1. There was a war for control of England in 1066, and it changed the country
forever.
You are going to investigate the causes of this war and then find out what
happened after it.
Before you can do this however you need some background information.
THIS IS THE PLACE YOU CAN GET IT!

2. England in the 11th
century
 This is a map of England
 This is the area we are
worried about!
 We already know it was a
popular place for settlers,
raiders and conquerors
but we are going to turn
our attention to three
particular men.

3. England in the 11th
century
 This is King Edward
the Confessor
 He died in 1066
without any children
 This is why our three
men all felt there was
a chance of being
King of England.

4. England in the 11th
century
 This is the King with
the Witan
 The Witan was a
council of the most
powerful nobles in
England
 The Witan decided
who would be the
next King

5. What makes a good 11th
Century ruler?

6. England in the 11th
century
 The Witan had some
rules to help it decide
who would be king:
1. Experience as a leader
2. Skills as a soldier
3. English
4. Related to the old king

7. England in the 11th
century

8. 1066 Blind Date
Who Will Be King?

9. Welcome to 1066 Blind Date
Here’s your host with the most
A legend in his own lunchtime
Its your jester for the evening
Cilly de Black

10. Cilly: Thanks, our Tostig, and
welcome to a very special
edition of 1066 Blind
Date.
As we’re all aware our
dear king, Edward the
Confessor, has died and
we’re all really cut up
about it.
Intro

11. Cilly: Still our Lord does move
in mysterious ways and
this gives us a great
opportunity to play a very
special edition of the
game.
Intro
Our contestants will be
playing for more than
just a maiden’s hand.
They will play for the
throne of England

12. Cilly: So, without further ado
Intro
Let’s bring
in the boys!

13. Contestants
Contestant
Number 1
Contestant
Number 2
Contestant
Number 3

14. Hello, Number 1
Cilly: What’s your name
and where do you
come from?
No.1: My Name’s Harald
and I’m from
Norway

15. Hello, Number 2
Cilly: What’s your name
and where do you
come from?
No.2: My Name’s William
and I’m from
Normandy

16. Hello, Number 3
Cilly: What’s your name
and where do you
come from?
No.3: My Name’s Harold
and I’m from
Wessex

17. Cilly: As this is such a special
game we’re letting you,
the studio audience,
decide who should win!
We gathered
questions from the
audience and Ethelred
the none too fresh, will
ask them for you.

18. Ethelred : Hello everyone, I
represent the
people of England
and I’ve got three
lovely questions for
you
Question Number 1
Question 1
Who said that you
should become
King?

19. Question to Number 3
King Edward
promised that I would
be King just before he
died.
Edward would want
the crown to go to the
most powerful Anglo-
Saxon in England.
Harold of Wessex

20. Question to Number 2
Edward actually
promised that I would
be King in 1051.
Even Harold from
Wessex promised
that I should be King.
Number 3 is a liar!
Choose me, not him!
William Of Normandy

21. Question to Number 1
No-one promised I
should be King. They
didn’t have the right!
As King of Norway I
should be King of
England, like my
ancestor King
Canute!
Harald Hardrada

22. Ethelred : Question 2
Who are your
friends
and allies?
Question Number 2

23. Question to Number 1
I have an alliance with the
King of Scotland and the
support of Harold’s
brother Tosti.
As King of Norway I
would get a lot of support
from the Vikings who live
in the north.
Harald Hardrada

24. Question to Number 3
The Witan, a meeting
made up of all the
most powerful people
in England elected
me to be King.
Everyone who
matters in England is
my friend and ally.
Harold of Wessex

25. Question to Number 2
God and the Pope are
my allies and you
don’t get better than
that!
The Pope has given
me his banner to fight
against that liar
Harold.
William Of Normandy

26. Ethelred : Question 3
I’m worried
about my
land.
Would you take
my land off me
if you were to
become
King?
Question Number 3

27. Question to Number 2
You might get to keep
your land if you vote
for me and I don’t
have to fight.
If I have to fight for
the throne I’ll have to
pay my army with
your land!
William Of Normandy

28. Question to Number 1
My supporters have
plenty of land back in
Norway and
Denmark.
As long as you pay
me lots of lovely taxes
I will leave your land
alone.
Harald Hardrada

29. Question to Number 3
I’m the biggest
landowner in
England.
I don’t have to pay for
my army with taxes or
land.
My supporters
already own them!
Harold of Wessex

30. Cilly: What a difficult choice!
Any one of our strapping
lads would make a fine
King of England.
We don’t expect you to
choose straight away.
Here’s our Tostig with a
round up of our
contestants.
How fantastic was that!

31. Our Tostig – Will it be Number 1?
 He’s the popular Viking
who just wants your
taxes.
 He’s the true heir of
Canute and thinks
Edward was a fake.
 His support comes from
the North and he’s not
afraid of a fight.
Harald Hardrada

32. Our Tostig – Will it be Number 2?
 He’s the holy Norman
with support from the
Pope.
 He’s says everyone’s
promised him the throne,
even Harold from
Wessex.
 Look out, he might just
take your land if your not
careful!
William Of Normandy

33. Our Tostig – Will it be Number 3?
 He’s the local boy
made good who is
popular throughout
England.
 He says he is
Edward’s rightful heir.
 However, can you
believe a word he
says?
Harold of Wessex

34. Cilly: Here’s the bit you do.
Complete the sheets on
your desk.
Remember, you need to
vote for the contestant
you want to be king.
You must give reasons
why you’ve voted for him
and reasons why you
haven’t voted for the
other contestants
How fantastic was that!

35. Cilly: You’ve got 5 minutes to
decide.
How fantastic was that!
Your time
starts now!

36. Number 1
No-one promised I
should be King. They
didn’t have the right!
As King of Norway I
should be King of
England, like my
ancestor King
Canute!
Harald Hardrada

37. Number 1
I have an alliance with the
King of Scotland and the
support of Harold’s
brother Tosti.
As King of Norway I
would get a lot of support
from the Vikings who live
in the north.
Harald Hardrada

38. Number 1
My supporters have
plenty of land back in
Norway and
Denmark.
As long as you pay
me lots of lovely taxes
I will leave your land
alone.
Harald Hardrada

39. Our Tostig – Will it be Number 1?
 He’s the popular Viking
who just wants your
taxes.
 He’s the true heir of
Canute and thinks
Edward was a fake.
 His support come in the
North and he’s not afraid
of a fight.
Harald Hardrada

40. Number 2
Edward actually
promised that I would
be King in 1051.
Even Harold from
Wessex promised.
that I should be King
Number 3 is a liar!
Choose me, not him!
William Of Normandy

41. Number 2
God and the Pope are
my allies and you
don’t get better than
that!
The Pope has given
me his banner to fight
against that liar
Harold.
William Of Normandy

42. Number 2
You might get to keep
your land if you vote
for me and I don’t
have to fight.
If I have to fight for
the throne I’ll have to
pay my army with
your land!
William Of Normandy

43. Our Tostig – Will it be Number 2?
 He’s the holy Norman
with support from the
Pope.
 He’s says everyone’s
promised him the throne,
even Harold from
Wessex.
 Look out, he might just
take your land if your not
careful!
William Of Normandy

44. Number 3
King Edward
promised that I would
be King just before he
died.
Edward would want
the crown to go to the
most powerful Anglo-
Saxon in England.
Harold of Wessex

45. Number 3
The Witan, a meeting
made up of all the
most powerful people
in England elected
me to be King.
Everyone who
matters in England is
my friend and ally.
Harold of Wessex

46. Number 3
I’m the biggest
landowner in
England.
I don’t have to pay for
my army with taxes or
land.
My supporters
already own them!
Harold of Wessex

47. Our Tostig – Will it be Number 3?
 He’s the local boy
made good who is
popular throughout
England.
 He says he is
Edward’s rightful heir.
 However, can you
believe a word he
says?
Harold of Wessex

48. Cilly: Time’s Up
Count up your
Votes!
The Winner
is………….
How fantastic was that!

49. Cilly: Just remember the final
decision of 1066 Blind
Date is not legally
binding.
Closing Titles
So I would stay
away from
Stamford Bridge
and Hastings!
Copyright Mr. Young

50. Write a letter of complaint or
congratulations to the show. This
will depend on whether or not
your contestant won.
Your Task
Use all the information on the
worksheet and the information
from the presentation to make
your letter as powerful as
possible
Copyright Mr. Young

51. Contestants
Harald
Hardrada
Norway
William
Duke of
Normandy
Harold
Godwineson
Wessex
(England)