How to Revise Conflict and Upheaval: England, 1337-1381 — WJEC GCSE History
Conflict and Upheaval: England, 1337-1381 is a topic in the WJEC GCSE History specification. This guide covers learning objectives, examiner tips, common mistakes, and key terminology to help you revise effectively.
Examiner Tips for Conflict and Upheaval: England, 1337-1381
- Develop an awareness of how these issues have been represented and interpreted.
- Use a range of historical sources to address key questions.
- Focus on the complexity of the society and historical situation.
- Demonstrate chronological grasp and the ability to explain consequences.
Key Marking Points
- Characteristics of 14th-century English society (church, wool trade, women, social hierarchy).
- Causes of the Hundred Years' War (overseas possessions, relations with France/Scotland, Edward III's claims).
- Course of the Hundred Years' War (alliances, tactics like long-bows and chevauchees, key battles, Treaty of Bretigny).
- Short-term impact of the Black Death (arrival, spread, contemporary views).
- Long-term consequences of the Black Death (labour shortages, Statute of Labourers, wage/rent changes, art and medicine).
- Causes of the Peasants' Revolt (serfdom, religious ideas, John Ball, French Wars, Poll Tax, Wat Tyler).