Migration to from and within Britain 1500 1750

Migration to, from and within Britain 1500 -1750

Migration in Britain 1500 -1750 Lesson Objectives Starter task • To establish a chronology of events in British and European history during the period 1500 -1750 • To identify some patterns of migration in Britain during the period 1500 -1750 Recap task - complete the table using your knowledge of migration in Britain before 1500. Try to think of as many groups as possible. • To begin to assess the extent of change and continuity in migration pre- and post-1500 www. ourmigrationstory. org. uk

Migration in Britain before 1500 Group migrating Type of migration (Immigration, internal migration, emigration) Movement From Reason(s) for/causes of migration To www. ourmigrationstory. org. uk

Timeline of major events 1500– 1750 Empire Britain 1500 Migration Europe 1550 1600 1650 1700 1750

Empire Britain Migration Europe 1587 – first English colony in America is briefly established at Roanoke 1534 – Henry VIII breaks with Rome, establishing himself as head of the Church of England 1517 – Evil May Day riots against immigrants in London 1517 – Beginning of the Reformation in Europe Martin Luther publishes his 95 theses 1600 – British East India company is granted a Royal Charter. The Company begins to establish ‘factories’ (trading posts) in India 1547 – Henry VIII is succeeded by his son, Edward VI, and England is turned Protestant 1572 – Protestant Huguenots begin to arrive in large numbers in Britain from France as refugees after the St Bartholomew Day massacre 1563 – Massacre of French Protestants (Huguenots) at Wassy begins the French Wars of Religion 1606 – Virginia Company granted a Royal Charter establishing first permanent English colony in the Americas 1553 – Edward VI is succeeded by his sister, Mary I, who restores Catholicism in England 1610 s – England begins a policy of sentencing some criminals to transportation to its colonies in America 1598 – The Edict of Nantes grants religious freedom to France’s Protestants, ending the Wars of Religion 1620 – The Pilgrim Fathers establish first English colony in ‘New England’ 1558 – Mary is succeeded by her sister, Elizabeth I, who restores Protestantism in the ‘Elizabethan Settlement’ 1656 – Lord Protector Oliver Cromwell permits Jews to re-enter England, more than 350 years after their expulsion by Edward I 1618 – outbreak of the Thirty Years’ War, between Catholics and Protestants in the Holy Roman Empire (modern-day Germany) 1627 – Barbados Company granted a Royal Charter establishing a British colony in the Caribbean 1603 – Elizabeth dies childless and is succeeded by her cousin, James VI of Scotland, uniting the English and Scottish crowns. 1709 – 10 -15, 000 Protestant German refugees from the Palatinate arrive in London 1648 – Thirty Years War ends with the Peace of Westphalia, allowing religious freedom for Protestant princes in Germany 1672 – Royal African Company granted a Royal Charter, beginning Britain’s involvement in the transatlantic slave trade 1642 -49 – The English Civil War, which ends with the execution of King Charles I 1690 – The East India Company establishes a factory at Calcutta. 1649 -60 – The Commonwealth. England is without a king, with Oliver Cromwell dominating for most of this time as Lord Protector 1660 – The monarchy is restored under Charles II 1688 -9 – James II is deposed in the Glorious Revolution by his daughter Mary II and her Dutch husband, William III (William of Orange) 1707 -The Act of Union unites England Scotland creating the Kingdom of Great Britain www. ourmigrationstory. org. uk

Migration in Britain 1500 -1750 Group migrating Type of migration (Immigration, internal migration, emigration) Movement From Reason(s) for/causes of migration To www. ourmigrationstory. org. uk

Labels for Tombs video Group migrating Type of migration (Immigration, internal migration, emigration) Movement From Migration in Britain 1500 -1750 Reason(s) for/causes of migration To Criminals Emigration England To escape religious persecution English traders and Puritans Immigration England London and the South East of England Looking for a better life – for religious freedom or to make money Huguenots Emigration (forced) Scotland (and British Ireland) colonies in the Americas To work or to help govern the new United Kingdom Scottish and Irish people Migration France They were sentenced to transportation for crimes committed, as an alternative to being hanged British colonies in the Americas www. ourmigrationstory. org. uk

Migration in Britain 1500 -1750 Extension Questions based on Tombs video 1. Which industries does Tombs say drove contact and migration between Britain and the Low Countries before 1500? 2. What type of migration would we say this represents? 3. How does Tombs argue the nature of immigration was changed by the Reformation? a) Which group of migrants best represents this change? b) What alternative word does Tombs use to describe them? c) Why do you think he uses this word? 4. What other change does Tombs identify towards the end of the clip, this time in the pattern of emigration from Britain? www. ourmigrationstory. org. uk

Migration in Britain 1500 -1750 Comparison activity – pre- & post-1500 immigration Based on what you know so far, how far was there continuity in the pattern of migration to Britain between the medieval and early modern periods? Elements to consider: - Where migrants came from - Why migrants came - What migrants did once they were in Britain www. ourmigrationstory. org. uk

Change and continuity in patterns of migration between the medieval and early modern periods Continuity Change www. ourmigrationstory. org. uk

Migration in Britain 1500 -1750 Potential exam questions to build towards • Write a clear and organised summary that analyses the reasons why people migrated to Britain in the period 1500 -1750. Support your summary with examples. (9 marks) OCR B sample assessment materials • Has religion been the main factor in causing migration to and from Britain since medieval times? Explain your answer with reference to religion and other factors. (16 marks + 4 for SPa. G) AQA sample assessment materials www. ourmigrationstory. org. uk