Autumn

Anglos Saxons, Scots and Vikings

This could include:

• Roman withdrawal from Britain in c. AD 410 and the fall of the western Roman Empire
• Scots invasions from Ireland to north Britain (now Scotland)
• Anglo-Saxon invasions, settlements and kingdoms: place names and village life
• Anglo-Saxon art and culture
• Christian conversion – Canterbury, Iona and Lindisfarne

This could include:

• Viking raids and invasion
• Resistance by Alfred the Great and Athelstan, first king of England
• Further Viking invasions and Danegeld
• Anglo-Saxon laws and justice
• Edward the Confessor and his death in 1066

Local historic knowledge of Southend

This could include:

• A depth study linked to one of the British areas of study listed above
• A study over time tracing how several aspects of national history are reflected in the locality (this can go beyond 1066)
• A study of an aspect of history or a site dating from a period beyond 1066 that is significant in the locality.