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Medieval England 1250-1500 overview - OCR BEngland before 1250

England was already shaped by migration. Power rested with monarchs and the Church, always with the threat of rebellion. Most lived off the land, while the wool trade was vital to the economy.

Part of HistoryMigrants to Britain c1250 to present

England before 1250

England in 1250 was already a multicultural and multilingual society, and had been for centuries. We know this from various kinds of evidence:

  • archaeology (human remains and objects buried with people)
  • genetic biology (the study of DNA in human remains)
  • chemical analysis of skeletons (to show diet and drinking water)
  • histories written by people living at the time