One of several German groups from Flanders (modern-day Belgium)

One of several German groups from Flanders (modern-day Belgium) and some surrounding regions

hostility or ill-treatment against a person or group on the basis of a ethnicity, religion or any other belief/characteristic

someone who is learning a new skill from an experienced worker

Case study: Flemish and Walloon migrants in Sandwich and Canterbury

History

In this unit pupils studied how far drastic changes in the early modern world led to changes in the reasons for migration and the experiences of migrants. In ‘Migration: what was the impact of 18th and 19th century migration?’ pupils will study how far the Industrial Revolution and expansion of the British Empire brought about further changes.

In 'Migration: how was Britain impacted by migration in the medieval period?', pupils studied the main reasons for migration in the medieval period looking at how the economy was the driving force behind increasing migration. In this unit, pupils will consider how far reasons for migration shifted as the Reformation brought drastic change across Europe.

In this unit, pupils learn about various migrants to England in the early modern period. They investigate how Flemish, Walloon, African, Huguenot and Jewish migrants all came to England and the changes this brought about.

Migration: how far was England changed by early modern migration?

Discriminatory behaviour or images, whether on the grounds of race, gender, disability, religion or belief or sexual orientation, or otherwise.

Depiction or discussion of discriminatory behaviour

Historic or outdated representations of people that may portray inequality or injustice.

Subjects which particular individuals may be sensitive to, eg, adoption, migration, bereavement or death, divorce, poverty, deprivation.

Depiction or discussion of sensitive content

Complete this sentence: Flemish migrants set up the Weavers’s Company in London where they trained 500 {{}}.

Who invited Flemish weavers to Sandwich in 1560?

Which word describes hostility or ill-treatment against a person or group on the basis of a ethnicity, religion or any other belief/characteristic?

Walloon weavers first arrived in Canterbury

Walloon weavers given space in St Alphege’s church to worship in French

Walloon weavers granted the western crypt of Canterbury Cathedral

French speaking migrants opened around 30 churches in London

Put the following events in chronological order.

Skilled potters in England meant that merchants could export valuable pottery.

Merchants were looking for ways to expand the wool trade.

Skilled weavers in England meant that merchants could export valuable cloth.

Skilled weavers in England would save the cost of exporting wool.

Merchants were looking for ways to expand the gold trade.

What were the economic reasons for Flemish and Walloon migration?

Local people resented weavers who took on work outside of cloth-making.

London silk weavers complained about the competition brought by the migrants.

The number of migrants in Sandwich was limited to 250-300.

From 1585, migrants were limited to those escaping religious persecution.

Which of the following are examples of negative experiences Flemish migrants had in early modern England?

eighteenth- and nineteenth-century Britain

Match the dates to the periods of English and British history.

a branch of the Christian Church (e.g. Catholicism, Protestantism)

a Renaissance movement valuing classical learning.

a Protestant who believed that the Reformation needed to go further

a sailor who travelled between Britain and its colonies

Match the words with the correct definitions.

Complete the sentence: The emergence of the British {{}} led to small numbers of Asian and African migrants settling in Britain.

because of England’s role in the East India Company

because of England’s role in the Transatlantic Slave Trade

because some Catholic Africans fled persecution in France or Spain

because some Protestant Africans fled persecution in France or Spain

Why did some African migrants find themselves in England in the early modern period?

The migrants both found safety from religious persecution in England.

The migrants were both valued for their skills with metals.

The government encouraged both migrant groups to come to England.

The migrants both benefitted from the strong trading links with other countries.

How were opportunities for Flemish and Walloon weavers to Sandwich and Canterbury in the early modern period similar to opportunities for Viking migrants to York in the medieval period?

The Industrial Revolution created jobs for migrants

The Reformation leading to persecution of some religious groups

The economic benefits offered by some highly-skilled migrants

Growth in trading opportunities with other countries

Which of these is **not** a reason why migration increased in the early modern period?

Content guidance

Depiction or discussion of discriminatory behaviour

Depiction or discussion of sensitive content

Adult supervision recommended

Starter Quiz