Cover one thousand years of history with the first of three KS3 History textbooks - ideal for Year 7. * Discover Anglo-Saxon England, The Norman Conquest, Medieval Life, Medieval Kingship, The Crusades and Late Medieval England * Deliver excellent lessons and save time planning with the Teacher Guide available free on Collins.co.uk, containing teaching ideas, suggested sources, assessment, answers, essay titles and extended writing examples * Give pupils the chronological overview in KS3 History that they need to excel at GCSE in the new thematic study and British depth study * Ignite an interest in history through extraordinary people, amazing facts, and a distinctly engaging narrative * Help all students to think critically about the past by focusing on the knowledge they need and then checking their understanding * Aid pupil memory with a 'knowledge organiser' at the back of each unit with key dates, vocabulary and significant people * Designed with 6 units to map onto the school timetable with ease * Demonstrate the importance of people and events showing their influence and impact on medieval Britain