1.  Starter activity You are about to find out about life in eighteenth century Britain, on the eve of an event historians have called the ‘Industrial Revolution’. In order to understand what life was like then, it is a good idea to think about our lives today – where we live and what we do to earn a living. Discuss the above questions with your partner. How many people live in the UK? Who is in charge of running the country? How do people get around? What are the most important things the UK trades with other countries to make money?

2. How ‘Great’ was Britain in 1750? To find out about living and working conditions in eighteenth century Britain To compare life in the C18th with life today To write an ambassador’s report on C18th Britain in Aims

3.  Your task – copy the questions into your exercise book leaving 5 lines between each one. Answer the questions based on the reading task your teacher gives you. 1. How many people were there? 2. Who ruled the country? 3. How healthy were people? 4. How did people get around? 5. How did people make money? 6. How ‘Great’ was Britain?

4. How many people were there? How do historians know how many people lived in Britain in 1750?

5. Who ruled? 1714-27 George I – German-speaker fabled for his lovers! 1714-27 George I – German-speaker fabled for his lovers! 1727-1760 George II – preferred Germany, last King to fight in battle 1727-1760 George II – preferred Germany, last King to fight in battle 1760-1820 George III – English speaker, occupied Buckingham Palace, farmer George 1760-1820 George III – English speaker, occupied Buckingham Palace, farmer George Walpole

6. How healthy were people? Medicine & hygiene very primitive Medicine & hygiene very primitive Killer diseases – pneumonia, bronchitis, diphtheria, tuberculosis, cholera & smallpox Killer diseases – pneumonia, bronchitis, diphtheria, tuberculosis, cholera & smallpox Average life expectancy 30 yrs Average life expectancy 30 yrs 15 in every 100 children died before 1 st birthday 15 in every 100 children died before 1 st birthday 1 in 5 mothers died 1 in 5 mothers died Bacteria

7. How did people get around? ‘We set out at six in the morning and didn’t get out of the carriages (except when we overturned or got stuck in the mud) for 14 hours. We had nothing to eat and passed through some of the worst roads I ever saw in my life’ ‘We set out at six in the morning and didn’t get out of the carriages (except when we overturned or got stuck in the mud) for 14 hours. We had nothing to eat and passed through some of the worst roads I ever saw in my life’ This is a description of a journey by Queen Anne in 1704 from Windsor to Petworth – a journey of 40 miles. What does it tell us about transport at the time?

8. How did people make money? 8 out of 10 worked in countryside 8 out of 10 worked in countryside Subsistence farming Subsistence farming Cottage industries - factories rarely employed more than 50 people Cottage industries - factories rarely employed more than 50 people Handmade – buttons, needles, cloth, bricks, pottery, bread etc. Handmade – buttons, needles, cloth, bricks, pottery, bread etc. Developing towns – Liverpool, Developing towns – Liverpool, Birmingham, Glasgow How many objects do you have about you or can you see in the room that are handmade? Welsh spinsters

9. How ‘Great’ was Britain? British empire growing – Canada, West Indies, Africa, India & America British empire growing – Canada, West Indies, Africa, India & America Imported goods from plantations, e.g. cotton, tobacco & sugar Imported goods from plantations, e.g. cotton, tobacco & sugar Exported – cloth, pottery, metal goods Exported – cloth, pottery, metal goods

10. Pretend you are a foreign ambassador, sent on a trip to Britain by a foreign king. You must prepare a report on Britain for your king back home. Remember not to be too complimentary otherwise your king may get jealous! Include references to population, government, health, transport, industry and empire.  Your task

11. SatisfactoryGoodWow factor! Incomplete range of references to life in Georgian Britain Full range of references, but some need developing. Some evidence of bias. Full and detailed range of references. Clear evidence of appropriate bias and register.

12.  Your task An advertising company has asked you to make a 60 second commercial emphasising the positive aspects of life in Britain in 1750. Try to include references to all the following features: Population Population Government Government Health Health Transport Transport Industry Industry Empire Empire

13. George I (1714-27)

14. George II (1727-1760)

15. George III (1760-1820)