S4 History |
Last
update -
30 April 2023 |
Official European
School History 4-5 Syllabus:
English,
French,
German. |
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Unit 2 - Medieval feudalism, village and town. |
Key Questions |
Lessons |
Additional resources and external links |
What was
the feudal system? |
Worksheet
PDF |
Medieval fiefdom
website. Previous student
feudal system designs.
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A
video series for
the more ambitious students as Professor Robert Bartlett, explores
different aspects of medieval life.
In this episode he
considers
power. |
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What was good medieval kingship? |
Video David Starkey on medieval monarchs.
Worksheet
PDF and follow-up
lesson
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Monty Python's Terry Jones has an amusing and challenging look
at English monarchy in this
video.
How to be successful in the medieval court.
Video
Illuminations: The Private Lives of Medieval
Kings - A
three part documentary
series. Dr Janina Ramirez interprets what medieval
manuscripts can tell us about medieval kings.
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How did a medieval village work? |
Worksheet
PDF |
PowerPoint from the lesson.

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Helen Castor- Medieval Lives: Birth,
Marriage, Death - 2013
video |
BBC Medieval Realms
video on the deserted village.
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What was
it like to be a medieval peasant? |
Worksheet
PDF |
Video
on the life of the medieval peasant
History Learning Site
on the life of medieval peasants.
PowerPoint from the lesson.
Extra
video on worst jobs in medieval Europe.
Historian Michael Wood explores medieval village
life through the eyes of one peasant woman Christina a medieval
life. (video)
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What were
medieval towns like? |
Worksheet
PDF and
PowerPoint |
Video about medieval
Bruges

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Dan Snow
video looks at filthy medieval London. |
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What were medieval guilds and what did they do? |
Worksheet
PDF and
PowerPoint |
Could women take part in medieval guilds?
Article. Apprenticeship - Being a
teenager in medieval Europe. BBC
article.
Names and occupations - is your name derived from a job in
the medieval ages? (multilingual website) |
B Test 2 Thursday
November 26th 2015 |

Revision
quiz |