Lesson objectives All: will be able to describe some jobs done by medieval workers in the towns. Most: will be able to explain how conditions and expectations began to change . Some: Will be able to establish links across time periods to show how conditions were improved by changing attitudes and technology. SKILLS (Summarising notes, source interpretation)

Starter What Jobs Did People Do In Medieval Towns? What did people do in the Middle Ages? If you meet a random person on the street, what is his likely occupation? They didn't have electronics engineers and computer programmers, but they did have thousands of jobs that made their society work properly. Task Colour the top 6 boxes in different colours. Now shade in the boxes in the same colours as the heading so that the correct job belongs to the correct group. 4 government, 3 criminal, 4 religious, 6 merchant, 3 artists and 10 craftsmen. Government – how the town is run, official jobs Criminal – against the law Religious – to do with the church Merchant – selling things Artists – entertainers Craftsmen – making things.

Jobs In Medieval Towns Governmental Occupations Criminal Occupations Religious Occupations Merchants Artists/Entertainers Craftsmen apothecary - a preparer and merchant for drugs and medicines abbot - superior of a monastery cooper - one who makes and repairs barrels and tubs metropolitan - a bishop in charge of other bishops; an archbishop curate - priest in charge of a church exchequer - the man responsible for the king's money cutler - one who makes and repairs cutlery wheelwright - a maker of wheels fueller - one who sells charcoal, wood, or other fuels besom maker - one who makes brooms bear-ward - the owner of a performing bear blacksmith - one who works with iron to form metal implements: e.g. farm tools. barker - one who advertises at the entrance to a show harberdasher - seller of men's clothing mason - bricklayer fence - one who trades in stolen goods mercer - a dealer in expensive clothing (silk, etc.) diplomat - the person who negotiates with foreign nations footpad - one who robs pedestrians shoemaker - one who makes and repairs shoes costermonger - fruit seller tailor - one who makes and repairs clothing diver - a pickpocket mummer - actor campaner - maker of large bells hayward - an officer in charge of fences and hedges eggler - an egg-merchant cantor - a choir leader in churches, the man who sings hymns fletcher - maker of arrows jailer - the man responsible for a jail: he keeps the criminals from getting out

Jobs In Medieval Towns - Answers Governmental Occupations Criminal Occupations Religious Occupations Merchants Artists/ Entertainers Craftsmen apothecary - a preparer and merchant for drugs and medicines abbot - superior of a monastery cooper - one who makes and repairs barrels and tubs metropolitan - a bishop in charge of other bishops; an archbishop curate - priest in charge of a church exchequer - the man responsible for the king's money cutler - one who makes and repairs cutlery wheelwright - a maker of wheels fueller - one who sells charcoal, wood, or other fuels besom maker - one who makes brooms bear-ward - the owner of a performing bear blacksmith - one who works with iron to form metal implements: e.g. farm tools. barker - one who advertises at the entrance to a show harberdasher - seller of men's clothing mason - bricklayer fence - one who trades in stolen goods mercer - a dealer in expensive clothing (silk, etc.) diplomat - the person who negotiates with foreign nations footpad - one who robs pedestrians shoemaker - one who makes and repairs shoes costermonger - fruit seller tailor - one who makes and repairs clothing diver - a pickpocket mummer - actor campaner - maker of large bells hayward - an officer in charge of fences and hedges eggler - an egg-merchant cantor - a choir leader in churches, the man who sings hymns fletcher - maker of arrows jailer - the man responsible for a jail: he keeps the criminals from getting out

Jobs – The Town Guilds What job would you like to do when you leave school? In the middle ages you may have become an apprentice to a master craftsman. The apprentice would learn the job by working with the master. The master would belong to a guild which is like a modern trade Union. Each guild did the following things. Rules of the Guild Fix prices Fix the quality of goods to be made Make sure not to many goods are made Fix the hours members could work each day Help sick and old members of the guild Make sure members are trained properly Keep records of meetings Punish members who had broken rules Rules of a modern trade union Fight for fair wages, Limit hours of work hours Make sure that working conditions are good Makes complaints when workers are sacked unfairly. Provide benefits for members against ill health, old age and funeral expenses. Trade unions may enforce strikes Describe 3 things done by a guild (L 3-4) Describe 3 things done by a trade union (L 3-4) In what ways are a guild and a modern trade union the same? (L 4-5) In what ways are they different? (L 4-5) What were guilds most concerned about? (L5-6) What are trade unions most concerned about? (L5-6) Explain why the focus of guilds and Unions have changed over the centuries. What does this tell us about modern and medieval attitudes to workers? (L7)

Chipping Campden - A medieval town In groups of 4, discuss what types of jobs you think that there would have been in Campden in Medieval times. You will present your ideas to the class. 2. How has work in Campden developed since medieval times. What jobs have changed? (New ones or no longer done) The name Campden or Camperdene is believed to be a Saxon name meaning valley with fields, a written reference to Campden in the Domesday Book (1085), records that before the Norman conquest the manor of Camperdene had been held by King Harold. The Almshouses By the early 13th century, the market area was being called 'Cepynge Caumpedene' (or 'Market Campden'). The word Chipping means market. Chipping Campden established itself as a busy wooltraders town in the 14th century. Wool from Cotswold Sheep, grazed on the surrounding farmland, was graded, sold and transported to London. The Woolstaplers Hall in the High Street was built in 1340 by a wool merchant. St James' Church is situated in the north of the town. It is an early perpendicular wool church, rebuilt in the 15th century by the town's wool merchants. Grevel House is the oldest house in Chipping Campden. It was built in the 14th century with decorated windows, gargoyles and a sundial set in one of the walls.

PLENARY Summarise for the person next to you as many reasons as you can to explain why work done in medieval towns was different to today. These key words might help Health and safety Rights Technology Fairer Freedom

Lesson objectives All: will be able to describe some jobs done by medieval workers in the towns. Most: will be able to explain how conditions and expectations began to change . Some: Will be able to establish links across time periods to show how conditions were improved by changing attitudes and technology. SKILLS (Summarising notes, source interpretation)