The life of Matilda and medieval women
I can use my knowledge about Matilda's life to draw wider conclusions about the lives of medieval women.
The life of Matilda and medieval women
I can use my knowledge about Matilda's life to draw wider conclusions about the lives of medieval women.
Lesson details
Key learning points
- Historians can learn about medieval women by studying Matilda's early life.
- Historians can learn about medieval women by studying Matilda's role in the Anarchy.
- Historians can learn about medieval women by studying Matilda's court.
- Historians can learn about medieval women by studying Matilda's later life.
- Matilda's life is one particularly well documented way in which historians can learn about medieval women.
Common misconception
Surnames have always been used and they generally aren't changed from one generation to the next.
During the medieval period, people went by their first name and one or more given names. These given names could be nicknames based on their place of origin or occupation or a distinguishing feature. Some people chose their own given names.
Keywords
Baron - a baron is a great lord or landholder in the kingdom
Anarchy - the Anarchy was an absence of government in society; political or social disorder
Civil war - a civil war is a war between citizens of the same country
Empire - an empire is a group of countries or provinces ruled from the centre by one person or a group of people
Content guidance
- Depiction or discussion of discriminatory behaviour
- Depiction or discussion of violence or suffering
Supervision
Adult supervision recommended
Licence
This content is © Oak National Academy Limited (2024), licensed on Open Government Licence version 3.0 except where otherwise stated. See Oak's terms & conditions (Collection 2).
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a great lord or landholder in the kingdom
an absence of government in society; political or social disorder
a war between citizens of the same country
a group of countries or provinces ruled by one person or a group