"Who should have been King of England in 1066?"

The question sounds easy, but when you start looking at the evidence, you'll see the answer is not! In this online lesson you are going to consider the claims to the throne in 1066.

You are going to examine the problems faced in early 1066 together with all the different claims to the throne.

You will record your ideas and thoughts in your own interactive diagram.

You will then be able to write your own detailed answer to the question: Who should have been King in 1066?

It is January 1066.  A 'star' has been seen in the sky.