1. Migration to, from and within Britain 1500-1750

2. Lesson Objectives Starter task
Migration in Britain
Lesson Objectives
Starter task
To establish a chronology of events in British and European history during the period
To identify some patterns of migration in Britain during the period
To begin to assess the extent of change and continuity in migration pre- and post-1500
Recap task - complete the table using your knowledge of migration in Britain before Try to think of as many groups as possible.
Starter task:
The wording of the period pupils should think about can be adapted to be specific to each exam board (AQA covers from the Viking period, OCR A&B start in 1000 & 1250 respectively). The table for the task is on the next slide.

3. Migration in Britain before 1500
Group migrating
Type of migration (Immigration, internal migration, emigration)
Movement
Reason(s) for/causes of migration
From To
This is a recap task to help pupils recall an overview of migration in the period before It will be used in conjunction with the table from the Robert Tombs clip (slide 5) to assess change and continuity in migration between the medieval and early modern periods.

4. Timeline of major events 1500–1750
Empire
Britain
Migration
Europe
Events on the next slide to be placed on the timeline to scale, to give pupils a sense of chronology of events at various scales across the period. Can be made quicker by adding some events in each category, or all events in some categories, beforehand. Follow up questions/activity focuses on exploring links between events.

5. Empire Britain Migration Europe www.ourmigrationstory.org.uk
1587 – first English colony in America is briefly established at Roanoke
1534 – Henry VIII breaks with Rome, establishing himself as head of the Church of England
1517 – Evil May Day riots against immigrants in London
1517 – Beginning of the Reformation in Europe Martin Luther publishes his 95 theses
1600 – British East India company is granted a Royal Charter. The Company begins to establish ‘factories’ (trading posts) in India
1547 – Henry VIII is succeeded by his son, Edward VI, and England is turned Protestant
1572 – Protestant Huguenots begin to arrive in large numbers in Britain from France as refugees after the St Bartholomew Day massacre
1563 – Massacre of French Protestants (Huguenots) at Wassy begins the French Wars of Religion
1606 – Virginia Company granted a Royal Charter establishing first permanent English colony in the Americas
1553 – Edward VI is succeeded by his sister, Mary I, who restores Catholicism in England
1610s – England begins a policy of sentencing some criminals to transportation to its colonies in America
1598 – The Edict of Nantes grants religious freedom to France’s Protestants, ending the Wars of Religion
1620 – The Pilgrim Fathers establish first English colony in ‘New England’
1558 – Mary is succeeded by her sister, Elizabeth I, who restores Protestantism in the ‘Elizabethan Settlement’
1656 – Lord Protector Oliver Cromwell permits Jews to re-enter England, more than 350 years after their expulsion by Edward I
1618 – outbreak of the Thirty Years’ War, between Catholics and Protestants in the Holy Roman Empire (modern-day Germany)
1627 – Barbados Company granted a Royal Charter establishing a British colony in the Caribbean
1603 – Elizabeth dies childless and is succeeded by her cousin, James VI of Scotland, uniting the English and Scottish crowns.
1709 – 10-15,000 Protestant German refugees from the Palatinate arrive in London
1648 – Thirty Years War ends with the Peace of Westphalia, allowing religious freedom for Protestant princes in Germany
1672 – Royal African Company granted a Royal Charter, beginning Britain’s involvement in the transatlantic slave trade
– The English Civil War, which ends with the execution of King Charles I
1690 – The East India Company establishes a factory at Calcutta.
– The Commonwealth. England is without a king, with Oliver Cromwell dominating for most of this time as Lord Protector
1660 – The monarchy is restored under Charles II
– James II is deposed in the Glorious Revolution by his daughter Mary II and her Dutch husband, William III (William of Orange)
The Act of Union unites England and Scotland creating the Kingdom of Great Britain
Teachers will need to add in any further events in the migration column that they wish pupils to include on the timeline – events provided as an outline only.

6. Migration in Britain 1500-1750 Group migrating
Type of migration (Immigration, internal migration, emigration)
Movement
Reason(s) for/causes of migration
From To
Pupils watch the video of Robert Tombs discussing migration in Britain in the period They fill in the table as they watch – teacher will/may need to pause the video and direct pupils to some of the answers. Can be differentiated by dividing the table into 3 or 4 distinct rows and providing the labels for pupils to cross off as they use them (slide 6)

7. Labels for Tombs video Criminals Emigration England
Migration in Britain
Group migrating
Type of migration (Immigration, internal migration, emigration)
Movement
Reason(s) for/causes of migration
From To
Criminals
Emigration
England
To escape religious persecution
English traders and Puritans
Immigration
London and the South East of England
Looking for a better life – for religious freedom or to make money
Huguenots
Emigration (forced)
Scotland (and Ireland)
British colonies in the Americas
To work or to help govern the new United Kingdom
Scottish and Irish people
Migration
France
They were sentenced to transportation for crimes committed, as an alternative to being hanged
Labels to fill in table on previous slide – all/some can be given in this structured way (or less structured) to make the task easier. Or table could be done as a matching exercise.

8. Extension Questions based on Tombs video
Migration in Britain
Extension Questions based on Tombs video
Which industries does Tombs say drove contact and migration between Britain and the Low Countries before 1500?
What type of migration would we say this represents?
How does Tombs argue the nature of immigration was changed by the Reformation?
Which group of migrants best represents this change?
What alternative word does Tombs use to describe them?
Why do you think he uses this word?
What other change does Tombs identify towards the end of the clip, this time in the pattern of emigration from Britain?
These can be used to extend higher prior attaining pupils, or as a whole class discussion after the video if needed.

9. Comparison activity – pre- & post-1500 immigration
Migration in Britain
Comparison activity – pre- & post-1500 immigration
Based on what you know so far, how far was there continuity in the pattern of migration to Britain between the medieval and early modern periods?
Elements to consider:
Where migrants came from
Why migrants came
What migrants did once they were in Britain
Pupils use their two tables to begin to assess the extent of change and continuity, bearing in mind they have only just begun to study the early modern period.

10. Change and continuity in patterns of migration between the medieval and early modern periods
Pupils use the table to list the changes and continuities they have encountered so far – they can retain the table for later use as they gain more in depth information about the early modern period.

11. Potential exam questions to build towards
Migration in Britain
Potential exam questions to build towards
Write a clear and organised summary that analyses the reasons why people migrated to Britain in the period Support your summary with examples. (9 marks) OCR B sample assessment materials
Has religion been the main factor in causing migration to and from Britain since medieval times? Explain your answer with reference to religion and other factors. (16 marks + 4 for SPaG) AQA sample assessment materials