Year 6 · History · A theme through time · Lesson 1

Romans and Anglo-Saxons

Crime and punishment in Roman and Anglo-Saxon Britain: Roman courts and soldiers, wergild, trial by ordeal, tithings and the hue and cry, with change and continuity.

13-minute video lesson

Teaching, worked examples and 20 practice questions solved step by step.

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What your child will learn

Explain change and continuity
Describe Roman justice
Describe Anglo-Saxon justice
Compare the two periods

The method

Period A.
Period B.
Change / continuity.
Why.

Key words: wergild, trial by ordeal, tithing, hue and cry, continuity, change.

Worked examples

The first three practice questions from the lesson, with every step.

Question 1

What does ‘continuity’ mean in history?

Step 1: Same

Answer: things that stay the same over time

Question 2

What does ‘change’ mean in history?

Step 1: Different

Answer: things that become different over time

Question 3

When did the Romans invade Britain?

Step 1: AD 43

Answer: AD 43