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History at key stage 3 (Year 8)
Unit 8: The civil wars was England 'turned upside down' in the seventeenth century?
Section 5: Why did Parliament win the civil wars?
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Objectives |
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- to analyse the causes of Parliamentary victory in the civil wars
- to analyse key events in the wars such as the Battle of Naseby
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Activities |
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Outcomes |
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Children: |
- Guided by the teacher, pupils consider a range of possible explanations for the eventual defeat of the Royalist forces by the Parliamentarians,
eg better generals, better weapons, mistakes made by the king, the organisation of the army, more money, support from abroad.
- Pupils use a narrative of the wars and focus on some of the decisive moments. By reflecting on the detail of the narrative of the wars, pupils work out that some factors did not apply,
eg the weaponry on both sides was very similar, the Royalist army had good generals and brave troops, the Royalist side was let down by factors such as the poor leadership of Charles and the emergence of the New Model Army.
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- analyse reasons for the Parliamentary victory
- make links between an event, such as the Battle of Naseby, and the bigger story of Parliamentary victory
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Points to note |
- Decisive factors could include the battles of Marston Moor, Naseby and Preston, as well as the role of such leaders as Cromwell and Prince Rupert.
- Language for learning: pupils use terms of qualification and comparatives,
eg more, most, less, least, few, fewer, in their explanations of why Parliamentarians won the civil wars.
- ICT: pupils could be given a digital copy of the plan of the Battle of Naseby. They could use web publishing or other software to link relevant parts of the plan to their analysis of why Parliament won the battle. Further links could relate the analysis of the battle to the bigger story of why Parliament won the war.
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This unit is divided into sections. Each section contains a sequence of
activities with related objectives and outcomes. You can view this unit by
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