Continuity and Change: Practitioners and Treatments

Click on the video to watch a surgeon explain how he treated soldiers in the Civil Wars and then answer the questions below.

1. Using the evidence from the video, explain one way in which medicine during the 17th century was similar to medieval medicine.
2. Using the evidence from the video, explain one way in which medicine during the 17th century was similar to 20th century medicine.
3. Using the evidence from the video, explain one way in which the use of healers was similar in the 14th and 17th centuries.
4. Look at the payments made to James Scott and Tymothy Hoult. Who else could provide medical treatment apart from doctors and surgeons? Explain how this is a continuity from medieval times.
5. ‘There was no progress in treatments during the period c.1500 – c.1700’ How far do you agree? Explain your answer.