Year 7 · History · beta

Magna Carta: how did Magna Carta survive?

In this unit, pupils learn about the causes of the Magna Carta, its reissue and its continued importance in the development of the first parliaments. At the same time, pupils analyse how and why the principles of the Magna Carta survived.

This is an attributed Oak National Academy lesson sequence, not a completed or academically approved DASKEREL course. Supporting transcripts may depend on video, images, practical equipment or teacher explanation. Follow each lesson’s supervision guidance. For religious education and RSHE, follow the school’s syllabus, policy and safeguarding procedures.

This Oak index uses an earlier export and lists 5 source lessons. DASKEREL has 6 original lessons for this unit, including 1 linked to source lessons absent from that export. Read the full DASKEREL unit.

Prior knowledge

  • Pupils understand the basic role of a medieval king.
  • Pupils know that the medieval Church was powerful in society.
  • Pupils know that medieval kings believed they should be the most powerful people in the kingdom.
  • Pupils know that feudalism involved a hierarchy of landholding, including the king, barons and knights.

Source curriculum references

  • Identify significant events, make connections, draw contrasts, and analyse trends within periods and over long arcs of time
  • Understand historical concepts such as cause and consequence
  • Understand historical concepts such as significance
  • The development of Church, state and society in Medieval Britain 1066-1509

Oak source metadata. DASKEREL has not independently verified school-level coverage.

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