Anglo-Saxon Historical Context Timeline Project
History is similar to physics: for every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction. Well, maybe the reaction isn’t entirely equal, and maybe it isn’t entirely opposite, but for every historical event, there is a reaction. We call this cause and effect. Each action or event shapes the direction of the future and influences how we think and feel. What we see in our every day lives influences our music, literature, and clothing. This is why we study history as a way to build a context for literature. Future generations will study rap, movie and books from our time period to figure out who we were.
You are about to begin a research project to build context for the Anglo-Saxon time period. Research is not about copying information from a book; it is about asking questions, making inferences and drawing conclusions. It is about recognizing patterns and cause and effect. Some of the questions that you raise in your research now may not be able to be answered now, but instead, will require further research.
You will build a timeline based on your research. This is an INDIVIDUAL ASSIGNMENT, NOT A GROUP PROJECT!!! Since the majority of the class are visual learners, I have included pictures, which should be embedded in your timeline, for most of the dates associated with your project.
Below I have included links to the research materials that you are expected to use for your project. Notice, Wikipedia is not listed as an acceptable resource.
You can use the green text book, The British Tradition, pages 6-8 or this file (theanglosaxons.pdf) as your starting point but use the following links to build out your timeline.
2500 BC
http://blog.english-heritage.org.uk/stonehenge-midwinter-feasts/
http://www.history.com/topics/british-history/stonehenge
https://www.livescience.com/22427-stonehenge-facts.html
https://www.natgeokids.com/au/discover/history/general-history/stonehenge-facts/#!/register
800-600 BC
https://faculty.history.wisc.edu/sommerville/123/123%203%20prehist.htm
55 BC
http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/history/handsonhistory/romans_intro.pdf
https://faculty.history.wisc.edu/sommerville/123/123%204%20roman.htm
122 AD
https://www.britannica.com/topic/Hadrians-Wall
http://www.english-heritage.org.uk/visit/places/hadrians-wall/history/
407
https://faculty.history.wisc.edu/sommerville/123/123%2041%20FallRoman%20Br.htm
449
http://www.spiegel.de/international/europe/the-anglo-saxon-invasion-britain-is-more-germanic-than-it-thinks-a-768706.html
http://www.spiegel.de/international/europe/the-anglo-saxon-invasion-britain-is-more-germanic-than-it-thinks-a-768706-2.html
http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/ancient/anglo_saxons/saxons.shtml
476
http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/ancient/romans/fallofrome_article_01.shtml
http://www.ducksters.com/history/ancient_rome/fall_of_rome.php
597
http://www.english-heritage.org.uk/visit/places/st-augustines-abbey/history-stories-st-augustines-abbey/who-was-st-augustine/
871 & 886
https://www.britannica.com/biography/Alfred-king-of-Wessex
http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/historic_figures/alfred_the_great.shtml
1042
http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/historic_figures/edward_confessor.shtml
https://www.britannica.com/biography/Edward-king-of-England-1002-1066
1066
https://history.blog.gov.uk/2016/01/05/the-death-of-edward-the-confessor-and-the-conflicting-claims-to-the-english-crown/
http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/historic_figures/harold_ii_godwineson.shtml
https://www.britannica.com/biography/Harold-II
https://www.britannica.com/biography/William-I-king-of-England
http://www.bbc.co.uk/timelines/zp88wmn
http://www.historyextra.com/period/norman/10-surprising-facts-about-william-the-conqueror-and-the-norman-conquest/
http://www.history.com/topics/british-history/battle-of-hastings
History is similar to physics: for every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction. Well, maybe the reaction isn’t entirely equal, and maybe it isn’t entirely opposite, but for every historical event, there is a reaction. We call this cause and effect. Each action or event shapes the direction of the future and influences how we think and feel. What we see in our every day lives influences our music, literature, and clothing. This is why we study history as a way to build a context for literature. Future generations will study rap, movie and books from our time period to figure out who we were.
You are about to begin a research project to build context for the Anglo-Saxon time period. Research is not about copying information from a book; it is about asking questions, making inferences and drawing conclusions. It is about recognizing patterns and cause and effect. Some of the questions that you raise in your research now may not be able to be answered now, but instead, will require further research.
You will build a timeline based on your research. This is an INDIVIDUAL ASSIGNMENT, NOT A GROUP PROJECT!!! Since the majority of the class are visual learners, I have included pictures, which should be embedded in your timeline, for most of the dates associated with your project.
Below I have included links to the research materials that you are expected to use for your project. Notice, Wikipedia is not listed as an acceptable resource.
You can use the green text book, The British Tradition, pages 6-8 or this file (theanglosaxons.pdf) as your starting point but use the following links to build out your timeline.
2500 BC
http://blog.english-heritage.org.uk/stonehenge-midwinter-feasts/
http://www.history.com/topics/british-history/stonehenge
https://www.livescience.com/22427-stonehenge-facts.html
https://www.natgeokids.com/au/discover/history/general-history/stonehenge-facts/#!/register
800-600 BC
https://faculty.history.wisc.edu/sommerville/123/123%203%20prehist.htm
55 BC
http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/history/handsonhistory/romans_intro.pdf
https://faculty.history.wisc.edu/sommerville/123/123%204%20roman.htm
122 AD
https://www.britannica.com/topic/Hadrians-Wall
http://www.english-heritage.org.uk/visit/places/hadrians-wall/history/
407
https://faculty.history.wisc.edu/sommerville/123/123%2041%20FallRoman%20Br.htm
449
http://www.spiegel.de/international/europe/the-anglo-saxon-invasion-britain-is-more-germanic-than-it-thinks-a-768706.html
http://www.spiegel.de/international/europe/the-anglo-saxon-invasion-britain-is-more-germanic-than-it-thinks-a-768706-2.html
http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/ancient/anglo_saxons/saxons.shtml
476
http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/ancient/romans/fallofrome_article_01.shtml
http://www.ducksters.com/history/ancient_rome/fall_of_rome.php
597
http://www.english-heritage.org.uk/visit/places/st-augustines-abbey/history-stories-st-augustines-abbey/who-was-st-augustine/
871 & 886
https://www.britannica.com/biography/Alfred-king-of-Wessex
http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/historic_figures/alfred_the_great.shtml
1042
http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/historic_figures/edward_confessor.shtml
https://www.britannica.com/biography/Edward-king-of-England-1002-1066
1066
https://history.blog.gov.uk/2016/01/05/the-death-of-edward-the-confessor-and-the-conflicting-claims-to-the-english-crown/
http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/historic_figures/harold_ii_godwineson.shtml
https://www.britannica.com/biography/Harold-II
https://www.britannica.com/biography/William-I-king-of-England
http://www.bbc.co.uk/timelines/zp88wmn
http://www.historyextra.com/period/norman/10-surprising-facts-about-william-the-conqueror-and-the-norman-conquest/
http://www.history.com/topics/british-history/battle-of-hastings
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