History – Georgian England Year 5/6 Autumn Cycle A
All children - regardless of ability or background - have equal access to an exciting, context based history curriculum which provides an understanding of chronology, knowledge of significant individuals and events, and ensures that all children can form and justify historical opinions.
How were the lives of rich and poor people different in the Georgian era?
How do previous questions/topics link to Where does it fit in?
the current topic?
- How was the life during the Stuart era different to that of the Georgian era? - What was the difference in the way the Kings of the Georgian Era ruled compared to the Stuarts?
Key Knowledge Key Vocabulary
- The Georgian era of British history is a period which takes its Hanoverian Someone who is related to the Royal House of Hanover name from the first four Hanoverian kings of Great Britain who To develop industry, the making products from were all named George: George I, George II, George III and Industrialise raw materials in factories George IV. - Georgian architecutre is marked by symmerty and proportion Wealthy Someone who is rich based on classical architecture of Greece and Rome. Architecture Design and construct of buildings - The Seven Years' War. Primarily between Britain, Spain, and France. Britain wins the war. Workhouses Where poor relief was offered to the needy, -Britain began to industrialise in the 1700s. In 1785 Edmund people lived here Cartwright patents the power loom, improving the weaving Monarch Sovereign head of state, King/Queen process. allowing for the mass production of cheap, light cloth. Britain's cloth comes into demand around the world. Power A wheel powered by water, steam or electricity - Jane Austen and Mary Shelley began writing literature in the Loom rather than by hand Georgian Era. Poor Law Charitable relief for the needy -There was a clear difference in social class, the poor lived a very simple life. Whereas the wealthy lived a much grander life Execution Carrying out a sentence of death on a and enjoyed piped water into their houses for the first time condemned person ever. - Most punishments during the 18th-century were held in
1820 – George III dies and 1714 - George I 1727 - George I dies on a 1763 – Britain wins the Timeline George VI becomes King, 1811 – Jane Austen releases inherits the throne visit to Hanover, and his Seven Years’ War. His profligacy and marital her first novel ‘Sense and and the Georgian Era son, George II of Wales, difficulties make him an inherits the throne Sensibility’. unpopular ruler begins .
1768 – George III 1815 – Britain wins the 1830 -George VI dies 1721 - Robert Walpole 1760 – George II dies 1801 – founds the Royal Napoleonic Wars against and the Georgian Era Becomes Britain’s first and his grandson George The act of Union goes Academy of Arts. France. The victory ends. His brother Prime minister and holds III takes the throne. into effect. England, reaffirms Britain’s William VI inherits the the longest Scotland and Ireland. dominance throne. administration.
George I George II George III George IV William IV
The last king and 1660 -1727 1683-1760 1738-1820 1762-1830 penultimate monarch of First British Monarch of Became King when his Founder of the Royal Famous for his royal pavilion Britain's House of the House of Hanover father died Academy of Arts in Brighton Hanover