GCSE_HISTORY-8145-2BB-THE MERCHANTS HOUSE SOUTHAMPTON, MEDIEVAL ENGLAND,THE REIGN OF EDWARD I 1272-1307-JUN2023

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The Merchant’s House, Southampton, Medieval England, the reign of Edward I, 1272–1307 The purpose of this pack is to provide you with guidance and resources to support your teaching about Th... e Merchant’s House, Southampton, the 2023 specified site for the historic environment part of Medieval England, the reign of Edward I 1272 -1307. It is intended as a guide only and you may wish to use other sources of information about The Merchant’s House, Southampton. The resources are provided to help you develop your students’ knowledge and understanding of the specified site. They will not be tested in the examination, as the question targets AO1 (knowledge and understanding) and AO2 (explaining second order concepts). Background information for The Merchant’s House, Southampton Although there had been a settlement at Southampton since Anglo Saxon times, its importance as a port really began after the Norman Conquest when it was ideally placed to communicate and trade with the King’s lands in Western France. As a result, it continued to develop over the next two centuries with its original timber motte and bailey castle (Resources C & D) being gradually rebuilt in stone along with a further strengthening of the town’s defences. During this time, medieval kings owned several properties in the town and had royal accommodation built inside the city walls. (Resource I). The castle looked over the quays on its western side and was used as a warehouse for the wine which the King imported which was unloaded there and managed by the Keeper of the King’s Wine. Who built the Merchant’s House? In about 1290 John Fortin, a wealthy Southampton wine merchant (Resource I), had a house built for himself and his family at 58 French Street, to the south of the King’s castle. With its gable end facing onto the busy street so that it would bring the merchant plenty of trade, it was designed to be a shop, store, and home. John’s daughter, Lucya, went on to marry into another wealthy Southampton merchant family, the Barbfletes, and records show that their grandson still owned the Merchant’s House nearly one hundred years later [Show More]

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