Edexcel Medicine 1500 -1700 Workbook

Deepen your students’ understanding of the pivotal era of the Medical Renaissance with this ready-to-teach workbook for the Edexcel GCSE Medicine course (c1500-1700).

This resource is designed to build sophisticated historical skills. From the first lesson to the last, students are challenged to think critically and analytically. The workbook features:

• Historiography: Students will analyse and compare differing historians’ interpretations of key figures like Thomas Sydenham.
• Source Analysis: A rich variety of sources are provided for analysis, from the detailed anatomical drawings of Vesalius’s On the Fabric of the Human Body to written sources from apothecaries and town councils.
• Argument Development: Students are explicitly taught to strengthen weak arguments and structure their writing, with dedicated tasks on improving historical claims.
• Exam Preparation: The workbook embeds exam technique throughout, with practice for 4-mark, 12-mark, and 16-mark questions, including guidance on the P.E.E.L. structure.

Empower your students to analyse, argue, and excel with a resource that masterfully blends historical enquiry, skills development, and targeted exam preparation.