England’s Immigrants: Medieval lives - Lesson 2

1. The England’s Immigrants Project
Teacher Scholar Scheme 2016
Lesson 2

2. The BIG Question:
How do we know who lived in the
Fifteenth Century?
Today’s Question:
How do we know what we know?

3. What did you find out?
How do we know
what we know?
How do we know
what we know?
After spending some time on the data base…
1.What did you find about either Nicolas Jone (de
Boleyn) or Luket Nantron
2.Who else did you find out about? Why you think
they’re interesting.
After spending some time on the data base…
1.What did you find about either Nicolas Jone (de
Boleyn) or Luket Nantron
2.Who else did you find out about? Why you think
they’re interesting.

4. www.englandsimmigrants.com
How do we know
what we know?
How do we know
what we know?
Obviously the database is not
medieval but the data is.
Obviously the database is not
medieval but the data is.
Task:
1.If they did not have computers how did
they get the data?
2.Why?
Task:
1.If they did not have computers how did
they get the data?
2.Why?
The Database itself says…
“ The information within this database has been drawn from a
variety of published and un-published records – taxation
assessments, letters of denization and protection, and a variety of
other licences and grants – and offers a valuable resource for
anyone interested in the origins, destinations, occupations and
identities of the people who chose to make England their home
during this turbulent period.”

5. How do we know
what we know?
How do we know
what we know?
What can you see?What can you see?
What is it made
from?
What is it made
from?
What do they say?What do they say?

6. How do we know
what we know?
How do we know
what we know?
Why was there an alien subsidy in 1440?
Task:
Read the information sheet and answer the following questions:
1.Who was king
2.What else was going on in 1440?
3.Why 1440?
Challenge: What information would you expect to be collected
as part of this? What might we have in the records?
Why was there an alien subsidy in 1440?
Task:
Read the information sheet and answer the following questions:
1.Who was king
2.What else was going on in 1440?
3.Why 1440?
Challenge: What information would you expect to be collected
as part of this? What might we have in the records?

7. The value of the subsidies to historans
• Monarchs in the 15th
century wanted the
subsidies to raise money
• But the subsidies and other taxes and
documents contained another treasure –
information
• We can piece together scraps and tell
important and interesting stories…

8. What story can we tell?
How do tell the story of
immigration in the Fifteenth
Century?
How do tell the story of
immigration in the Fifteenth
Century?
The story of
the Alien
Subsidy
itself?
The story of
individuals/
an
individual?
The story of
Fifteenth
century
immigration?
The story of
a particular
place?
Choose one of these stories, or another story of your own. Search
the database and see what kind of story you can tell.
Tell your story in a 2 minute presentation.