Constantine II's early life and exile in Ireland | History

Starter quiz

Boudica's rebellion failed.
- True ✓
- False
Order these events starting with the earliest.
- 1
  
  ⇔
  
  The Romans marched from Wales.
- 2
  
  ⇔
  
  Boudica's rebellion was trapped in a valley.
- 3
  
  ⇔
  
  The skilled Romans defeated Boudica and her rebellion.
There are ______ about how Boudica died.
- 'legends' ✓
Boudica is still remembered even though the rebellion failed.
- True ✓
- False
How is Boudica remembered?
- statue ✓
- festival
- learning about her ✓
Match the keywords to their definition.
- legend
  
  ⇔
  
  A traditional story that might not always be true. ✓
- rebellion
  
  ⇔
  
  A fight against the people ruling you. ✓

Exit quiz

______ is the Gaelic name for Scotland.
- 'Alba' ✓
What happened to Constantine’s father?
- He was killed. ✓
- He was chased.
- He was forced to leave Alba.
Constantine and Donald lived in exile in Wales.
- True
- False ✓
Order these events starting with the earliest.
- 1
  
  ⇔
  
  Constantine’s father was killed by Giric.
- 2
  
  ⇔
  
  Constantine and Donald were sent to live in exile in Ireland.
- 3
  
  ⇔
  
  Constantine and Donald were welcomed by their aunt.
- 4
  
  ⇔
  
  Constantine and Donald were taught in a monastery.
Match these keywords to their definitions.
- Alba
  
  ⇔
  
  the Gaelic name for Scotland ✓
- exile
  
  ⇔
  
  means being banned from your own country ✓
- revenge
  
  ⇔
  
  the act of getting back at someone for something they did to you ✓
- hillfort
  
  ⇔
  
  a defensive feature where a fort is built on top of a hill ✓
A battle to defeat Giric took place on a ...
- 'hillfort' ✓

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Key learning points

Constantine was the son of a king in a part of Scotland called Alba.
When he was very young, his father was killed by someone who wanted to rule in his place.
Constantine had to flee to Ireland where he lived with his aunt who was married to an Irish king.
Constantine was educated at a nearby monastery and as he grew older he planned his revenge.
Eventually Constantine returned to Scotland and defeated his father's enemy at a huge hillfort called Dundurn.

Common misconception

Pupils may think revenge always involves killing people.

Revenge is the act of getting back at someone for something they did to you. This may involve stealing something or destroying something like property.

Keywords

Alba - Alba is the Gaelic name for Scotland and is where southern and central Scotland is today
Exile - exile means being banned from your own country
Revenge - revenge is the act of getting back at someone for something they did to you
Hillfort - a hillfort is a defensive feature where a fort is built on top of a hill