In History, Year 5 have been learning about how Anglo-Saxon Britain was ruled. We looked at the names of the seven kingdoms and learned about the social hierarchy of kings, thanes, churls and slaves.
Did you know that Barley Mow Primary School stands in what would have been the Anglo Saxon kingdom of Northumbria? We investigated the Anglo Saxon legacy of local place names and then extended our search to other areas of the country using maps and atlases.


