Starter: How much do you now know about the types of people who lived in a medieval village? Mark an X on your knowledge line.

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Who lived in the Medieval village?

Learning Outcome: 1. To describe the different types of villagers in a medieval village – rank the villager 2. To investigate the Feudal system Learning outcome and LSQ

Learning Outcome 1. To describe the different types of villagers in a medieval village – rank the villagers 2. To investigate the Feudal system LSQ 1 – Describe 1 theme we looked at last lesson? 2 – Why was life hard for common people? 3 – Why did people who were ill often die? 4 – How did they solve crimes? 5 – How did doctors relieve a headache?

Learning Outcome 1. To describe ad explore the different types of villagers in a medieval village – rank the villagers 2. To investigate the Feudal system and relevance in the middle ages LSQ 1 – Why was the church so important to people? 2 – Who owned the land ? 3 – Why do you think punishments were so tough? 4 – What religion were people in England? 5 – Who rules England before the middle ages? Starter: Historical Enquiry

You have been transported back in time to a medieval village. Task: What 3 questions would you like to ask? • https://www.bing.com/videos/search?view=detail&mid=1F064816E 1029115AD0C1F064816E1029115AD0C&q=life+in+the+middle+age s+villages&shtp=GetUrl&shid=ad80c30e-8a80-49a2-9826- 0201c33c936f&shtk=VGhlIEZldWRhbCBTeXN0ZW0gQW5kIFRoZSBE b21lc2RheSBCb29r&shdk=QWZ0ZXIgdGhlIGRlYXRoIG9mIEVkd2FyZC B0aGUgQ29uZmVzc29yLCB0aGVyZSB3YXMgYSBibG9vZHkgZm91ci1 3YXkgYmF0dGxlIGZvciB0aGUgdGhyb25lLiBEaXNjb3ZlciBob3cgV2lsb GlhbSB0aGUgQ29ucXVlcm9yIGRlZmVhdGVkIHRoZSBsYXN0IG9mIHR oZSBWaWtpbmcga2luZ3MsIGFuZCBvbmUgb2YgdGhlIHJpY2hlc3Qgb WVuIGluIEVuZ2xhbmQsIGluIG9yZGVyIHRvIHNlaXplIHRoZSB0aHJvb mUgYW5kIGFsbCBvZiBFbmdsYW5kYg%3D%3D&shhk=ymEOIk2LciU mMopfQF5YZetftqkjdlNmpIWgHl5V%2Fg4%3D&form=VDSHOT&sht h=OSH.YIPAO9SX0eVG506P5ewHxw Task One: Data Collection • You are going to meet six villagers. You need • Create a brief fact file VILLAGERS on each villager.

• EXTENSION: Can any villager answer any of your questions from the starter? Task Two: Ranking • In medieval England each of these people had a definite position within the village VILLAGERS • Task: Rank our villagers from the most important to the least important.

• Extension: What are the strengths of medieval village structure? What are the weaknesses? Meet the Priest

“I am the village priest and I look after the church and lead services every Sunday. I preform marriages, baptisms and burials, all very important tasks! I am also responsible for looking after sick people and taking care of the poor. I spend some of my time working on the Land too. I am one of the few people in the village who can read and write, this is means I can read the Bible. Everyone is very religious in the Middle Ages and therefore I hold an important role in the village.” Meet the Reeve

“Hello, I am the reeve. I have been chosen by the lord of the manor to be in charge of the other villeins. I am given instructions by the bailiff and make sure that the other velleins carry them out. I ensure that they are doing all their jobs properly and report back to the baliff if there are any problems.” Meet the Cottar

“I am a cottar and I live a very sad life. Unlike the villeins, I have no right to farm land. I am the poorest person in the village. Some other cottars are squatters however I am lucky enough to have a small house with a tiny garden to grow food. Unfortunately I do not grow enough to feed me so I sometimes have to beg from the villeins or steal food so I do not starve.” Meet the Lord of the Manor

“I am the lord of the Manor and am the richest and most important person in the village. I have a large house, which some people consider to be a castle. I am a nobleman and may be distantly related to the king. I control access to land and give permission to the villeins to farm it; however am frequently away from the manor helping the king fight wars in other countries or attending the royal court.” Meet the Bailiff

“As the bailiff I am responsible for looking after the manor while the lord is away. The lord appointed me and pays me for being hard-working and trustworthy! I am in charge of all the villeins and the reeve. It is my job to make sure all the farm work is done and the crops are grown and harvested properly. I am responsible for all the lord’s money and therefore am able to read and write.” Meet the Villein

“I, like most of the villagers here, am a villein. I am a peasant farm worker who the lord allows to grow crops on strips of field. The lord also allows me to graze my animals on the common land and use the woodland to catch wild animals and collect firewood. I spend everyday working on the lord’s land, growing crops and harvesting them. The other velleins and I build houses, grind corn in the mill and do everything else that is needed to run the village. I have to pay taxes to the lord and a tithe to the Church. I am luckier than a cottar as I am allowed to use the land but I am not allowed to leave the village unless I get permission from the lord.” The Medieval World info

Feudal System Women

❖ Medieval society was ❖ The medieval church organised into a system taught that women were which stretched from the inferior to men and they top to the bottom of should be meek and society. Land was obedient to their fathers awarded to people in and husbands. When a return for their services. woman married she had At the top was the King to give any land she and at the bottom were owned to her husband. the peasants who worked on the land. Plenary: Self-Review • Go back to your starter activity. How much do you now know about the types of people who lived in a medieval village? Mark a second X on your knowledge line.

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Keyword Definition harvesting Collecting or gathering crops from the field squatter A person who unlawfully occupies an uninhabited building or unused land. tithe One tenth of annual produce or earnings, formerly taken as a tax for the support of the church and clergy. mill A building equipped with machinery for grinding grain into flour. frequently Often manor A unit of land, in the feudal system, controlled by a lord and its land is rented to tenant farmers or villeins. graze When cattle or sheep eat grass in fields Plenary: Consolidation

• What is your interpretation of society in the Middle Ages? Romantic and rich or rough and rude? Dirty and dangerous or civilised and chivalrous? Devout and Christian, or hell on earth?