Y7: 1-14. Claudius invades Britain

Year 7A & Year 7B

Today you are going to see how the Romans finally conquered Britain!

Follow the instructions step by step:

Let’s first mark some work…

Task 6 on p.10-11.

HW-TASK 6 – ANSWERS

Now, let’s see how the Romans conquered Britain in 43 AD!

Roman Invasion – Claudius. (1:10 minutes long)

Now read all about the invasion from your History Workbook!

Did you see that this is a test page?

We have already read this short section on the Roman Army, but we will do it again to refresh our memories:

Finally, you will do the following task to test your knowledge and to practise your communication skills:

Please take note: part of this task must be completed in your Workbook and part of it in your purple exercise book. Make sure that you write the following heading (on a new page!) in your purple exercise book:

ANSWERS

So, here is what you have to do:

Question 1, p.17.

“The Roman invasion of Britain, p.17”

Then do Questions 2-5 in your purple exercise book.

Here is a little bit of help:

You may copy the answer to question 4 in your book, but first watch this video that tells the remarkable story of Caractacus!

“Caractacus was a A tribal leader of the ancient Britons who found themselves in a struggle against the Romans who were trying to make Britain part of the Roman empire. He was finally defeated and then captured and brought to Rome to face execution. He gave a speech before the Emperor Claudius. This small excerpt is from the series “The Roman Invasion of Britain”. Hosted by Bettany Hughes.”