The End of Roman Britain and the Anglo-Saxon Arrival · AD 410 – AD 600
The Seven Kingdoms (The Heptarchy)
Mapping the emergence of the seven major Anglo-Saxon kingdoms and their shifting boundaries.
Key Questions
- 1Which seven kingdoms made up the Heptarchy?
- 2How did a king maintain control over his territory?
- 3Why did some kingdoms, like Mercia and Wessex, become more powerful than others?
National Curriculum Attainment Targets
KS2: History - Britain's settlement by Anglo-Saxons and ScotsKS2: History - Chronological Understanding
Year: Year 5
Subject: History
Unit: The End of Roman Britain and the Anglo-Saxon Arrival
Period: AD 410 – AD 600
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