Norman Conquest Coursework Unit 3

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Norman Conquest Coursework (Unit 3)

• To what extent did the revolts in the years 1069
  1075 aid William I to assert his royal
  authority in England?
• (60 Marks)

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Questions to consider

• What is Royal Authority?
• What extent did the Revolts aid William?
• What other factors aided William?
• What factors are most important?
• Can any factors be linked?

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Factors which aided William

• Revolts 1069 1075
• Other Revolts
• Feudal System
• Castle Building
• Domesday survey
• Church reforms
• Legal reforms

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Mark scheme Level 1 (1-10 marks)

• Straightforward account of the revolts
• Limited link to the question
• Some knowledge on cause and consequence of the
  revolts
• No tackling of how far

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Mark scheme Level 2 (11 - 26 marks)

• Answers predominantly descriptive
• Good knowledge of the revolts and their
  consequences BUT without sufficient analysis
• Can link revolts to Kings assertion of authority
  but not develop point
• Starting to weigh revolts against other factors
  without depth and substantiation

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Mark scheme Level 3 (27 - 43 marks)

• Analytical answer that focuses on impact
• Answers will include accurate and relevant
  information
• Clear focus on royal authority
• Analytical links to extent will be clear
• Answer will show appreciation of the need to
  evaluate the revolts against other factors

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Mark scheme Level 4 (44 - 54 marks)

• Answers will include knowledge which is accurate
  and relevant
• Question clearly understood
• Views of historians incorporated and deployed
  effectively
• Answer will show some evidence of Linking revolts
  to other factors
• Evaluation of extent will be present

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Mark scheme Level 5 (55 - 60 marks)

• Answers will be predominantly critical in
  deployment of accurate information
• Question clearly understood in its entirety and
  focused attempt to meet all its demands
• Answer will Link revolts to other factors
• Evaluation of extent will be present
• Views of historians used with discrimination in
  order to substantiate conclusions.

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Resources

• Any articles / handouts given to you by your
  teacher
• Books / articles in the Library
• Websites
• In all cases you must make a note of the author
  and the name of the book / magazine