KS3 Medieval - Could People Travel in Medieval England?

This lesson contains:

• A starter which asks students to discuss the difference between two modes of transport and then the advantages and disadvantages of both.
• An introduction to early maps of English roads and then an overview of why people travelled. Students study 4 sources on the board and write down, for each, what we can learn about the reasons people travelled the roads.
• An activity for students to study 7 sources and write down what we can learn about the difficulties facing travellers. Students also note, for each source, what evidence in the source told them this by either describing the picture source, or giving a quote.
• A task to study attempts to fix the problems on the roads and note down some of the attempts. This can be extended by students noting whether this was actually effective, and also considering the use of rivers instead.
• A plenary to write a short letter from a foreigner’s perspective about the roads and transport in England.

Attachments:

• 1 x Powerpoint Presentation
• 2 x Publisher Files