Life in Anglo Saxon Britain | The Story of Britain | BBC Teach

Suitable for teaching 7-11s. Life in Anglo-Saxon Britain is shown through the eyes of a family, including an exploration of different approaches to medicine in Saxon times. Part seven of an eleven part historical animated series, The Story of Britain. Subscribe for more History clips from BBC Teach on Thursdays when we have them in: http://bit.ly/BBCSubscribeTeach If you found this video helpful, give it a like. Share it with someone. Add the video to your own teaching playlists. Create an account, subscribe to the channel and create playlists for different age groups, sets and syllabuses. Follow us on Twitter: http://twitter.com/bbc_teach ===================== Life in Anglo-Saxon Britain is shown through the eyes of a typical family. One of the children is sick, and this is used as a means to explore the different approaches to medicine and medical care in Saxon times. Who is responsible for curing the sick child? The epic tale of Beowulf is used to illustrate Anglo-Saxon beliefs, and their love of stories. This clip is from the BBC series The Story of Britain, a compilation of animated shorts that bring the history of Britain alive. Exploring the Mesolithic period to the Domesday Book, we meet some families who shaped the 'Story of Britain'. These films are designed to help children understand the chronology of history. For more clips from The Story of Britain: http://bit.ly/StoryBritain For our History playlist: http://bit.ly/PrimaryHistory For Class Clips users, the original reference for the clip was p01zfvrw. ===================== Teaching History? This clip could be used to introduce the Anglo-Saxons, and to start discussions on life and medicine during that period. What did Anglo-Saxons do when they were ill? What did they think caused illness? Students could be asked to list all the ways Anglo-Saxons treated sick people, using the clip. Are there any methods we still use today? Which method did the Anglo-Saxon family think cured their son? Which method do you think cured their son? How effective do you think Anglo-Saxon medicine was? This will be relevant for teaching History at KS2 or Second Level (Scotland). ===================== For more clips from other subjects at the BBC Teach YouTube channel: http://www.youtube.com/bbcteach More resources for teachers from the BBC: http://www.bbc.co.uk/teach More from BBC Learning Zone: http://www.bbc.co.uk/learningzone More resources from BBC Bitesize: http://www.bbc.co.uk/education ===================== Subscribe to create your own customised playlists, and get notified about our latest clips. As we have them, new videos will be uploaded on the following days: Mondays: Biology, Computer Science, Music, Religious Studies Tuesdays: Drama and Performance, English Language, Maths, Physical Education Wednesdays: Languages, Media Studies, Modern Studies and PSHE, Physics Thursdays: Art and Design, Chemistry, Geography, History Fridays: Business Studies, Design and Technology, English Literature, Early Years

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