1066 & the Norman Conquest

The Norman Conquest was a pivotal event in English history and all subsequent developments in the English monarchy, government, society, language and outlook are coloured by it.   Find out the full story of the Norman Conquest from our Ebook CD-ROM.   ·        Read about the reasons for the Norman invasion and conquest of England. ·        Meet those involved in the claims to the throne. ·        Study the armies who fought in 1066 and discover how the battles were won. ·        Find out how the English resisted the Normans for 34 years and read about those who led them. ·        Understand the changes the Norman Conquest wrought in English society and the English language. ·        Includes the Novel 'Woden's Wolf', a story of one man's resistance to the Norman Conquest.   This CD-ROM runs in any frames compatible Web browser on any current operating system. UK: £10 including freight. US: $15 including freight. NZ & Australia: $20 including freight. Order from:                                    Wendlewulf Productions                                                        60 Oliver Street                                                        Kihi kihi                                                        2430                                                        NEW ZEALAND              Email: wendlewulf@xtra.co.nz

Contents of '1066 & the Norman Conquest'

A Total Resource Educational CD ROM by

Overview

1066 - The Entry in the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle

Timeline

England 1066 on the Eve of the Conquest

King Edward the Confessor

The Rise of the House of Godwin

Harold Godwinson, Last King of the English

Harald Hardrada, King of Norway

William the Bastard, Duke of Normandy

Edgar the Æþeling

The Armies of 1066

The Battle of Fulford

The Battle of Stamford Bridge

The Battle of Hastings

Poems

The Continued English Resistance to the Normans

Hereward the Wake - resistance hero

Edric the Wild - resistance hero

Walþeof - resistance hero

Edwin & Morcar - the Enigmatic Earls

The Revolt of the Earls

The English Exiles

William the Conqueror - The Later Years

The Fate of King Harold's Family

Viking Involvement in the Norman Conquest

Domesday and the Normanisation of England

The Church & the Conquest

Wulfstan, Bishop of Worcester

The Effect of 1066 on the English Language

Maps

Video Clips

Motte & Bailey Castle animation

Church Music clips

Old English sound clips

This educational CD ROM, is designed to fit the requirements of the English National Curriculum, History Stage 3, Unit 1, as set by the Department for Education and Employment, London. It can also be used as a base for General Certificate of Secondary Education studies.

In addition to the written material there are video clips, sound clips and animations to give greater illustration to the material

This CD ROM may be loaded onto a server or used as a, 'stand-alone', using your computer's CD drive. The CD-ROM runs in any frames compatible browser.

English National Curriculum, History: 'Pupils should be given opportunities, where appropriate, to develop and apply their information technology (IT) capability in their study of history.'

This CD ROM allows pupils to apply IT capability to their study of history without the problems associated with using the World Wide Web (e.g. access to inappropriate sites, access to sites containing either inaccurate or speculative content, sites not being available etc.)