The Lives of the Rich and Poor in Tudor Ledbury

This unit of work explores Tudor life in Ledbury, Herefordshire, based around the following three themes:

·  Tudor buildings in Ledbury.

·  The lives of the rich and poor in Tudor Ledbury.

·  Discovering wills.

This material is intended for Key Stage 2 pupils, and complements the History National Curriculum study of local community, and also History Unit 8: What were the differences between the lives of rich and poor people in Tudor times? There are also many opportunities for cross-curricular study with Geography and Art and Design.

The activities offer interesting and challenging ways in which pupils can learn about Tudor life in their local community. Although based around Ledbury trails and local historical sources/monuments, the themes can be translated to the study of Tudor life in many other areas of England.

Teacher Pack contents

This pack of material contains the following documents:

·  Teacher Notes: Overview;
Tudor buildings in Ledbury;
The lives of the rich and poor in Tudor Ledbury;
Discovering wills;
Additional Information.

·  Activities: Activity 1 – Tudor buildings in Ledbury;
Activity 2 – Discovering the lives of the rich in Tudor
Ledbury;
Activity 3 – Discovering wills.

·  Resources: Skynner Family Tree;
Ferret Family Tree;
Examples of wills and transcripts from Ferret family.

·  Timeline.

Acknowledgements

This unit of educational material was written by Carolyn Olney, Heritage Educator, Hereford Museum and Art Gallery.

The unit was sponsored by England’s Past for Everyone and draws on original research by Dr Sylvia Pinches (for the EPE paperback Ledbury: a Market Town and its Tudor Heritage).

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Ledbury Primary School pupils participated in a wattle and daub
activity, dressed in Tudor costume.
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