Wharram Percy Historical Insights

The video explores Wharram Percy, a well-preserved medieval village in North Yorkshire. It discusses the village's layout, including its church and houses, and highlights its historical significance. A mysterious discovery of human bones outside the graveyard is examined, revealing insights into medieval burial practices.

What is Wharram Percy best known for?

• A Roman settlement

• A famous battle site

• Its medieval preservation

• Being a modern village

Where is Wharram Percy located?

• In the southern part of Scotland

• On the western edge of the chalk worlds of North Yorkshire

• Near the coast of Wales

• In the heart of London

What can be seen from above that is not visible from the ground?

• A dense forest

• The layout of the entire village

• A hidden river

• A large castle

What does the presence of a church in Wharram Percy indicate?

• It was a small, insignificant village

• It was a village primarily focused on trade

• It was a village with a strong Christian community

• It was a village with no religious influence

Until when was Wharram Percy occupied as a village?

• The 1520s

• The 1300s

• The 1800s

• The 1700s

What was discovered across from the church in Wharram Percy?

• A treasure chest

• A pit with over a hundred human bones

• An ancient library

• A Roman amphitheater

How many individuals were estimated to be buried in the pit?

• At least ten

• At least fifty

• At least twenty

• At least five

What was the initial assumption about the bones found in the pit?

• They were from a nearby village

• They were from the 1800s

• They were prehistoric or Roman

• They were from the medieval period

What did radiocarbon dating reveal about the bones?

• They were from the Roman period

• They were from the prehistoric era

• They were from the medieval period

• They were from the 1800s

Where should people from the medieval period have been buried?

• In the farmstead

• In a Roman cemetery

• In the churchyard

• In a nearby forest