Summary This is an investigation of living and working in Tudor and
Stuart Wales. This is one of the examples identified in the
national curriculum as an in-depth study for the period of Study
Unit 2, 1500-1760. Sources of information for the period in Wales
are not extensive. This outline seeks to give a flavour of life and
work at the time by concentrating on the different levels of
society and the effects of the Acts of Union, for example on the
Prichard family in south Wales. Suitable for Year 8 Prior learning Pupils would have been taught about some of the major political
and religious changes of the period in Wales together with
something of the impact of the Tudors on Wales. This will allow
them to put their investigation of the changes in the way of life
into context. Aims and objectives - To understand some of the differences in social structure in
16th- and 17th -century Wales
- To understand something of the way of life in the
16th- and 17th -century
- To understand the nature of the Acts of Union
- To understand the nature of the historical sources from the
period
- To compare life and work at the beginning and end of the
century in Wales
Timings Within the context of the prior learning it is envisaged that
this would take a single lesson to investigate. However, it would
probably form only part of the in-depth study and only one of
several resources for teaching the period. Further activity suggestions - Pursuing an investigation of a particularly local example of a
Tudor/Stuart gentry family
- Investigating other aspects of life in Wales, for example
business and trade by using sources such as the Welsh Port
Books
- Investigating the different aspects of life and work in towns
making a contrast with the rural setting for the examples of the
Prichard family
- Finally linking with the major political developments and moves
towards the Civil War in Wales as the second section of Study Unit
2
Curriculum links - Study Unit 2 Wales and Britain in the Early Modern World
1500-1760
- Study Unit 5a A study of a Historical Issue or topic in a Local
Context
- Study Unit 5b A Study of a Historical Theme, the World of
Work
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