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KS3 / GCSE
Medieval England | The Black Death | Life in a Medieval Village

This immersive resource places pupils in the role of a visitor staying with their brother Thomas, a tenant peasant living in southern England in 1348. Through a structured branching scenario, pupils experience daily life in a medieval village as news of the Black Death begins to spread.

An accompanying worksheet with three activities has been included.

Across a full narrative sequence, pupils make decisions at key moments - whether to travel to the market town, seek advice from the priest, avoid neighbours, or search for medical help - and see how these choices affect their chances of surviving the crisis.

• Fully developed 12-stage branching narrative (second person);
• Clear decision points with historically realistic outcomes;
• Five fictional characters to “meet” along the journey, reflecting attitudes of the time;
• Accurate historical detail on the manorial system, medieval medicine, religion, and the spread of plague;
• Supporting images illustrating medieval village life and the impact of the Black Death;
• Reflection questions linking historical choices to cause and consequence;

Skills Developed:
Historical empathy
Cause and consequence
Decision-making and evaluation
Understanding medieval beliefs and responses to disease