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YEAR 12 TASTER LIFE IN THE MEDIEVAL ENGLAND

BLACK DEATH

PEASANTS ‘ REVOLT

WAR OF THE ROSES

1348 to 1485

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14th CENTURY ENGLAND

Population

Life Expectancy

Childbirth

Height

Towns

Travelling

Social Hierarchy

SETTING THE SCENEPopulation:11th c – 1 million (whole of British history to get to 1 million)

1300 – 5 MILLION1400 – 2.5 MILLION Not back to 5 million until 1600s!

Life Expectancy:

Today – 89 male; 92 female

1350 50 years if wealthy; 42 years if poor

35% -40% of people under 15 yrs oldOnly 5% of people over 65%

Childbirth:22% of women died in childbirth!10% babies are stillborn.25% dead by 1st birthday.

Height:

Average Male: 5’ 7”Average Female: 5’ 2”

Towns

London in 1100 – approx 15,000 (Teignmouth)London in 1300 – approx 80,000 (Taunton)London in 1377 – approx 40,000London in 1650 – approx 420,000

Exeter in 1377 – approx 2600 was classed as a city! Pop. of Kingsteignton is 8000 today.

12% of population lived in towns in 14th c. 89% in UK today.

Travelling

- Very few roads (40% are of Roman origin)- No maps - Travel at about 15 miles per day - Travel is dangerous- Never more than 8 miles from a market town

KING/QUEEN

DUKES

EARLS

BARONS

KNIGHTS

GENTLEMEN

ARCHBISHOP

BISHOPABBOT

YEOMAN

FREEMEN

VILLEIN (UNFREE)

CANON

VICAR

MINOR CLERGY

HERMIT

LAITY CLERGY

KING/QUEEN

DUKES

EARLSBARONS

KNIGHTS

GENTLEMEN

ARCHBISHOP

BISHOP

ABBOT

YEOMAN

FREEMEN

VILLEIN (UNFREE)

CANONVICAR

MINOR CLERGY

HERMIT

LAITY CLERGY

• 200 people (out of 5 million) formed the ruling elite (King/Queen, Dukes, Earls, Barons & top clergy.

• These 200 owned 75% of land.

• Below nobility were knights (approx 1000 in the country)

• Largest class of population (40%) were Villeins (peasants) who farmed, but did not own the land, their master’s land.

Year 12 Summer Assignment Produce an A3 mind-map sheet on the following areas: law & order; growth of monasteries; social hierarchy; the countryside; urbanisation & population. Concentrate on change before and after Black Death (1348). Research using internet and record your sources. You will present to class when you get back in September.