At the end of this unit
most pupils will: demonstrate knowledge of the causes, course and aftermath of the English civil wars; give reasons for the outbreak of the civil wars and assess the role of Charles I in the build-up to the wars; explain the causes of the Parliamentary victory; identify disagreements about how the country should be governed; comment on how Cromwell has been interpreted in different ways; assess how far the civil wars led to change, making links between the events of the wars and different political and religious ideas
some pupils will not have made so much progress and will: demonstrate knowledge of some key events and individuals involved in the English civil wars and their aftermath; describe how Charles I governed before the wars; suggest some reasons why the Parliamentary army won the wars; give reasons why people supported different sides; describe how there were disagreements within the Parliamentary army and describe who won this argument; identify differences in ways in which Cromwell has been interpreted; describe some of the changes that took place during the civil wars and Commonwealth period some pupils will have progressed further and will: demonstrate a detailed knowledge of the English civil wars and the wider historical context within which the conflicts of the seventeenth century took place; evaluate the extent to which Charles I made mistakes in the run-up to the wars; explain some of the different views about why the wars started; explain the relative importance of different factors in securing victory for the Parliamentary side; analyse the disagreements over how the country should be run; evaluate different interpretations of Cromwell; review and evaluate the level of change that took place during the civil wars and Commonwealth period and how far the conflict was a clash of ideas
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