an elite is the richest or most powerful group in a society

freemen are people with special rights in a city

if you are literate then you are able to read and write

people write a will to leave instructions about what should be done with their things once they die

Life in medieval Norwich

History

Trade in medieval Norwich

Local elites in medieval Norwich

Churchmen in medieval Norwich

Women in medieval Norwich

Treatment of the poor in medieval Norwich

In this unit, pupils were able to identify some of the inequalities which existed in medieval society, especially between the rich and the poor. In 'The Peasants' Revolt: why do historians disagree about its causes?' pupils will explore social inequalities in more depth and explain how these long term issues combined with specific triggers to cause the Peasants' Revolt.

In 'Medieval women: what can we learn from Matilda about women in medieval England?', pupils used a case study to make broader inferences about life in medieval England. In this unit, pupils will use a location-based, rather than an individual-based, case study to make inferences and comparisons regarding what life was like for a range of different social groups in medieval England.

In this unit, pupils learn about the similarities and differences between various medieval lives in Norwich. In doing so, they build deep knowledge of one particular historical place and what it tells us about medieval England more generally.

Local history: how similar were medieval lives in Norwich?

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

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

Depiction or discussion of sensitive content

Depiction or discussion of violence or fighting, including threats of violence or the aftermath of violence.

Depiction or discussion of violence or suffering

the largest and most important church in a particular area

the amount of respect or importance a person has

Match-up the key words to the correct definition.

Starting with the wealthiest, organise these groups according to how wealthy they were.

Write the missing word. The {{}} of Norwich was elected by freemen from the city.

Which three services did monks at Norwich Cathedral provide for people in Norwich?

Starting with the least literate, sort the groups according to how literate they were likely to be.

charity was only motivated by religious concerns

charity was sometimes used to protect the social order

merchants were the main people to receive charity

Which statement about charity in medieval Norwich is most accurate?

True or false? Elites only used violence to stop the poor from challenging the social order.

Match up each key word with the correct definition.

Which industry became very successful in Norwich after the 14th century?

How much did Norwich Cathedral earn every year?

Write the missing word. During the 1381 Peasants' Revolt, poor people in Norwich attacked the {{}} in the city.

most of the poor in medieval Norwich were not literate

half of the poor in medieval Norwich were literate

most of the poor in medieval Norwich were literate

Starter Quiz

True or false? Elites only used violence to stop the poor from challenging the social order.