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Royalists and Parliamentarians

I can explain who fought in the English Civil War and why.

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Year 8

Royalists and Parliamentarians

I can explain who fought in the English Civil War and why.

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Key learning points

  1. The English Civil War involved fighting between Royalists and Parliamentarians.
  2. The Civil War divided communities and even families.
  3. The Parliamentarians were supported by a Scottish army from 1644 - 1646.
  4. Pamphlets were used as a form of propaganda by both sides during the Civil War.

Keywords

  • Civil War - a civil war is a war between two groups from the same country

  • Royalist - a Royalist was a supporter of King Charles I during the English Civil War, (also known as Cavaliers)

  • Parliamentarian - a Parliamentarian was a supporter of Parliament during the English Civil War, (also known as Roundheads)

  • Puritan - a Puritan was a person with very strict Protestant beliefs

  • Propaganda - propaganda is information, often false, which is published by a person or group to make others agree with them

Common misconception

Primary sources are inherently useful because they were published at the time of an event.

Sources are produced for a variety of purposes which can affect what they say. Propaganda sources might falsify information to persuade.

On slide 8, ask students to identify differences/ similarities between the two sides in the drawing. Ask students how similar/ different the two sides appear overall. Represents how civil war divided people who previously had little to separate them.
Teacher tip

Content guidance

  • Depiction or discussion of sensitive content
  • Depiction or discussion of violence or suffering

Supervision

Adult supervision recommended

Licence

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Lesson video

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6 Questions

Q1.
Match up the key words to their correct definitions.
Correct Answer:civil war,a conflict between people from the same country

a conflict between people from the same country

Correct Answer:monarch,a king or queen

a king or queen

Correct Answer:Parliament,group of people who vote on laws and taxes

group of people who vote on laws and taxes

Q2.
What best describes Charles I’s understanding of the Divine Right of Kings?
He believed he had a duty to always do what his subjects told him to.
He believed he should try to act as his subjects asked as often as possible.
Correct answer: He believed that his subjects had a duty to always do what he said.
Q3.
Write the missing word: Parliament’s list of 204 complaints about the rule of Charles I was known as the Grand _______.
Correct Answer: Remonstrance, remonstrance
Q4.
What type of people did the Grand Remonstrance criticise Charles I for appointing as advisors?
Members of Parliament
Correct answer: Papists
Protestants
Q5.
What type of issue was Charles I ruling without Parliament for 11 years?
financial
Correct answer: political
religious
Q6.
What type of issue was Charles I marrying a Catholic Queen, Henrietta Maria?
financial
political
Correct answer: religious

6 Questions

Q1.
Write the missing word. People who supported and fought for Charles I during the Civil War were known as...
Correct Answer: Royalists, royalists, Cavaliers, cavaliers
Q2.
Write the missing word. People who supported and fought for Parliament during the Civil War were known as...
Correct Answer: Parliamentarians, parliamentarians, roundheads, Roundheads
Q3.
Write the missing word. Information, often false, which is published by a person or group to make others agree with them is called...
Correct Answer: propaganda, Propaganda
Q4.
What country sent an army to support English Parliamentarians from 1644-46?
France
Ireland
Correct answer: Scotland
Spain
Q5.
What was one of the key aims of Royalist and Parliamentarian propaganda during the Civil War?
Correct answer: Encourage people to support their side
Kill as many people on the other side as possible
Scare the other side so they wouldn’t fight
Trick the other side about their plans
Q6.
What did Parliamentarian propaganda claim about Royalists?
King Charles I was ignoring Catholics.
King Charles I was secretly a Catholic.
King Charles I was treating Catholics unfairly.
Correct answer: King Charles I trusted Catholics too much.

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