This lesson gives students the chance to learn more about the lives of ‘hermits’ in the medieval period.
Hermits were otherwise known as ‘anchorites’ or ‘anchoresses’.
Students meet Julian of Norwich, an anchoress whose Revelations of Divine Love was the earliest surviving English language book written by a woman.
Students reflect on Julian’s significance, using significance criteria to determine why Julian deserves to be remembered even today.
Next, they consider some of the ideas expressed in Julian’s book, reflecting on their resonance at the time.
This was a time when people were experiencing the horrors and dislocations caused by the Black Death and the Peasants’ Revolt.
They will also consider their continued relevance today.
Finally, students are challenged to write a plaque to be put up next to the ‘Lady Julian Bridge’, summarising what they have found out about Julian’s significance.
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