This is the final lesson in the unit, and focuses on heresy.
Heresy was a crime which could result in ordinary people being branded as ‘heretics’, and subsequently ostracised from society.
As Joan Boughton’s case exemplifies, the authorities were so worried about the rise of Lollard heretics in the 14th century that these individuals could sometimes even face execution.
The lesson uses a classic ‘drip-feed’ approach to develop students’ knowledge and understanding.
Students use a series of clues to work out why Boughton was executed, refining their hypotheses along the way.
A final activity sees them use sophisticated causation language to write up their conclusions, explaining the role played by ‘root reasons’, ‘contributing reasons’ and ‘catalysts’.
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