Women in medieval Norwich

History

This will help pupils contextualise the social changes that took place over the course of the medieval and early modern period, especially when they move on to study the impact of the Black Death (Y7) and the reforms of Elizabeth I (Y8).

Pupils will have learnt about the role of the Church and government in medieval society and the ways in which towns and villages where impacted by the Norman Conquest.

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

Historic or outdated representations of people that may portray inequality or injustice.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

Depiction or discussion of sensitive content

Write the missing word. People who are _______ are able to read and write.

Which of the following jobs did women **not** hold in medieval Norwich?

Where did some women receive an education from in medieval Norwich?

they refused to buy goods from female weavers

How did male weavers react to women doing the same job in Norwich in 1511?

Almost no women in medieval Norwich were literate.

Most women who were literate came from elite families.

Most women in the city were literate, even those who were poor.

Which statement about female literacy in medieval Norwich is most accurate?

Some women wrote about religion but were not respected.

Some women wrote about religion and were respected.

Some women wrote about religion and became bishops.

Which statement best describes what historians can learn from Julian of Norwich's life?

Write the missing word. A _______ is a man who has withdrawn from ordinary life and dedicated himself to God.

Who provided most of the hospital care in medieval Norwich?

Which job was was **not** common in medieval Norwich?

Nuns and monks were better educated than most other people in medieval Norwich.

Nuns and monks were educated as well as most other people in medieval Norwich.

Nuns and monks were less educated than most other people in medieval Norwich.

Empress Matilda fights her cousin for control of England

Queen Elizabeth I becomes queen of England

Starting with the earliest, sort the following events into chronological order.

How were freemen in medieval Norwich different from other people?

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Depiction or discussion of discriminatory behaviour

Depiction or discussion of sensitive content

Adult supervision recommended

Starter Quiz