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Personal Rule to Restoration 1629–1660
This depth study focuses on the main political and religious developments in Britain from 1629–1660. The aim is to give learners the opportunity to study in-depth a period of fundamental significance in British history.
Relationship between Parliament and Charles I 1629–1642
- Reasons why Charles I called Parliament in 1640;
- The Long Parliament’s criticisms of Charles I’s Personal Rule, including financial and religious measures and suppression of criticism (1629–1640);
- Attacks on Laud and Strafford; events leading to civil war, including rebellion in Ireland in 1641, Grand Remonstrance 1641, attempt on the Five Members 1642, Militia Ordinance 1642, Nineteen Propositions 1642; divisions within Parliament 1640–1642.
The political and religious impact of war 1642–1649
- Parliament’s attempts to reach agreement with Charles I 1646–1647 (Propositions of Newcastle);
- Reaction of Parliament to the emergence of new religious and political groups, including Levellers, Quakers and Diggers;
- Relationship between Parliament and the Army, including the emergence of the Presbyterian and Independent parties and the debate about settlement with the King; the execution of Charles I 1649;
- Rump Parliament and the declaration of Republic 1649.
The nature and extent of political and religious change 1649–c.1660
- Relationship between Rump Parliament and Cromwell 1649–1653;
- Relationship between Parliament and Cromwell 1653–1658, including the Instrument of Government and rule of the Major Generals;
- Humble Petition and Advice, and Cromwell’s response;
- Attempts to reach a settlement September 1658 – April 1660;
- Restoration of the monarchy, including the terms of Restoration c.1660.
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This module download also includes the following teaching resources:
- Module 2 Exemplar News Script (pdf)
- Module 3 Charles Ii S Return To Power Chart (pdf)
- Module 3 Charles Ii S Cabal (pdf)
- Module 3 England Under The Commonwealth (pdf)
- Module 3 Computer Task Sheet (pdf)
- Module 2 Factors For Sorting (pptx)
- Module 3 Computer Task Sheet (docx)
- Module 2 The Treatment Of Quakers In 17th Century England Penn Case Study (pptx)
- Module 2 New Model Army And Political Radicalism (pdf)
- Module 3 Charles Ii Chart (pdf)
- Module 3 The Restoration Information Sheets For Less Able Students (pdf)
- Module 2 Factors For Sorting (pdf)
- Module 3 Charles Ii S Cabal (docx)
- Module 3 Horrible Histories Charles Ii Meets The Man Who Tried To Steal The Crown Jewels (mp4)
- Module 2 Exemplar News Script (doc)
- Module 2 Newscast Trial Execution Of Charles I (wmv)
- Module 3 The Restoration Information Sheets For Less Able Students (pptx)
- Module 2 The Digger S Song Chumbawumba (wav)
- Module 2 Execution Of Charles 1 (wmv)
- Module 2 Execution Of Charles I (mp4)
- Module 3 Charles Ii S Promises Wall Sheets (pdf)
- Module 3 Charles Ii Chart (pptx)
- Module 3 Charles Ii S Return To Power Chart (docx)
- Module 2 Presbyterian And Independent Parties (pdf)
- Module 3 Charles Ii S Promises (pptx)
- Module 2 William Penn (mp4)
- Module 2 William Penn S Holy Experiment Of Philadelphia (mp4)
- Module 3 Charles Ii S Promises Wall Sheets (pptx)
- Module 2 Trial Of Charles I Everett Version (wmv)
- Module 3 Interregnum In England- Republic Protectorate 1649-1660 (mp4)
- What Should Happen To Charles I (ppt)
- Module 2 Card Sorting Chart (pdf)
- Module 1 Ranking The Causes Of The Civil War Student Sheet (pptx)
- Module 2 Execution Of Charles I (wmv)
- Module 3 England Under The Commonwealth (docx)
- Module 2 New Model Army And Political Radicalism (docx)
- Module 2 Execution Of Charles I 2 (wmv)
- Module 3 Return Of The King (pdf)
- Module 2 What Should Happen To Charles I (pptx)
- Module 2 New Model Army How Significant (wmv)
- Module 1 Growing Frustrations With Charles I (pdf)
- Module 3 Return Of The King (doc)
- Module 1 Charles I Enters The House Of Commons (mp4)
- Module 2 What Should Happen After The Execution Of Charles I (pptx)
- Module 2 Charles I Slips Into Civil War (pdf)
- Module 2 Presbyterian And Independent Parties (docx)
- Module 2 Execution Of Charles I Snowballing Ppt (ppt)
- Module 1 William Laud (mp4)
- Module 1 Religion And Laud (pptx)
- Module 2 What The Rump Parliament Did About The Levellers (mp4)
- Module 1 Charles I Slips Into Civil War (docx)
- Module 1 Why Did The English Civil War Start- (mp4)
- Module 1 Final Stages (pdf)
- Module 1 Final Stages (docx)
- Module 1 Strafford Too Loud Cromwell 1970 (mp4)
- Module 1 Ranking The Causes Of The Civil War (pptx)
- Module 2 Card Sorting Chart (pptx)
- Module 2 Cromwell Levellers (wmv)
- Module 1 Causes Of The 1641 Rebellion (mp4)
- Module 1 Ranking The Causes Of The Civil War Student Sheet (pdf)
- Module 1 Growing Frustrations With Charles I (docx)
- Module 1 Causes Of The English Civil War (pptx)
- Module 1 Charles I (pptx)
- Module 1 4th January 1642- Charles I Attempts To Arrest The Five Members (mp4)
- OCR GCSE History Exam Booklets (zip)