Black Death, Plague and the Great Fire

Top lessons and activities for secondary history students studying the causes and short and long term consequences of the bubonic and pneumonic plague

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Skulls and bones representing the Black death, Great Plague and the Great fire of London for teaching secondary history students

Engage secondary history students with exciting and innovative resources about the Black Death, Great Plague and Great Fire of London

The most memorable topics for secondary history students often tend to be those centred around doom, gloom and death and the Black Death, Great Plague and Great Fire of London are no exception to the rule. So, whether you are looking for resources focused around the gory symptoms suffered by victims of the disease, differences in causation between the bubonic and pneumonic plague or source based lessons and worksheets investigating the Great Fire of London then we have you covered.

Black Death and the Peasants Revolt

The Black Death Diamond 9
Cholland01

The Black Death Diamond 9

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A fun activity for your students - get your students evaluating the factors which contributed to the spread of the Black Death with this Diamond Nine.
The Peasants' Revolt
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The Peasants' Revolt

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A series of lessons covering the Peasant's Revolt * Code Breaker Activity * Image Order Plenary * Events Summary Option * Causes + Process + Impact Review You may also find useful Skills Unit Introduction https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-11116434 Holocaust Full Pack - 100 ...
Peasants Revolt Causes
DiscoveringHistory

Peasants Revolt Causes

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This lesson investigates what caused the Peasants' Revolt including factors such as the Hundred Years War, Black Death, Edward III and Richard II. This lesson is most suitable for GCSE Power to the People topics but can also be used with KS3. This download includes a fully editable powerpoint with...
The Peasants' Revolt - Peasants Revolt Introduction
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The Peasants' Revolt - Peasants Revolt Introduction

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An hour long, fully resourced lesson with PowerPoint, differentiated tasks throughout, worksheets, clip link and accompanying task all about the Peasants' Revolt, why it happened and the consequences afterwards. Includes source practice, analysis tasks, clip tasks, evaluation and much more. All edi...
Black Death and the Plague - causes, treatments & impact
PilgrimHistory

Black Death and the Plague - causes, treatments & impact

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**AQA GCSE Britain: Health and the People, c1000 to present** The aim of this lesson is threefold; to understand the beliefs and treatments of the Black Death, to recognise why these had a detrimental affect on medicine and to understand the similarities between the Black Death of the 14th Century ...

Great Plague and the Great fire of London

Great Plague 1665
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Great Plague 1665

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**This lesson contains a variety of resources and activities to help students learn about the causes, events and overall impact of the Great Plague in England, 1665. ** For example, students will study the famous nursery rhyme, Ring o Roses , examine extracts from the diary of Samuel Pepys...
KS3 Great Fire of London 1666 Lesson
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KS3 Great Fire of London 1666 Lesson

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KS3 History lesson about the Great Fire of London 1666 Full PowerPoint presentation with worksheets built in. Activities include: - Fix the mistake Stuarts plenary - 2 embedded videos with questions - Source inference on Early Modern Fire Fighting - Investigation on who started the fire. Was it...
What happened in the Great Fire of London?
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What happened in the Great Fire of London?

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What happened in the Great Fire of London? LO: To explain the events of the Fire of London and how it was attempted to be put out by the people of London. Know what the Great Fire of London was and able to explain different methods used by Londoners to try and put out the fire. Be able to assess ...
The Great Plague of 1665-6
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The Great Plague of 1665-6

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A lesson plan which enables pupils to learn about the plague and to learn how the lives, beliefs, ideas and attitudes of people in Britain have changed over time.
The Stuarts: The Great Fire of London
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The Stuarts: The Great Fire of London

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PowerPoint (with 6 slides) and two word documents that examine the causes of the Great Fire of London, who specifically was responsible and its consequences for the development of London. **Activities include** * Quick Quiz starter activity on some Great Fire of London key facts. * Source analysis...