Edexcel History: Medicine in Britain, 1250–Present and The Western Front, 1914–18 (Complete Unit)

Edexcel GCSE History: Medicine in Britain, 1250-present
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The British Sector of the Western Front, 1914–18: Injuries, Treatment and the Trenches

This is a complete unit of lessons, comprehensively covering all of the Paper 1 specification in its entirety.

Each lesson is fully resourced, containing in-depth information, activities, educational videos and exam practice throughout.

Every lesson has also been fully revised and updated for 2025, in line with exam board changes.

Section A - The British Sector of the Western Front, 1914–18: Injuries, Treatment and the Trenches

• Lesson 1: The historical context of medicine in the early 20th century.
• Lesson 2: The British sector of the Western Front
• Lesson 3: Conditions requiring medical treatment on the Western Front
• Lesson 4: The Work of the RAMC and Nurses
• Lesson 5: Experiments in surgery & medicine

Section B - Medicine in Britain, 1250–Present

• Topic 1: Medicine in Medieval England, 1250-1500
o Lesson 1: Ideas about the cause of disease and illness
o Lesson 2: Approaches to Prevention and Treatment, 1250-1500
o Lesson 3: Case Study - The Black Death, 1348-49

• Topic 2: The Medical Renaissance, 1500-1700
o Lesson 4: Ideas about the cause of disease and illness
o Lesson 5: Approaches to Prevention and Treatment
o Lesson 6: Case Study - William Harvey’s Blood Circulation Discovery
o Lesson 7: Case Study - The Great Plague of London, 1665

• Topic 3: Medicine in 18th and 19th Century Britain (1700-1900)
o Lesson 8: Ideas about the cause of disease and illness
o Lesson 9: Approaches to Prevention and Treatment (including the Jenner Case Study)
o Lesson 10: Case Study - Fighting Cholera in London, 1854

• Topic 4: Medicine in Modern Britain, 1900-Present
o Lesson 11: Ideas about the cause of disease and illness
o Lesson 12: Approaches to Prevention and Treatment
o Lesson 13: Case Study - Fleming, Florey and Chain’s Development of Penicillin
o Lesson 14: Case Study - The Fight Against Lung Cancer in the 21st Century

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