Author: Andrew Morel

SAY: I am the King. I have control over ALL of England. It is too much for me to control by myself. My Barons put your hands up!
DO: Choose 2 members of the class to be your Barons. Why are you going to choose them? Think of the qualities needed. Then split the room into 3. For each area put one of your Barons in charge. Tell them that is their land and they run it

SAY: I NEED my army!’’

SAY: I am a Norman Baron. I have control over part of England. I am helping the King to run the country and must provide knights for the King’s army.
DO: Pick two knights from the class. Split your area of the room into two and put one knight in charge of each part.
Think: Why did you choose them? What qualities did they have?

SAY: I am a Norman Baron. I have control over part of England. I am helping the King to run the country and must provide knights for the King’s army.
DO: Pick two knights from the class. Split your area of the room into two and put one knight in charge of each part.
Think: Why did you choose them? What qualities did they have?

SAY:I am a bishop of the Church and so I am in charge of the priests in this area but I must also provide knights for the King’s army.
DO: Pick two priests. Split your area of the room into two and put one priest in each part.

SAY: I will pay you £100,000 for this and will even eat French cheese!.

SAY: In return for the land you gave me I will provide a hundred knights to fight for your army or guard your castles for forty days each year.

SAY: In return for the land you gave me I will provide a hundred knights to fight for your army or guard your castles for forty days each year.

SAY: I am a knight and I am a VERY good soldier. I have been given land by the Baron and in return I will fight for him and for the King.
DO: Split your land into three and assign one villein to work each part
THINK: How do you feel towards the Barons and King? How do you feel towards the villeins?

SAY: I am a knight and I am a VERY good soldier. I have been given land by the Baron and in return I will fight for him and for the King.
DO: Split your land into three and assign one villein to work each part
THINK: How do you feel towards the Barons and King? How do you feel towards the villeins?

SAY: I am a knight and I am a VERY good soldier. I have been given land by the Baron and in return I will fight for him and for the King.
DO: Split your land into three and assign one villein to work each part
THINK: How do you feel towards the Barons and King? How do you feel towards the villeins?

SAY: I am a knight and I am a VERY good soldier. I have been given land by the Baron and in return I will fight for him and for the King.
DO: Split your land into three and assign one villein to work each part
THINK: How do you feel towards the Barons and King? How do you feel towards the villeins?

SAY: I am a priest of the Catholic church and everyone listens to me as I am the voice of God
DO: Split your land into two and assign one villein to control each bit

SAY: I am a priest of the Catholic church and everyone listens to me as I am the voice of God
DO: Split your land into two and assign one villein to control each bit

In return for the land the baron gave me I promise to fight for him and the king for forty days each year.

In return for the land the baron gave me I promise to fight for him and the king for forty days each year.

In return for the land the baron gave me I promise to fight for him and the king for forty days each year.

In return for the land the baron gave me I promise to fight for him and the king for forty days each year.

I will tend to the flock to make sure they believe in God.

I will tend to the flock to make sure they believe in God.

In return for the land you gave me l will farm my lord the Knight’s land for 120 days per year for free.

In return for the land you gave me l will farm my lord the Knight’s land for 120 days per year for free.

In return for the land you gave me l will farm my lord the Knight’s land for 120 days per year for free.

In return for the land you gave me l will farm my lord the Knight’s land for 120 days per year for free.

In return for the land you gave me l will farm my lord the Knight’s land for 120 days per year for free.

In return for the land you gave me l will farm my lord the Knight’s land for 120 days per year for free.

In return for the land you gave me l will farm my lord the Knight’s land for 120 days per year for free.

In return for the land you gave me l will farm my lord the Knight’s land for 120 days per year for free.

In return for the land you gave me l will farm my lord the Knight’s land for 120 days per year for free.

In return for the land you gave me l will farm my lord the Knight’s land for 120 days per year for free.

In return for the land you gave me l will farm my lord the Knight’s land for 120 days per year for free.

In return for the land you gave me l will farm my lord the Knight’s land for 120 days per year for free.

Say: I am a freeman. This means
I owe the Lord no money, no
crops and no promises of work.
I got my freedom by running
away and not being found in
one year and a day.

Freeman

Say: I am a freeman. This means
I owe the Lord no money, no
crops and no promises of work.
I got my freedom by running
away and not being found in
one year and a day.

Freeman

Situation 1:
I am a protesting villein I refuse to pay the poll tax. I need my money to survive.

Situation 2:
I have lots of wheat to grind into flour so I can make my bread. Which mill will I take this to?

Situation 3:
I want to get married, but am unsure who I can marry. Do I have to ask anyone’s permission?