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Year 10
AQA
St John's Chapel
I can explain the religious function of the White Tower.
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Year 10
AQA
St John's Chapel
I can explain the religious function of the White Tower.
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Lesson details
Key learning points
- The White Tower had a religious function; the Chapel of St John is an integral part of the White Tower.
- The Chapel of St John was constructed in the Romanesque style.
- The Chapel of St John was intended for religious worship and to impress visitors.
Keywords
Chapel - a small church, or a room used as a church in a larger building
Church - a building for Christian worship
Romanesque - the style of building that was fashionable in Western Europe which recalled the power of the Roman Empire
Nave - the long central part of a church, often with aisles on both sides
Common misconception
William I often used the Chapel of St John for his own private worship.
Although this was the plan, William died before the chapel was finished.
Readily available online mapping websites provide a street view style walkaround inside the chapel that could be used to enhance pupils' understanding of the chapels features for Task A.
Teacher tip
Content guidance
- Depiction or discussion of violence or suffering
Supervision
Adult supervision recommended
Licence
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Starter quiz
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6 Questions
Q1.
Which word describes a member of the ruling elite?
Q2.
Complete the sentence: The responsibilities of the included the maintenance of the tower’s defences; paying and supervising the garrison; guarding prisoners and collecting taxes.
Q3.
Who was the first keeper of the White Tower?
Othuer fitz Count
William de Mandeville
Hasculf de Tany
Q4.
Which of the following suggest there was limited comforts for royal and noble residents of the White Tower?
tapestries and rugs
north wall garderobes
Q5.
Who lived in the bailey of the White Tower?
nobles
chaplain
Q6.
In the king's absence, who was the most important resident of the White Tower?
chaplain
knight
archer
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6 Questions
Q1.
Which word describes the style of building that was fashionable in Western Europe which recalled the power of the Roman Empire?
Q2.
Complete the sentence: The White Tower's the Evangelist was designed as a place of private worship and as a public display of Norman dedication to God.
Q3.
Which of the following statements show William I intended to use the White Tower's chapel as a public display of Norman dedication to God?
Ordinary people who worked in the White Tower did not use the chapel.
William planned to have a throne placed at the western end of the chapel.
Q4.
What was the purpose of the chapel's triforium?
to allow William to be seated high up in the area closest to Heaven
as a space for monks and nuns during ceremonies
Q5.
What did William plan to have placed in the western end of the chapel is an archway?
throne
choir-stalls
pews
pulpit
Q6.
Where did ordinary people who worked in the White Tower worship?
alongside William in St John's Chapel
in St John's Chapel when William was not in residence
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