Medieval Medicine Complete Unit | 6 Lessons | Edexcel GCSE Medicine in Britain

Save time and money with this complete five lesson Medieval Medicine bundle for the Edexcel GCSE History: Medicine in Britain, c1250–present specification. Priced at just £5, the complete bundle costs £1 per lesson—considerably cheaper than purchasing each resource separately. The unit takes students through the key beliefs, individuals and events of medieval medicine using clear explanations, structured activities and attractive illustrated resources. The bundle includes: • Medieval beliefs about the causes of illness • Medieval treatments and methods of prevention • Medieval healers, including physicians, apothecaries and barber surgeons • The role of the Church and medieval hospitals • The Black Death: causes, symptoms, treatments and prevention • The consequences of the Black Death and its impact on medical progress Across the lessons, students explore: • The Theory of the Four Humours • Miasma, astrology and religious explanations • The influence of Hippocrates and Galen • Herbal remedies, bleeding and purging • Prayer, pilgrimage, charms and supernatural treatments • Regimen Sanitatis • The training, treatments and patients of different medieval healers • The arrival and spread of the Black Death • Attempts to treat and prevent plague • Government involvement in public health • Change and continuity in medieval medicine • Factors that helped or hindered medical progress Every lesson includes: • Retrieval-practice DNA tasks and answers • Clear, student-friendly teacher explanations • Structured I Do, We Do and You Do activities • Full-page illustrated information resources • Printable student activities • Regular assessment-for-learning checks • Edexcel examination practice • Model answers and writing support • Plenary activities • Fully editable PowerPoint slides The lessons are designed for Year 10 but are also suitable for revision, cover work, intervention or teaching by a non-specialist. All resources use accessible language and provide clear scaffolding while still requiring students to select, process and explain historical evidence. Six complete, editable lessons for only £5—less than £1 per lesson.