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Internal Organisation
Stretch & Challenge: Why do
Blue Learning you think
Objective it would be
– Knowledge so difficult to solve a
& Understanding
murder case in medieval times?
?
Do Now Activity
Introduction

1. What is happening?
2. Who are the people in the picture? Ten house points
3. Where are they? Rewards for the 1st
4. How can you tell? person to complete the
5. What else do you want to find out? activity
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Level/ Grade
Skills
OBJECTIVE OUTCOMES Keywords
Learning • Martyr: a person who is
objective: killed because of their
Developing To understand the To examine if Henry religious or other beliefs.
events of a mean to kill Becket
Analysis &
and why? • Evidence; the available body
Evaluation medieval murder
of facts or information
and the reasons
indicating whether a belief
that led to it or proposition is true or
valid.
Literacy
Secure
• Motive: a reason for
Objective: To explain the
reasons why Henry doing something.
To use subject • Archbishop: is a bishop of
Application and Becket’s
specific the highest rank, who is in
relationship changed.
terminology charge of all the bishops and
priests in a particular
Emerging, country or region.
Working Numeracy Objective: • Penance: punishment
Towards, inflicted on oneself as an
HTS: To describe the
Beginning outward expression of
collaboration, relationship between
discussion King Henry II and repentance for wrongdoing.
Knowledge
&
Thomas Becket.
Understanding
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Learning Objectives :
• To describe the relationship between King Henry II and Thomas Becket.
• To explain the reasons why Henry and Becket’s relationship changed
Welcome new recruits to Children’s International school Police
Department!
Information/Discussion

.
Bishops

Watch the Video about the

relationship between King Henry II
Are you ready for your first case? and Thomas Becket and make notes
in your exercise books
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=
JczRpnjNKwc
Ordinary People
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Learning Objectives :
• To describe the relationship between King Henry II and Thomas Becket.
• To explain the reasons why Henry and Becket’s relationship changed
TASK 1: Use the ‘Murder Case File’ on your table to
Collaboration/Discussion

discover more about our victim. Answer the questions below in

your book:

1) Who is the victim?

2) What is their background?
3) How were they murdered?
4) Who is the murderer?
5) Could the murder be seen
as accidental rather than
intentional?

You have
Challenge: Why do you think
our victim was killed? Come up 10
with a theory! minutes!
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Learning objective ; To understand the events of a medieval murder and the

reasons that led to it.

Why was Thomas Becket murdered? READ

Information/Discussion

On 24th November 1170, Thomas Becket made the decision that would lead
to his murder. He excommunicated the three bishops (banned them from the
Church) who had crowned King Henry II’s son Prince Henry. If the King
found out he would be furious as the bishops were acting on his orders.

In the short term, Thomas was safe in his palace at Canterbury. The
bishops had chosen not to tell King Henry straight away. Instead, they tried
to have Thomas arrested in England for a made-up crime of planning a revolt
against Prince Henry. When this plan failed due to Thomas’ popularity, the
three bishops set sail to France to talk to King Henry II.

As soon as they arrived on 21st December 1170, they told King Henry II
that they had been excommunicated and that Thomas was planning a revolt.
A day later met with his barons and other knights and went into a rage.
Legend says that he shouted, ‘who will rid me of this turbulent priest?!’ and
that four knights overheard him. Although we do not know for sure what he
said the four knights misunderstood his words as they thought he wanted
Thomas murdered and set off to England.
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Learning objective ; To understand the events of a medieval murder and the

reasons that led to it.

Time to Watch! TASK 2

Information/Discussion

TASK: As we watch the video, to go over what we

have just read, write down THREE things you learn
about Thomas Becket and King Henry II’s relationship.

https://www.youtube.com/wa
tch?v=JczRpnjNKwc
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Learning objective ; To understand the events of a medieval murder and the

reasons that led to it.

Comparing Becket and King Henry II TASK 3

1. Draw this table into your book. Make sure it goes right across
your page!
Independently

2. Read the sources and decide which source shows the personality traits.
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Learning objective ; To understand the events of a medieval murder and the

reasons that led to it.

Who is most to blame?

Collaboration/Discussion

Most
TASK: Make a pyramid judgement by to blame
ordering who you think was most to blame
at the top and who was the least to blame
at the bottom.

1. Henry II’s bad temper

2. Thomas Becket’s actions Least to blame

as Archbishop.

3. The mistakes of the

Challenge: Explain who you think is
knights.
most to be blame – you must use
evidence
4. The power of the Church
either from the sources or your own
in England.
knowledge.
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Learning objective ; To understand the events of a medieval murder and the

reasons that led to it.

Time to PEE! PLENARY

TASK: Write a PEE paragraph to answer the question:
EXIT Review

Explain why Thomas Becket was murdered in 1170.

It could be argued that Thomas Becket was

POINT
murdered because...

EVIDENCE Evidence to support this would be…

This is the main reason he was murdered

EXPLANATION
because...
Challenge: What did King Henry II do after Becket’s
murder?
What does this tell you about he felt about Becket’s
murder?