- Remind pupils that all monarchs face problems in their reigns. Use a question-and-answer session to establish the different sorts of problems faced by medieval, Tudor and Stuart monarchs 1500-1625. Ask pupils to construct a checklist of 'dos and don'ts' for monarchs,
eg Be successful in war, Try to avoid arguments about religion, Don't go into debt, Stay on good terms with Parliament.
- Tell pupils the story of the reign of Charles I 1625-42.
- Emphasise particular decisive and dramatic moments and encourage discussion about whether they made the civil wars more or less likely.
- Ask pupils to evaluate how well Charles measures up against the checklist for successful monarchs.
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- make links between the events of the reign of Charles I and the story of his predecessors as rulers of England
- assess the relative significance of the mistakes of Charles I
- evaluate his competence as a monarch
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