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Summary for Lesson 1
In today’s class we began our history lesson, thinking today about the chronology, history and context of the 11th century. We thought about the decades leading up to the Battle of Hastings, discussing the different eras England underwent and dissecting the concept of the Middle Ages and Dark Ages. We learned about the impact of the Normans across Europe and spoke about key elements of Norman rule from religion to the Doomsday Book. Excellent work today everyone- it was amazing to hear all your ideas about different ways in which we categorise historical periods and to discuss the events surrounding 1066 from many different angles. Keep up the great work and see you next week 🙂
BBC bitesize link to help with homework: https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/zshtyrd/articles/z9mw8hv
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Hi Amber,
Are you sure you uploaded it? I can’t see it on the drive, but if you upload it again I’ll get it marked ASAP 😀
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Hi Beth,
Thanks for this lesson. I look forward to doing more lessons with you 🙂
Kind Regards,
Yunshu
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Thanks for the amazing lesson
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Summary for Lesson 2
In today’s class we focused on monarchy, thinking about what monarchy was in the 11th century. We started the class by thinking about problems of periodisation, reading articles regarding the moniker of ‘the Dark Age’, before moving on to a history of the crown up to and beyond 1066. We learned about William I’s path to power, thought about analysing a source on him, and finally discussed the Great Chain of Being and what it tells us about this period of time. Wonderful work everyone- it was great to chat and debate with you all about these concepts, keep it up and see you soon 🙂
Video we watched: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0PfoYkgoBZQ
William I link: https://www.royal.uk/william-the-conqueror#:~:text=William%20was%20crowned%20on%20Christmas,behind%20to%20administer%20the%20kingdom.
Dark Ages links:
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dark_Ages_(historiography)
- https://www.historyskills.com/classroom/year-8/how-dark-were-the-dark-ages/#:~:text=Petrarch’s%20initial%20framing%20of%20the,oversimplified%20view%20of%20the%20period.
- https://www.medievalists.net/2009/12/the-middleness-of-the-middle-ages-periodizing-european-history/
- https://www.getty.edu/news/no-such-thing-as-the-dark-ages/
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Dear Beth,
Thanks for the enlighting lesson. I enjoy studying past history, especially the long, interesting British history.
Here is my homework attached.
Kind Regards,
Yunshu
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Hi Beth,
Thank you for your amazing efforts to teach us about history, once again, I have learnt some much more about the medieval periods. Thank you so much for the stupendous lesson.
I have attached my homework below.
Thank you. Alex
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Summary for Lesson 3
In today’s class we studied religion in the Middle Ages, touching on various subjects from the politics of religion to the Crusades, to the social role of the church. We began with 10 facts about medieval religion which the class then pulled out surprising features of, before learning about the Crusades and thinking about what they suggest to us about the function of religion. We spoke about the power of the Pope, and the economic power of the church and looked at a Doom Painting from 1200 which depicted heaven and hell in the medieval imagination. We also touched on how medieval wars still are spoken about today in geopolitical debates and thought about what this tells us. Really good work today class, well done for all your analyses and inventive ideas. It was great to see you- see you soon 🙂
Crusades video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X0zudTQelzI&t=10s
Doom painting link: https://reeddesign.co.uk/paintedchurch/chaldon-seven-deadly-sins.htm
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Thank you Beth for the scrumptious lesson with delicious information.
I have attached my homework below.
Thank you. Alex
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Dear Beth,
I hope that you had a good day!
Please find attached below my homework for the week!
See you soon!
Yuexi
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Hello Beth,
Sorry my homework is rather late, I forgot to submit it. Thanks for the lesson 🙂
Kind Regards,
Yunshu
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Summary for Lesson 4
In today’s class we focused on the art & literature of the Middle Ages, thinking about the types of stories and artwork they produced and what it tells us about medieval life. We looked at Dante, Chaucer, morality plays, Beowulf and Arthurian legend, whilst also discussing the class’s own knowledge and conception of medieval storytelling. We also looked at the pietas of the 13th century and thought about their connection to the Crusades and the Black Death. Finally, we looked at the key artistic styles of the time (Byzantine, Romanesque and Gothic) and finished with final thoughts on religion, morality and mythology in this time period. Brilliant work today class, well done for all your amazing hard work and see you next week 🙂
Khan academy link for homework: https://www.khanacademy.org/humanities/ap-art-history/early-europe-and-colonial-americas/medieval-europe-islamic-world/a/introduction-to-the-middle-ages
Dante video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YbCEWSip9pQ
Overview medieval literature video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VJ_Tsq5X4x0
Link to slideshow on art styles: https://slideplayer.com/slide/12367653/
A summary of key medieval artists and writers: https://www.ducksters.com/history/middle_ages_art_literature.php#:~:text=Much%20of%20the%20art%20in,stained%20glass%20windows%2C%20and%20manuscripts.
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Hello Beth,
Unfortunately, I wasn’t able to attend the lesson as I had a swimming gala for my school. However, I watched the video recording and completed the set homework. Thank you!
Kind regards,
Yunshu
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Summary for Lesson 5
In today’s class we discussed medieval warfare thinking about the mythology of knighthood, medieval warfare techniques and what these suggest about life in the Middle Ages. We began with watching a Cambridge University Lecture on the development of knighthood, to give us some background understanding of the time period, who knights were and what their code of conduct entailed. We then challenged the idea of chivalry, looking at ideas of romanticisation and hypothesising why myths around knights became so popular. We learned about how warfare developed throughout the period, thinking about the increasing technology associated with warfare, and finally discussed things such as siege tactics. Amazing work everyone, well done for all your fantastic contributions and thoughts throughout the lesson today. I hope you enjoyed and will see you next week 🙂
Link you can use to help with homework: https://www.thecollector.com/greatest-medieval-battles-sieges/
Cambridge Uni Lecture: https://www.hist.cam.ac.uk/medieval-knight-and-rise-chivalry
The myth of chivalry article: https://www.history.com/news/chivalry-knights-middle-ages
How medieval warfare was waged article: https://owlcation.com/humanities/medieval-war
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Dear Beth,
Thank you for the mind-blowing lesson – it felt like 1 second! I had so much fun discussing medieval warfare 🙂 Homework uploaded.
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Dear Beth,
Thank you so much for the cool lesson!
See you soon!
The anniversary of the Battle of Hastings will be in 6 days!
Yuexi
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Summary for Lesson 6
In today’s class we focused on the ideas, philosophies and beliefs of medieval people. We began with discussing myths about the Middle Ages that are untrue (i.e., that they thought the Earth was flat) before moving on to thinking about the Zodiac man and what this tells us about medieval ideas. We looked at medieval superstitions, spoke about how this linked to religion, and finally discussed what the feudal system teaches us about the philosophy and politics of the time period. Amazing discussion, research and debate today everyone- well done for all the confident and well-thought-out work. See you next time 🙂
Video we watched on myths about the Middle Ages: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e9-l34TcV_U
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Dear Beth,
Thank you so much for the stellar lesson! Homework uploaded. I hope you get well soon 🙂 Have a lovely rest of your week!
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Hi Beth,
Sorry I wasn’t able to attend the lesson, I watched the recording. Thanks!
Kind Regards,
Yunshu
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Summary for Lesson 7
In today’s class we focused our lesson on medieval conceptions of gender and race. We began by thinking about our assumptions about what life was like for non-white people and women in medieval Britain. We then learned about the life of medieval women, comparing this to our prior conceptions. We spoke about how women accessed power, surprising facts about literacy rates but also about the forms of oppression they suffered under. We then moved on to learning about the construction of race at this time, thinking about how the crusades were used to engineer racism against Muslim people by the Pope. We read an article on race at this time and the class did some excellent group discussion work which they were fantastic at. Finally we touched on ideas about the pogroms against Jewish people in England in the 1100s. Really nuanced and thoughtful work today everyone, well done for all your wonderful work as ever. I look forward to our next lesson 🙂
Medieval women link: https://www.getty.edu/news/what-was-life-like-for-women-in-the-middle-ages/
Race article: https://www.getty.edu/art/exhibitions/outcasts/downloads/heng_race_racism.pdf
More information on race: https://aeon.co/essays/fact-check-the-idea-of-race-is-not-modern-but-late-medieval
Video on race: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CoyRgJbNT0M
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Hello Beth,
Sorry I wasn’t at the lesson, however, I’ve completed the homework and watched the recording. Thank you.
Kind Regards,
Yunshu
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Summary for Lesson 8
In today’s class we focused on medieval medicine and technology, thinking about how medieval people conceived of medicine and how this linked with core concepts like Christianity. We began by discussing the Black Death, thinking about its impact on medieval society and then the class completed a group research task fantastically on different elements of medieval medicine. They worked beautifully together in groups and then presented ideas confidently and articulately. We spoke about medicine and gender, alongside things such as the Hippocratic Oath and the theory of opposites. Finally we touched on the role of technology in medicine, considering how it drives technological advancement and had a Q&A session on medieval medicine. Well done everyone- really strong work today and excellent teamwork too. It was great seeing you all, thank you for being fab as ever and see you next week 🙂
Plague video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ySClB6-OH-Q
Medieval medicine video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fuEuaSmDOec
Worksheet link: https://longhill.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/Knowledge-Medicine-Through-The-Middle-Ages.pdf
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Hey Eva- I am glad you enjoyed! This is your essay from last week- I think you uploaded the wrong file, if you reupload I’ll get that marked 🙂
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Summary for Lesson 9
In today’s class we completed our content lessons on medieval history in preparation for the mini mock next week. We began by discussing the work of Michel Foucault, thinking about what his theories regarding power, discipline and the medical gaze can reveal about the Middle Ages. We then applied this to thinking about civil society and the Peasants’ Revolt and spoke about what medieval social structures reveal about the past. The class read over a resource on medieval society and shared ideas and questions, and finally wrote an introductory essay paragraph on the Peasant’s Revolt. We then spoke about crime and the law and what it reveals to finish. Well done today everyone, you all took in some big philosophical ideas fantastically and applied them to the history. Good luck with revision, thank you for all the brilliant attention and engagement you brought today and see you next week 🙂
Black Death & Revolt video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E4chwnRWa1E
Peasants’ Revolt BBC video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WsML7hiTnsY&t=165s
Medieval crime link: https://schoolhistory.co.uk/medieval/medieval-law-and-order-2/#:~:text=Major%20crimes%20such%20as%20murder,execution%2C%20hanged%20and%20then%20quartered.
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Hi Beth,
Here’s my mock attached. I’ve really enjoyed these sessions and it’s been very interesting. I haven’t learned much about the Medieval period before and I found it very interesting. Essay writing has helped me a lot- thanks so much!
Thank you so much and I hope I did OK on the mock. Good luck with your future 🙂
Kind Regards,
Yunshu
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Summary for Lesson 10
In today’s class we completed our mock which the students did diligently and with amazing focus. Really impressive work over the past ten weeks everyone, it has been an utter pleasure to work with you all and hear all your brilliant historical analyses and interpretations. Keep up the fantastic work, you are all shaping up to be amazing historians and it has been so great working with you. Have a lovely break and see you in the next course 🙂
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Dear Beth
Thank you soo much for the amazing lessons. I have learnt a stupendous amount about the medieval ages from these courses over the past weeks. I loved these lessons!! Thank you for the amazing efforts put into these lessons! Thank you.
I have uploaded my mock from todays lesson.
Tyssssssssssssm Alex M
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Mock Results
Hey everyone, thank you for all your kind and inspiring messages; I am so glad to hear you all enjoyed the course so much and it’s so lovely to know how much you all learned, amazing work! You are all very welcome and it has been a joy working with you. I’ve attached all your mocks below, well done for all your incredible work over the past ten weeks and I look forward to our next course- see you then! 🙂
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