The Final Struggle and the End of an Era · AD 978 – AD 1066
Ethelred the Unready and the Danegeld
Examining the policy of paying "protection money" to stop Viking attacks.
Key Questions
- 1Was Ethelred truly "unready", or was he facing impossible odds?
- 2Why did paying Danegeld often lead to even more attacks?
- 3What was the St. Brice's Day Massacre and how did it backfire?
National Curriculum Attainment Targets
KS2: History - Viking and Anglo-Saxon struggle for the Kingdom of EnglandKS2: History - Political History
Year: Year 5
Subject: History
Unit: The Final Struggle and the End of an Era
Period: AD 978 – AD 1066
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