Hi, I'm Miss Miah.

Thank you so much for joining me in this lesson today.

In this lesson, you'll be able to explain reasons why the poor revolted against the social order in medieval Norwich.

Your keywords are on the screen now, and you can write them down if you'd like to.

So we've got artifact, revolt, rebel, social order.

Let's find out what these keywords mean.

An artifact is a historical object.

A revolt is a situation where people fight against those who are in charge.

A rebel is someone who challenges those who are in power.

To rebel means to challenge those who are in power.

The way a community is run and organized can be called the social order.

So those are our keywords for this lesson.

Let's see if we can spot them in our lesson and use them as well in our writing.

So our lesson is all about the treatment of the poor in medieval Norwich, and we have three lesson cycles today.

Our first lesson cycle is to do with studying the poor.

We're then going to be looking at problems with the poor.

And lastly, we'll be looking at the elites and the poor.

I'm super excited about this lesson.

I hope you are too.

Let's get started.

So on the right here we have a painting of a wealthy merchant wearing gold.

Historians know much less about the lives of Norwich's medieval poor than the city's elite.

Two key factors explain this: wealth, literacy.

Wealth.

The poor owned fewer things than the elite.

Less opportunity for historians to study their lives.

Less chance of artifacts surviving.

This also means that they were less likely to have a will produced.

Literacy.

So the poor were unlikely to be literate.

They would have had less opportunity for historians to study their lives.

Less likely to produce written sources like letters or diaries.

Over to you, I'd like you to write the missing words from both sentences.

One: Poor people in medieval Norwich were less likely to be than the elite.

Two: This means they created fewer written, which historians can study to understand their lives.

You can pause the video here, and click play once you've completed this check for understanding.

So what did you get? So for one: Poor people in medieval Norwich were less likely to be literate than the elite.

Two: This means they created fewer written sources which historians can study to understand their lives.

Well done if you got that correct.

Let's move on.

Back to you.

True or false? Historical artifacts tell us less about the lives of medieval Norwich's poor than its elite.

Is this true or is this false? You can pause the video here, and click play once you've got the answer.

So what did you get? If you got true, well done.

Now I'd like you to justify your answer.

Is it because, A, the poor did not own anything which could survive as an artifact, or B, the poor owned fewer things which were likely to survive as artifacts than the elite? What do you think? You can pause the video here, and click play once you've got your answer.

So what did you get? If you got B, well done.

The poor owned fewer things which were likely to survive as artifacts than the elite.

Let's move on.

Task A.

I'd like you to write one paragraph to explain why historians know less about the lives of poor people in medieval Norwich than the lives of the elite.

You could include the following in your answer: literate, written sources, less wealthy, and artifacts.

You can pause the video here, and click play once you complete it.

So your answer may include something like this: Historians know less about the lives of the poor in medieval Norwich than the lives of the elite because the poor were less likely to be literate.

This means that the poor were less likely to produce written sources like letters, which historians can use to study their lives.

Additionally, historians know less about the lives of the poor in medieval Norwich than the lives of the elite because the poor were less wealthy and owned fewer things than the elite.

This means that artifacts owned by the poor are less likely to have survived for historians to study.

Well done if you managed to include those key points.

Let's move on.

Lesson cycle two: Problems of the poor.

Here's a map showing where the revolt began in relation to Norwich.

In 1381, England was affected by the Peasants' Revolt, which began in Essex.

The revolt reached Norwich.

The events of the revolt in Norwich can tell us about the lives of the poor.

Here's an illustration of the Peasants' Revolt.

The living and working conditions of the poor were much worse than those of the elite in Norwich.

In the medieval period, many poor workers in Norwich worked for just a penny a day.

By contrast, to become a freeman in Norwich, people were expected to pay a fee for joining the freemen, and they also had to own expensive property in the city.

This was virtually impossible for the poor to achieve.

The lives of the poor in Norwich could also be made difficult by national events.

In 1381, the government attempted to introduce a new poll tax, which would require everyone to pay the same amount of money, no matter whether they were rich or poor.

This new tax created outrage amongst the poor across the country, sparking the Peasants' Revolt, which also affected Norwich.

A large group of rebels met just outside Norwich in June 1381.

The elite of Norwich traveled to meet the group and offered them money to stay away from the city.

However, the rebels refused this offer and attacked the city and its social order.

The rebels destroyed the houses of many rich lawyers and freemen.

Two important local leaders, Reginald Eccles and Robert Salle, were even executed by the rebels who also took control of Norwich Castle.

Eventually, though, the rebels were defeated by an Army led by Henry le Despenser, the fighting Bishop of Norwich.

Over to you.

It was difficult for the poor in Norwich to become freemen.

Is this true or is this false? You can pause the video here.

So what did you get? If you got true, well done.

I'd like you to justify your answer.

Is it because A, the costs of becoming a freeman were too high for most poor people, B, the freemen required members to work more than most poor people wanted to? You can pause the video here, and click play once you're ready to continue.

So what did you get? If you got A, you are correct.

Well done.

Let's move on.

Back to you.

Which of the following statements about the Peasants' Revolt in Norwich is most accurate? Is it A, the rebels supported the social order, B, the rebels were angry at the social order, or C, the rebels were leaders of the social order? What do you think? You can pause the video here, and click play once you've got the answer.

So what did you get? If you got B, you are correct.

The rebels were angry at the social order.

Back to you again.

Which two examples best show that poor rebels in 1381 were angry at the social order in Norwich? Is it A, the rebels were able to form a large group, B, the rebels met outside of the city, or C, the rebels killed two local leaders, and lastly, D, the rebels attacked the homes of freemen? What do you think? You can pause the video here, and click play once you've got the answer.

So what did you get? Well, C and D are correct.

The rebels killed two local leaders, and lastly they also attacked the homes of freemen.

Task B.

I'd like you to study Jun's view below.

Jun says, "Many poor people in medieval Norwich "were angry at the social order." One: Identify one example which supports Jun's view.

Two: Suggest one reason why poor people in Norwich may have been angry at the social order.

You can pause the video here, and click play to continue.

So how did it go? Well, for the first question your answer may have included something like this: Poor people in Norwich joined the Peasants' Revolt in 1381 during which they killed two local leaders and attacked houses belonging to the city's elite.

Two, your answer may have included something like this: So many poor laborers in medieval Norwich lived on just a penny a day making it hard to afford all the things they needed.

Well done for completing this task.

Let's move on.

Lesson cycle three: Elites and the poor.

Here's an illustration of medieval charity.

Elites in medieval Norwich benefited from the existing social order in the city.

However, if the poor were to rebel like they did in 1381, this threatened the whole social order.

As a result, elites hoped to prevent the poor from threatening the social order.

One way in which they did this was by punishing the poor harshly for challenging it.

For example, Geoffrey Litster, the leader of the Peasants' Revolt in the Norwich area in 1381, was executed by being hanged, drawn, and quartered.

This was one of the worst punishments in medieval England.

Some of Litster's body parts were even left on display in Norwich.

This harsh punishment was supposed to scare the rest of the poor from attempting to challenge the elite in Norwich.

However, the elite also attempted to prevent the poor from challenging the social order by providing help to them.

As well as the cathedral and local churches providing charity, many wealthy elites also used some of their money to support the poor.

For example, John Cambridge, who was Mayor of Norwich twice, left 10 pounds in his will, which was to be kept safe at St.

Andrew's Church.

John Cambridge ordered that this money could be borrowed by any poor person in the area whenever they were experiencing financial difficulties.

Over to you.

Why was the leader of the 1381 Revolt in Norwich punished so harshly? A: To scare the elite to be kinder to the poor.

B: To scare the poor to accept the social order.

Or C: To scare the poor to leave Norwich.

What do you think? You can pause the video here, and click play once you've got the answer.

So what did you get? If you got B, you are correct.

The leader was punished very harshly to scare the poor to accept the social order.

Back to you again.

True or false? Only churchmen provided help to the poor.

Is this true or is this false? You can pause the video here.

So what did you get? If you got false, well done.

I'd like you to justify your answer.

Is it because A, members of the elite often provided charity? Or B, elites and churchmen both refused to provide charity? What do you think? You can pause the video here, and click play when you're ready to continue.

So what did you get? If you got A, you are correct.

Members of the elite often provided charity.

Let's move on.

Task C.

Describe two ways in which elites tried to prevent the poor from challenging the social order in Norwich.

You could use the following sentence starters to help: One way in which elites in Norwich tried to prevent the poor from challenging the social order was.

For example.

Another way elites tried to protect the social order was.

For example.

You can pause the video here, and click play once you've completed this task.

So how did that go? Well, your answer may include something like this: One way in which elites in Norwich tried to prevent the poor from challenging the social order was by punishing them harshly.

For example, Geoffrey Litster was hanged, drawn, and quartered for leading the Peasants' Revolt in the Norwich area in 1381.

Another way elites tried to protect the social order was by helping the poor.

For example, John Cambridge, who had been mayor of Norwich, left behind 10 pounds in his will, which could be borrowed by poor people in financial need to help them.

Well done if you managed to describe two ways in which the elites tried to prevent the poor from challenging the social order in Norwich.

Let's move on.

We've now reached the end of this lesson.

Let's summarize our learning.

So this lesson was all about the treatment of the poor in medieval Norwich.

You now understand that historians know less about the medieval poor than Norwich's elite because of a shortage of sources.

Norwich's poor joined a large revolt in 1381 and attacked many of the city's elites and their property.

Thirdly, you now understand that harsh punishments were used by the elite in medieval Norwich to make sure the poor respected the social order.

And lastly, you've learned that the elite also provided charity to the poor to encourage them to respect the social order.

Thank you so much for joining me in this lesson, and I hope you enjoyed it.

Bye.