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Year 8

The English Civil War: what can pamphlets tell us about 17th century politics? 

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  • Power, government and religion

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In this unit, pupils briefly learn about the causes and conduct of the English Civil War. They then learn about Oliver Cromwell's rule and the restoration of the monarchy. Pupils finish the unit by examining how these events were represented in popular political pamphlets of the day.

This unit uses and builds on pupils’ knowledge of Tudor England that they developed in two units about the reign of Elizabeth I. This unit prepares pupils for the one that follows it, where their knowledge of the English Civil War, interregnum and restoration all provide a comprehensive schema for learning about the events of the Glorious Revolution.

  1. The causes of the English Civil War
  2. Royalists and Parliamentarians
  3. The execution of Charles I
  4. Oliver Cromwell: The Interregnum and Protectorate
  5. Charles II and the restoration of the monarchy
  6. Popular political pamphlets in seventeenth-century England

  • Pupils know that England had always been ruled over by monarchs since the Anglo-Saxons.
  • Pupils know that the king had lots of power.
  • Pupils know that kings were bound to work with Parliament.
  • Pupils know that the power of kings could be challenged.
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