Starter quiz
- Match the dates to the periods of English and British history.
- c800-c1500⇔medieval England ✓
- c1500-c1700⇔early modern England ✓
- c1700-c1900⇔eighteenth- and nineteenth-century Britain ✓
- c1900-present⇔modern Britain ✓
- Match the words with the correct definitions.
- denomination⇔a branch of the Christian Church (e.g. Catholicism, Protestantism) ✓
- humanism⇔a Renaissance movement valuing classical learning. ✓
- Puritan⇔a Protestant who believed that the Reformation needed to go further ✓
- lascar⇔a sailor who travelled between Britain and its colonies ✓
- Complete the sentence: The emergence of the British ______ led to small numbers of Asian and African migrants settling in Britain.
- 'Empire' ✓
- Why did some African migrants find themselves in England in the early modern period?
- because of England’s role in the East India Company
- because of England’s role in the Transatlantic Slave Trade ✓
- because some Catholic Africans fled persecution in France or Spain
- because some Protestant Africans fled persecution in France or Spain ✓
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- How were opportunities for Flemish and Walloon weavers to Sandwich and Canterbury in the early modern period similar to opportunities for Viking migrants to York in the medieval period?
- The migrants both found safety from religious persecution in England.
- The migrants were both valued for their skills with metals.
- The government encouraged both migrant groups to come to England.
- The migrants both benefitted from the strong trading links with other countries. ✓
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- Which of these is not a reason why migration increased in the early modern period?
- The Industrial Revolution created jobs for migrants ✓
- The Reformation leading to persecution of some religious groups
- The economic benefits offered by some highly-skilled migrants
- Growth in trading opportunities with other countries
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Exit quiz
- Complete this sentence: Flemish migrants set up the Weavers’s Company in London where they trained 500 ______.
- 'apprentices' ✓
- Who invited Flemish weavers to Sandwich in 1560?
- the Weavers’ Company of London
- Elizabeth I
- William Cecil ✓
- the Draper’s Union in London
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- Which word describes hostility or ill-treatment against a person or group on the basis of a ethnicity, religion or any other belief/characteristic?
- 'persecution' ✓
- Put the following events in chronological order.
- 1⇔Walloon weavers first arrived in Canterbury
- 2⇔Walloon weavers given space in St Alphege’s church to worship in French
- 3⇔Walloon weavers granted the western crypt of Canterbury Cathedral
- 4⇔French speaking migrants opened around 30 churches in London
- What were the economic reasons for Flemish and Walloon migration?
- Skilled potters in England meant that merchants could export valuable pottery.
- Merchants were looking for ways to expand the wool trade. ✓
- Skilled weavers in England meant that merchants could export valuable cloth. ✓
- Skilled weavers in England would save the cost of exporting wool. ✓
- Merchants were looking for ways to expand the gold trade.
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- Which of the following are examples of negative experiences Flemish migrants had in early modern England?
- Local people resented weavers who took on work outside of cloth-making. ✓
- London silk weavers complained about the competition brought by the migrants.
- The number of migrants in Sandwich was limited to 250-300. ✓
- From 1585, migrants were limited to those escaping religious persecution.
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Key learning points
- To improve England’s economy, William Cecil invited Flemish and Walloon weavers to Sandwich and later Canterbury.
- Although they faced increasing hostility, Flemish and Walloon weavers established a community and thrived economically.
- Flemish and Walloon weavers impacted the economy and the built environment.
Common misconception
All people who migrated to England from Flanders had similar experiences.
Walloon weavers had more positive experiences in Canterbury and were awarded greater freedoms, when compared to Flemish weavers in Sandwich.
Keywords
Flemish - One of several German groups from Flanders (modern-day Belgium)
Walloon - One of several German groups from Flanders (modern-day Belgium) and some surrounding regions
Persecution - hostility or ill-treatment against a person or group on the basis of a ethnicity, religion or any other belief/characteristic
Apprentice - someone who is learning a new skill from an experienced worker
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