Year 8
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Lesson details
Key learning points
- In this lesson, we will learn about some of the categories that historians use to discuss different kinds of change - social, political and religious.
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6 Questions
Q1.
What was Oliver Cromwell elected as in 1628 and 1640?
The general of the New Model Army
The king of England
The Lord Protector of England
Q2.
Cromwell wanted...
...to become king of England.
...to kill Charles I in 1640.
...to let Charles I escape to France by boat in 1649.
Q3.
In Ireland in 1650, Cromwell...
...chased after Charles I's son.
...dissolved the Rump Parliament.
...peacefully converted the country to Puritanism.
Q4.
In 1653, Cromwell...
...became King of England.
...died and was replaced by his son.
...fled to France.
Q5.
What did Cromwell and his Puritan followers do in the 1650s?
Banned anyone who was not a Puritan from worshipping as they wished.
Became good friends with Charles I's son.
Dug up common lands and planted peas and cabbages on them.
Q6.
BONUS QUESTION! Which of these was Mr Olivey's 'deliberate' mistake?
He claimed that Oliver Cromwell was crowned king in 1653.
He forgot to mention the English Civil War.
He spelt Charles I's name wrong.
5 Questions
Q1.
When was the First English Civil War
1640
1647
1648
Q2.
Which group demanded votes for almost all men at the Putney Debates?
The Quakers
The Ranters
The Royalists
Q3.
In 1649, Charles I was...
...crowned king of Scotland.
...made Lord Protector of England.
...put on trial and found innocent.
Q4.
In 1653, Cromwell...
...became King of England.
...died and was replaced by his son.
...fled to France.
Q5.
What did Cromwell and his Puritan followers do in the 1650s?
Banned anyone who was not a Puritan from worshipping as they wished.
Became good friends with Charles I's son.
Dug up common lands and planted peas and cabbages on them.