🗺️ What was it like migrating to Tudor England?
🧭 Step back in time and uncover the journey of Catalina of Motril, an enslaved woman who moved to England with a famous queen. 👑
📚 Perfect for schools, this short video explores migration, status and slavery in 16th century England. A great way to bring new stories and historical figures into the classroom. Consider why some people are well known today, whilst others are almost lost to time.
📝 Class Questions
1. What similarities are there between Catalina of Motril and Katherine of Aragon?
2. What differences are there between Catalina of Motril and Katherine of Aragon?
3. What was the reason Catalina of Motril migrated to England?
4. Are there any other examples of migration in Catalina of Motril’s story? Tip: think about the heritage of the people in Motril.
5. Many people migrated to England with Katherine of Aragon, as part of her ‘household’. What different roles do you think these people might have had?
6. Compare the experience of migrating in England in the 16th century to today (for example adjusting to a new country and people’s attitudes).
7. Do you think people of the future will learn mostly about high status people from our own century? Why/why not?
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00:00 Two women known as Catalina
00:58 Motril and the Moorish people
01:23 Enslavement of people
01:52 Moving to Tudor England
02:58 Working in the Tudor court
04:04 Henry VIII dismisses Katherine of Aragon
04:30 Catalina returns to Spain
05:00 Catalina's lost story
05:32 Remembering untold histories
Storyteller: Rosie Cooper
Catalina of Motril: Elle Zahrouni
Catherine of Aragon: Claudia Strange
Arthur Tudor: Lawrence Palmer
Henry VIII: Edward Taylor
Image credits, in order of appearance:
Katherine of Aragon / Attributed to British School, 16th century / © Royal Collection Enterprises Limited 2024 | Royal Collection Trust
18 сен 2024
