things that cannot be explained by our knowledge of science or nature

the study of the positions and movements of stars and planets to say how they might influence people's lives

twelve signs representing both groups of stars and when people are born

Medieval ideas about the causes of illness and disease

History

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

Edward Jenner and vaccination

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

The study of the positions and movements of stars and planets to say how they might influence people's lives is known as ...

Many medieval Christians believed that illness and disease were sent as a punishment for ...

What did the Theory of the Four Humours blame for causing illness?

How did people think miasma spread disease?

Which Ancient Roman surgeon and physician supported the Theory of the Four Humours?

Religion was the only explanation for disease used in the medieval period

Religion was never used to explain the causes of disease in the medieval period

Religion was rarely used to explain the causes of disease in the medieval period

Religion was often used to explain the causes of disease in the medieval period

What was the main religion in medieval Europe?

Most Christians in medieval England were ...

Staring with the earliest, sort the following dates into chronological order.

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

Which society ruled over an empire that covered large parts of ancient Europe?

Knowing the accurate cause of a disease makes it easier to cure.

Knowing the accurate cause of a disease is unimportant for curing it.

Knowing the accurate cause of a disease makes it harder to cure.

Identify the statement which is most accurate.

Starter Quiz

What was the main religion in medieval Europe?