Would the Peasants' Revolt have happened without the Black Death?
This lesson is the second part of a four-lesson scheme of work on the Peasants’ Revolt. It is designed to recap prior learning and develop students' understanding of causes and consequences.
It includes a recap of the Black Death and its consequences, a timeline of key events, a character/empathy task and an evaluation of how direct the links were between the Black Death and the revolt.
Find the other lessons in the series:
1. The Peasants' Revolt: what was it?
An extract from the lesson:
Task 4: Character reactions
Work in a group of four and choose one of the imaginary characters below. Go back to the timeline (task 3) and complete the last column with the reaction of your character to each event.
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Thomas Banford You have a wife and eight children. You are a serf, meaning that your local lord has a huge amount of control over your life. You have to do whatever work the lord asks you to do. In return he allows you to farm a small piece of land on which you grow crops to feed your family. Your wages are very low. |
