to change something completely, usually to improve it

William Harvey

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

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

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

Depiction or discussion of sensitive content

Physical illness or injury, medical procedures, blood.

Depiction or discussion of violence or suffering

What is the movement of blood around the body referred to as?

How was anatomy taught at Cambridge University in the late 16th century?

Which medical treatment did William Harvey's theories seem to challenge?

William Harvey's ideas were taught in universities almost immediately

William Harvey's ideas were not taught in universities until the 1650s

William Harvey's ideas were not taught in universities until the 1670s

to observe their blood circulation whilst they were still alive

humans and frogs share the same anatomy as one another

laws prevented Harvey from conducting human dissections

Why did William Harvey dissect frogs as part of his research into blood circulation?

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How many drawings were included in 'On the Fabric of the Human Body'?

How did Fabricius discover that there are valves in human veins?

Which university was Vesalius working at when he disproved some of Galen's teachings?

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

William Harvey

Lesson outcome

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