battle of Hastings=== || ===== @http://www.battlefieldstrust.com/resource-centre/viking/battleview.asp?BattleFieldId=17 =====
 * ===Battle of Hastings=== || ===== @http://www.battlefieldstrust.com/resource-centre/viking/battleview.asp?BattleFieldId=17 =====

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 * ===Battle of Hastings:=== || =====@http://www.historyofwar.org/articles/battles_hastings.html===== ||
 * ===Battle of Stamford Bridge=== ||  ||
 * || =====@http://www.battlefieldstrust.com/resource-centre/viking/battleview.asp?BattleFieldId=41===== ||
 * || =====@http://www.historyofwar.org/articles/battles_stamford.html===== ||
 * || =====http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/MEDstamford.h===== ||
 * === Domesday Book === ||  ||
 * === National Archives === || @http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/education/focuson/domesday/default.htm ||
 * === Domeday 1986 === || @http://www.domesday1986.com/ ||