Life In Medieval England

Life In Medieval England

In this presentation you will learn about what life was like for people during the Medieval England! Encounter some gruesome facts and interesting statistics as you flick through these detailed slides!

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Contents

2. Medieval Villages

1. The Black Death

Find out what villages were like!

Learn all about this deadly plague!

3. Religion and the Church

End Quiz!

See how much you can remember!

Learn how important the church was!

The Black Death

Learn all about this deadly plague that swept across England, killing hundreds of thousands of people.

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How many people died because of the Black Death?

30-60%

75-80%

33-50%

If it had killed this amount, humanity would have been at a small risk of extinction!

Of the world's population died from this disease!

This is the percentage of people that was killed in England!

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That's a lot of people if you think about it! Since the population was around 2 - 2.5 million people it killed around 850,000 - 1.1 million people!

This disease was so devastating and dangerous, as it swept across the globe faster than ever, killing anyone it found in its tracks!

Be glad that it didn't kill this many people! If it had killed more than 65% then the people left would have had a slight chance of going extinct!

Source - Wikipedia (https://www.wikipedia.org/)

1066

William the Conqueror wins the Battle of Hastings and becomes king.

Timeline of England

1066

The Feudal System is introduced by William.

This timeline shows what happened in England between 1066 and 1660. Click the 'More Info' button to read about the Black Death!

1066

It is very hard for peasants to earn money because of the Feudal System.

1348

Here comes the plague, also known as the Black Death!

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1660

The Feudal System is abolished by parliament.

Medieval Villages

Learn about the life of people in small villages in England!

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What were Medieval Villages like?

In villages in England, it was very unfair for most people. Many were poor and couldn't afford houses whereas there were very few lords who owned massive amounts of land and got paid well. In the Middle Ages, most of the population lived in the countryside, and 85% of the population were peasants. Peasants worked on the land for food, fuel, wool and other resources.

Lords and Barons were higher towards the top of the Feudal System. This meant they got a lot of money!

With the Feudal System in place, it was a lot harder for peasants to earn money.

Peasants worked long and hard on their land and barely got any pay.

If you didn't obey your Lord's orders, you would most likely be banished, imprisoned or even executed!

Lords earned up to 55% more than peasants - peasants also had to pay the lords tax!

20% Lived on the street

5% Lived in large houses

This graph shows just how many people were poor in England at the time. Thankfully, the Feudal system was abolished long ago, so we don't have to worry!

What houses did people live in?

5%

Suprisingly only 5% of people lived in large houses. This was because most people in England were peasants and could not afford anything bigger.

30% Lived in small houses

10% Of people owned 2 floors

35% Lived with 8 or more people

So...

Overall, Medieval Villages were quite tough to live and work in if you were a peasant, as you had to pay tax, work extremely hard for long, gruesome hours and get barely any pay whatsoever. Count yourself lucky you're alive now and not back then!

Religion and the Church

Learn how important the church was for people!

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In some rich churches, gold was used to outline things

Features of a Church

In churches there were lots of religious relics and books that were kept inside small libraries. People came to church quite often, some coming almost every day! They took time to read holy books, say prayers and sing hymns.

Pictures of baby Jesus on stained glass were common

The importance of Church

How?

When?

Why?

People came to Church quite often because they thought that if they didn't, they wouldn't be able to go to heaven. Sunday mornings were the times when more people went to church.

Church was so important because people believed in God. They thought that if they went to church, they would go to heaven. People came to talk to others about their problems.

People prayed because they thought they would be able to talk to God in this way. There were churches in most villages and they were generally in the centre, to show their importance.

Quiz Time!

Test what you have learnt today! Write the numbers 1-10 on your whiteboards!

Start!

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Let's see your scores!

Count the questions you got correct and hold up your whiteboards!

The End!

I hope you all enjoyed learning about what Medieval England was like!