the state of being unable to catch a specific disease

approach to testing and gaining knowledge based on observation and experimentation

something which people must do because of a rule or law

Edward Jenner and vaccination

History

Medieval ideas about the causes of illness and disease

Medieval approaches to treating and preventing disease

Medieval surgery

Medieval caregivers

The role of Christianity in Medieval medicine

The nature and importance of Islamic medicine and surgery

Medieval public health in towns and monasteries

The Black Death

Renaissance ideas about disease and illness

Renaissance approaches to treatment and prevention

Renaissance changes in anatomy and surgery

William Harvey

Hospital care in the 16th, 17th and 18th centuries

The Great Plague of 1665

John Hunter

New 19th century ideas about the causes of disease and illness

19th century approaches to treatment and prevention

A 19th century revolution in surgery

The growth of hospital care in the 19th century

Fighting cholera in London in the 19th century

Improvements in public health in the 19th century

Modern advances in understanding the causes of illness and disease

Modern improvements in diagnosis

The development of magic bullets and antibiotics

Modern approaches to medical treatment

Improvements in modern surgery

The Liberal reforms and public health

The welfare state and the NHS

Modern approaches to the prevention of illness and disease

The fight against lung cancer in the 21st century

In this unit, pupils learn about a theme in British history over a period of roughly 1000 years. They examine this theme, analysing the impact it had in Medieval, Early Modern, Industrial and Modern Britain, with a particular focus on change and continuity.

Thematic Studies

Depiction or discussion of famine, disease, natural disasters.

Depiction or discussion of violence or suffering

Physical illness or injury, medical procedures, blood.

Depiction or discussion of sensitive content

What is the state of being unable to catch a specific disease known as?

What was King George III's attitude towards inoculation?

When did smallpox vaccines become compulsory in the UK?

Which of the following groups were initially most opposed to smallpox vaccines?

Inoculation was first introduced to Britain.

Royal Family helped to popularise inoculations.

British government made smallpox vaccinations compulsory.

Smallpox death rate fell to an average of just 21 people per million.

Starting with the earliest, sort the following events into chronological order.

What invention helped new scientific ideas to spread more quickly during the Renaissance?

Which new Renaissance method of learning encouraged observation and experimentation?

The {{}}, invented in the 1590s, allowed people to see tiny living organisms?

What kind of metal was often used to treat the disease syphilis, even though it was poisonous?

{{ }} were hospitals that isolated plague victims.

What process in the 1530s caused many Church-run hospitals to close?

Starter Quiz

What invention helped new scientific ideas to spread more quickly during the Renaissance?