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Students examine the changes which took place to law and order in the later Medieval period such as the new crimes of heresy and the Statute of Labourers, roles such as coroners and Justices of the Peace and punishments such as being burned at the stake.

The lesson resources include:

• 2 x A4 Worksheets
• 1 x 19 slide Main Power Point Lesson

UPDATED & RE-VAMPED CONTENT IN LINE WITH THE 2026 SPEC

The 19 slide fully resourced lesson contains activities, tasks, practice exam questions, printable resources and all background knowledge:

• Slide 1: Title slide
• Slide 2-3: Anglo-Saxon & Norman Crime and Punishment Recap activity with answers.
• Slide 4-6: Starter 1 - Students given 3 images of Medieval punishments with a set of discussion questions. These images will link to the information in the lesson.
• Slide 7: Starter 2 - Students given 8 ways that Medieval society changed and have to discuss how that would affect new crimes, new law enforcement methods and punishments.
• Slide 8: Background information covering the new definitions of crime, law enforcement and punishments of the late Medieval period.
• Slide 9: Task 1 - T table based activity for students to describe the main changes and explain why they were introduced in the late Medieval period.
• Slide 10: Task 2: An overview of the two A4 worksheets
• Slide 11: Task 3: Students asked to explain how factors such as religion, population growth, trade and technology led to changes in law and order.
• Slide 12: Challenge questions
• Slide 13-14: Learning Review - A printable sheet for students to outline the facts they learned from the lesson.
• Slide 15: Lesson fact sheet
• Slide 16: EXAM FOCUS - Two examples of the similarity and difference question with structured support.
• Slide 17: EXAM FOCUS - An example of the 12 mark ‘Explain why’ question.
• Slide 18: EXAM FOCUS - An example of the 16 mark ‘How far do you agree’ question based on the Medieval period as a whole.
• Slide 19: More from RA Resources

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