Anglo-Saxon Britain

Mastery Evidence

• Explain who the Anglo-Saxons were and when they came to Britain (after the Romans left)
• Name at least two Anglo-Saxon kingdoms (e.g. Wessex, Mercia, Northumbria)
• Give an example of Anglo-Saxon influence still visible today (place names ending in -ton, -ham, -bury)

Assessment Prompt

“Could [child] explain who the Anglo-Saxons were and point out that many English place names come from Anglo-Saxon words?”