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beginning 16th March 2015
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Mathletics -
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Literacy
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Draw a table on a piece of paper
with the subheadings “For” on one side and “Against” on the other. Think about
this question - “Can
you feel guilty for something you haven’t done?” Think
of reasons for agreeing with this and for disagreeing. Write your ideas on the
table to create a balanced argument.
Topic- to be
done on the blog
Next week we will be investigating the Battle of Hastings.
What can you find out about it?
Science
Next week we will be investigating creating new
materials. One material that has caused great excitement recently in the field
of astronomy is Aerogel. What is it and how is it used?
You can draw a diagram with labels to help you
explain .
Hi everyone , how are you?
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DeleteThe Battle Of Hastings
ReplyDeleteFirst of all the battle of Hastings took place on 14th October 1066.
The army of King Harold took up a position of strength at the top of Senlac Hill. His army consisted mainly of infantry.
The battle was ferociously fought.
The Battle of Hastings and the events leading up to the conflict in the Bayeux Tapestry.
The Battle of Hastings
ReplyDeleteThe Battle of Hastings was a battle that took place in the time period of 1066. The battle included 3 teams and they were led by Tostig, Harold and William.
This battle took place because the king of England had died and those 3 people wanted to be king. The answer was that the first war was between Tostig and Harold. Surprisingly, the winner was ... Harold. Harold's team had to play William's team. Intriguingly, the winner was ... William's team.
William's team won because Harold got shot in the eye. There was no one else to lead Harold's team. So William became king of England.
The Battle of Hastings
ReplyDeleteThe Normans were Vikings who came from Norway who had settled across the coast of France. The
English locals called them Norsemen from Norway. Eventually, they got the name Normans and the land they
lived in was Normandy. When Normandy had a truce with France, they became a Duchy and their leader was
The Duke of Normandy.
The Three Kings
In 1066, the English King Edward the Confessor died. Strangely, he didn't have any children and there
wasn't a logical choice for the . All three men claimed to be the heir to the English throne: King Harald of Norway, Harold
Godwinson and Wiliam of Normandy. All three had some reason to be King .
King Harald-
He claimed Before King Edward, England had been ruled by the Scandinavian King Cnut the Great.
When Cnut died, he left England to Edward. Since Edward didn't have any children, King Harald thought that
England should once again belong to Norway and that he should be the rightful King of England.
King Harold Godwinson-
He was the Brother-in-law of King Edward and most people at the time thought he was the most sensible choice.
Duke William of Normandy - William of Normandy had a family relationship to King Edward. He also
claimed that Edward had promised him the throne.
Harold was the first of the three men to act and immediately seized the throne. However, both other
Kings weren't going to let him have the throne that easily. Harald raised an army and and fought King Harold at
Stamford Bridge and got defeated by King Harold.
Harold's men then went on to fight William of Normandy. Due to his tactical approach, William marched
his army up a hill. It would be easier to fire arrows and hard for the enemies to climb up. The strategy worked
and Harold had an arrow in his eye. He managed to pull it out, but there was too much pain and sadly, he died.
And that was the Battle of Hastings.
The Battle Of Hastings
ReplyDeleteThe Battle of Hastings was fought on 14 October 1066 between the Norman-French army of Duke William II of Normandy and an English army under the Anglo-Saxon King Harold II, beginning the Norman conquest of England. It took place approximately 7 miles (11 kilometres) northwest of Hastings, close to the present-day town of Battle, East Sussex, and was a decisive Norman victory.
The background to the battle was the death of the childless King Edward The Confessor in January 1066, which set up a succession struggle between several claimants to his throne. Harold was crowned king shortly after Edward's death, but faced invasions by William, his own brother Tostig and the Norwegian King Harald Hardrada.
The deaths of Tostig and Hardrada at Stamford left William as Harold's only serious opponent. While Harold and his forces were recovering from Stamford, William landed his invasion forces in the south of England at Pevensey on 28 September 1066 and established a beachhead for his conquest of the kingdom. Harold was forced to march south, swiftly gathering forces as he went.
The exact numbers present at the battle are unknown; estimates are around 10,000 for William and about 7,000 for Harold. It was a close battle and only one side could win...
Harold's death, probably near the end of the battle, led to the retreat and defeat of most of his army. After further marching and some skirmishes, William was crowned as king on Christmas Day 1066.
Although there continued to be rebellions and resistance to William's rule, Hastings effectively marked the culmination of William's conquest of England. Casualty figures are hard to come by, but some historians estimate that 2,000 invaders died along with about twice that number of Englishmen. William founded a monastery at the site of the battle, the high altar of the abbey church supposedly placed at the spot where Harold died.
The Battle Of Hastings:
ReplyDeleteStart:14th October 1066
Who Was Fighting: Anglo-Saxon King, Harold VS Duke William II Of Normandy
Where: East Sussex
Who Won: Duke William II Of Normandy
What Caused It:Death of the childless King Edward the Confessor in January 1066, which set up a succession struggle between several claimants to his throne. Harold was crowned king shortly after Edward's death, but faced invasions by William.
What Is Aerogel?
ReplyDeleteAerogel is solid material of low density, made by removing the liquid component from a conventional gel.
How Is Aerogel Used?
Air moleculs cannot travel through the aerogel, so there is depleted heat transfer through the material. Traditional silica-based aerogels have been successfully used in many applications, such as providing insulation on a Mars Rover.
The Battle of Hastings:
ReplyDeleteAt the Battle of Hastings, William, duke of Normandy, defeated King Harold II to win the English throne. The battle took place on October 14, 1066. It marked the beginning of the Norman Conquest of England.
When King Edward the Confessor died on January 5, 1066, three men claimed the right to be the next king of England. They were Harald Hardrada, the king of Norway, William, the duke of Normandy, a region of France, and Harold the earl of Wessex in England.
King Harold II
On his deathbed, Edward the Confessor named Harold as his successor. The day after Edward died, Harold was crowned King Harold II.
William of Normandy and Harald of Norway both said that the throne had been promised to them. They each began making plans to invade England and fight King Harold. Within weeks of Harold's coronation, he found himself threatened by two different armies. Harald Hardrada had invaded in the north of England, and William planned to invade from the south.
William the conquerer
On September 28 William landed at Pevensey, on the south coast of England, with about 5,000 men. He had planned to march on London, where he would seize the throne. However, Harold had returned swiftly from the north with his own army. The two armies met at Hastings, about 55 miles (90 kilometers) from London. On October 14, 1066, William's archers fired the first shots in the Battle of Hastings. Harold's army had an advantage because they were in position on the top of a ridge. However, Harold did not have the archers and cavalry (horsemen) that William did. Also, the English soldiers were exhausted from their long march and the battle they had fought in the north. In the fighting that followed, King Harold was killed. According to some accounts he was struck in the eye by an arrow. With their leader dead, the English began to leave the battlefield. William of Normandy had won.
A few days after the Battle of Hastings William marched to London. On Christmas Day, 1066, he was crowned William I of England.
The battle of Hastings was fought on the 14th October 1066 between the Norman-French army of Duke William II of Normandy and an English army under the Anglo-Saxon King Harold II, beginning the Norman conquest of England. It was to shape the future of Medieval England. It took place approximately 7 miles (11 kilometers) northwest of Hastings, close to the present-day town of Battle, East Sussex, and was a decisive Norman victory. The background to the battle was the death of the childless King Edward the Confessor in January 1066, which set up a succession struggle between several claimants to his throne. William, the Duke of Hastings, was jealous that Harold, his brother, became the king instead of him. The battle lasted all day but it would be wrong to assume that the Normans, Duke William’s army had an easy victory. For the first part of the battle, the Normans suffered many heavy losses and they only took charge of the battle once the peasant soldiers of Harold had broken down the shield wall that protected them.
ReplyDeleteKing Harold’s soldiers were outnumbered to King William’s soldiers so the Normans would have won. The Normans were also really sly, for example they pretended to run away from King Harold’s army so they could get to their secret base and discuss an assault plan. Furthermore, they would also pretend that something was in the sky, in order to secretly attack and fire with cannons. After the battle, William was finally crowned King William I on Christmas day in West minister Abbey.
On October 14, 1066, at the Battle of Hastings in England, King Harold II (c.1022-66) of England was defeated by the Norman forces of William the Conqueror (c.1028-87). By the end of the bloody, all-day battle, Harold was dead and his forces were destroyed. He was the last Anglo-Saxon king of England, as the battle changed the course of history and established the Normans as the rulers of England, which in turn brought about a significant cultural transformation.
ReplyDeleteThe battle of Hastings took place in 1066 in October. The Norman army was lead by someone called William the conquer. There was another army which was led by someone called king Harold.The Normans attacked with cavalry and archers, but Harold’s shield wall and his defensive position were hard to break down as they were really strong. There were about 6000 Harold soldiers but the Normans had 7000 soldiers. One thousand soldiers is a lot!!!
ReplyDeleteHere are some facts about the Battle of Hastings, in which the Norman invaders led by William the Conqueror defeated the army of King Harold II.The Battle of Hastings took place on 14th October 1066.The Battle of Hastings was fought on 14 October 1066 between the Norman-French army of Duke William II of Normandy and an English army under the Anglo-Saxon King Harold II, beginning the Norman conquest of England.The army of King Harold took up a position of strength at the top of Senlac Hill. His army consisted mainly of infantry (foot soldiers).The Norman army, led by William the Conqueror, positioned themselves near to the base of the hill. His army was made up of infantry, cavalry (soldiers mounted on horseback) and archers.Harold's army had a strong barrier and was hard to break,but William's army consisted more of different types more than just infantry.The battle carried on from day to night.While Harold's army was resting.Williams' army moved on to a hill which would have gave them an advantage to charge.Finally,Harold's armys' barrier got destroyed.They chose to charge and Williams' army won because they had an advantage.It is known that King Harold was killed when a Norman arrow (at a great speed) There was a tapestry created for the Battle of Hastings.Although exact figures are almost impossible to come by, it is estimated that Harold’s army was made up of about 6000 soldiers, and the Norman army numbered about 7000. The number of soldiers killed is unknown.
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The Battle of Hastings
ReplyDeleteThe battle of Hastings happened in 1066, between the Saxons, Normans, Harold’s army and William the conker’s side. The battle lasted for 6 hours, and England seemed to be winning through all the hours. At the start everyone was doing well, but the Normans couldn’t break through the Anglo Saxons’ wall of shields. Suddenly, the Saxons made their vital mistake; they waited for the Norman to come to them and when they turned around England were right behind them, ready to kill. After they killed the Saxons, they triumphed over the Normans.
The battle was now between Harold’s army and William’s army. Though Harold’s side was better, they didn’t have time to rest; which meant they were tired, William’s side were the opposite. Everyday Harold made his army march 50 miles a day! One day, Harold was on a hill and William was at the bottom, once William saw this he fired an arrow at Harold and it hit him in the centre of the eye. He got it out but he died strait after.
Here are some facts about the Battle of Hastings,in which the Norman invaders led by William the conqueror defeated the army of king Harold II. The battle of Hastings took place on the 14th October 1066 it also didn't take place in Hastings but it took place in Senlac Hill. It was between the Norman French army and the Hastings.
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The battle of Hastings was fought on the morning of the 14th October 1066. The English army, led by King Harold, deployed on Senlac hill, where the Abbey and town of Battle now stand, but William's army had already marched north from Hastings and it is said that he engaged before Harold's troops were fully deployed.
Aerogel is a solid material that is amazingly light and very rare. It is built out of 99.8% of air and metal and other materials. Furthermore it can be twisted into shapes. We know that aerogel was used in the NASA as a trophy. It is translucent and extremely expensive and hard to get hold of.
ReplyDeleteThe Battle of Hastings started in 1066. This war is one of the most famous wars ever fought.
ReplyDeleteEdward the Confessor, Edgar the Atheling, Harrold Godwinson, William the duke of Normandy and Harald Hardrada. They all wanted to become kings.
Firstly, there was the Battle of Stamford Bridge, where Edward died and Harold G became king. Harald H came to England from Norway and started to invade some cities. He planned to march over London to become King. There was a fierce battle and he was killed by Harold G.
Harold did not have time to celebrate the previous battle, because he heard that William was sailing from Normandy to invade England and become king. Harold’s army were very tired after the battle but they were forced to march 50 miles a day to meet William’s army.
The Battle of Hastings began at around 9 o’clock and lasted for most of the day. Kind Harold and his army sat at the top of a hill. Harold’s army wore a heavy armour and struggled to climb the hill.
King Harrold got an arrow in his eye, and failed to win the Battle of Hastings. Harold died, and William became the new king. William is known as William the Conqueror.
ReplyDeleteThe Battle of Hastings was fought on October 14th 1066. In the lead up to the Battle of Hastings, William's men had done considerable damage to the area around Hastings as the Domesday Book was later to show.
William, Duke of Normandy, was a skilled and experienced military leader. His troops, with both infantry and cavalry, were feared and respected. He had fought and defeated the king of France in 1054 and 1057. William did not believe in being merciful to those who fought against him.
His soldiers were well trained and well equipped. They wore chain mail armour which gave them much protection. His cavalry rode specially bred horses which could carry the weight of these horse soldiers and still ride at speed. The cavalry rode on special saddles that effectively locked them in place as they rode and all but allowed them to keep their arms free to fight with. They were the elite of William's army.
Harold's army was made up of a mixture of professional soldiers that were Harold's bodyguards, and men who had been collected on the march south from Stamford Bridge to Sussex. Why would men wish to fight in Harold's army? At that time, soldiers were poorly paid and anything that they took in battle they could keep at part of their payment. This was called "spoils of war". Therefore, a poor peasant had the chance, albeit limited, of 'collecting' horses, armour, expensive swords etc. Fighting the Normans was a good opportunity for some peasants to increase their wealth. William was also an invader, so for many men, fighting against an invader was the right thing to do.
The Battle of Hastings was fought on October 14th 1066.
ReplyDeleteWilliam, Duke of Normandy, was a skilled and experienced military leader. His troops, with both infantry and cavalry, were feared and respected.
His soldiers were well trained and well equipped. They wore chain mail armour which gave them much protection. His cavalry rode specially horses which could carry the weight of these horse soldiers and still ride at speed. The cavalry rode on special saddles that effectively locked them in place as they rode and all but allowed them to keep their arms free to fight with. They were the elite of William's army.
Harold's army was made up of a mixture of professional soldiers that were Harold's bodyguards, and men who had been collected on the march south from Stamford Bridge to Sussex. At that time, soldiers were poorly paid and anything that they took in battle they could keep at part of their payment. William was also an invader, so for many men, fighting against an invader was the right thing to do.
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Molecules of air cannot travel through aerogel, so there is poor heat transfer through the matirel. Traditional silica-based aerogels have been successfully used in many applications, such as providing insulation on a mars rover.