hatred of or discrimination towards Jewish people

the action of lending money and charging interest, called a sin by the Pope

Jewish migration in medieval England

History

The Viking conquest

Case study: Viking York

The Norman Conquest

Merchants and craftspeople in medieval England

Migration in medieval England

England in the early modern period

Case study: Flemish and Walloon migrants in Sandwich and Canterbury

African migrants in the early British Empire

Jewish migrants in the early modern period

Case study: Huguenots

Palatine refugees in the early 1700s

Migration to early modern England

The Industrial Revolution and internal migration

European migration in the 18th and 19th centuries

The British Empire and migration to Britain in the 18th and 19th centuries

Case study: Liverpool in the 19th century

Case study: Jewish migrants in the East End

Migration to 18th and 19th century Britain

The World Wars and colonial migrants

Post-war migration to Britain

The end of empire, the Commonwealth and changing patterns of migration

Race relations in 20th century Britain

The EU and changing patterns of migration

Refugees and asylum seekers in modern Britain

Case studies: Bristol and Leicester

Migration to modern Britain

In this unit, pupils learn about either migrants in Britain or medicine in Britain over a period of roughly 1000 years. They examine one of these themes, analysing the impact it had in Medieval, Early Modern, Industrial and Modern Britain, with a particular focus on change and continuity.

Thematic studies

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Historic or outdated representations of people that may portray inequality or injustice.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

Which keyword describes the action of lending money and charging interest and was called a sin by the Pope?

Which of the following jobs did Jewish migrants do in Norman England?

because they were originally invited as ‘servants of the nobility’

because they were originally invited as ‘servants of the crown’

because they were originally invited as ‘moneylenders of the crown’

Why were Jewish migrants not initially treated as aliens?

Complete the sentence: Due to increasing {{}}, Jewish people faced greater discrimination from the late 1100s.

They were completely dependent on their relationship with the authorities.

They were taxed by the Normans at a far higher rate than other subjects.

They were able to do many jobs other than moneylending.

They had to give one third of all they owned to the monarch after their death.

Which of the following suggests that Jewish migrants still had a negative experience despite their protection status?

Who expelled Jewish people from England in 1290?

Which keyword is a term used to describe the collection of Christian kingdoms in the medieval period? 

Which keyword describes people who work in the Church, typically monks and bishops?

The Vikings took hold of England following their invasion.

The Vikings left England for further trading opportunities or returned home.

The English King, Edward the Confessor, died.

The Normans successfully invaded England.

Put the following events in chronological order.

Which Norman group migrated to England because of the wealth opportunities from England's fertile land?

Which of the following was an economic incentive for Norman monks to migrate to England?

because they were taken captive so experienced England as 'prisoners'

because they were invited so experienced England as 'guests'

because they invaded so experienced England as 'rulers'

Why were the majority of Norman migrants not treated as 'aliens' despite this being the norm in the period?

Starter Quiz