Starter quiz
- The areas of Britain given to the Vikings were known as the...
- Vikinglaw
- Danelaw ✓
- Vikingland
- Daneland
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- Aethelflaed and Edward’s father was…
- King George
- King Wessex
- King Alfred ✓
- King Charles
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- Which battle was the first one that Aethelflaed and Edward fought together?
- Tettenhall ✓
- Tamworth
- Leicester
- Hertford
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- Edward was Aethelflaed’s….
- 'brother' ✓
- What did Edward and Aethelflaed build to protect their towns?
- villages
- castles
- burhs ✓
- weapons
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- By the time of Aethelflaed’s death in 918 CE, which city remained as the only Viking stronghold?
- Mercia
- York ✓
- Tettenhall
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Exit quiz
- Match the keyword to the definition.
- annals⇔a record of events year by year ✓
- loyal⇔giving or showing firm and constant support to a person ✓
- prejudice⇔preconceived opinion that is not based on reason or actual experience ✓
- Historians are unsure when Aethelflaed was…
- 'born' ✓
- When Aethelflaed married Aethelred, they combined the strength of which two kingdoms?
- Wessex ✓
- Northumbria
- Mercia ✓
- Danelaw
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- Aethelflaed ruled Mercia for eight years on her own after her husband's death.
- True ✓
- False
- Aethelflaed’s story is barely mentioned in the...
- Viking Chronicle
- Wessex Chronicle
- Anglo-Saxon Chronicle ✓
- Mercia Chronicle
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- Female leaders like Aethelflaed have often been left out of written history as there was ______} towards women ruling.
- positivity
- prejudice ✓
- loyalty
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Key learning points
- Despite fighting the Vikings and uniting the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms, Aetheflaed's story has often been forgotten.
- One possible reason for this is because her brother Edward wanted to make sure that Mercia stayed loyal to him.
- Edward wanted Mercia to submit to him, and not stay loyal to his sister's memory.
- It is likely that Edward made sure that the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle mentioned a lot about him instead of Aethelflaed.
- Michael Wood is one historian who has tried to tell Aethelflaed's story because it is the story of England's beginning.
Common misconception
Pupils may think that all leaders are recorded in history.
Female leaders, like Aethelflaed, are often written out of history as there was prejudice towards women. Despite Aethelflaed's success and the respect she gained, she was likely erased from history so it did not undermine male leaders at the time.
Keywords
Loyal - to be loyal means to give or show firm and constant support to a person or place
Anglo-saxon chronicle - the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle is a historical document that contains a collection of annals
Annals - annals are a record of events year by year
Prejudice - prejudice is a preconceived opinion that is not based on reason or actual experience
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