Title: In 1642, a Civil War broke out in England
1In 1642, a Civil War broke out in England
- By the end of todays lesson you will be able to
explain why
2Charles I religion!
- Married a Catholic!
- Clampdown on extreme Protestants
- Made Scottish people use a new prayer book. They
were furious
3Charles I Power!
- Kings were supposed to use Parliament to help
them make decisions. - When Parliament refused to do what Charles wanted
(agree to lots of taxes) he decided to rule
without them! - Charles thought that kings were chosen by God, so
whatever he did was really Gods work therefore
he could never be wrong!
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5Charles I Money!
- Usually, Parliament would grant the king the
right to raise taxes. - Charles raised taxes without Parliament. Many
people refused to pay
6- The trouble was that Charles had offended the
Scottish and Irish so much with his religious
changes, that Charles needed to use military
strenght to keep control in those places! - He finally had to recall parliament to help him
raise the money for these military campaigns. - But Parliament wanted to show Charles that they
were strong. They made demands about changes they
wanted Charles to make.
7- But not all MPs in Parliament agreed. Some
actually backed Charles. - Soon, it was obvious that war was on the way
8Look at the boxes on your sheet
- Decide
- Are they to do with
- Money? (M)
- Power? (P)
- Or Religion? (R)
- Task 1 Label each cause!
9Now think
- Are they
- Trends (things that had been going on for years)
- Or Triggers (short term causes things that
happened just before the outbreak of war) - Task 2 Label each cause Trend or Trigger
10Task 3
- 20 minute challenge!
- Using the sheet provided, can you write a
MINI-ESSAY in 20 minutes?!
11Completed the 20 minute challenge?
- Congratulations!
- What to do now
- In your book, please explain which cause you
think was more important and WHY.
12Task 4 Cause logos!
- You will now choose one of the causes of the
Civil War from the sheet you labelled - You must design a logo to summarise this cause.
- EXAMPLES
- Can you guess which causes the following logos
refer to?
1319
1642
141637
151641
Demands
161629DIVINE RULE Charles believed in the divine
right of kings (the idea that kings were chosen
by God, so could do whatever they wanted). He
decided to rule without parliament for 11 years.
1641 THE GRAND REMONSTRANCE a list of demands,
was published by the MPs. It demands that Charles
should get rid of bishops and councillors that
the MPs dont like
1625 MARRIAGE Charles married a French
Catholic. This angered English protestants
And so there was
TAXES Charles demanded taxes without the
agreement of Parliament. Between 1639 and 1640
everyone refuses to pay.
1642 RELIGIOUS DIVIDE. In February Parliament
argued among themselves about religion. Some
wanted to kick the bishops out of the House of
Lords. Other MPs were unhappy with this, and
decided to side with Charles
WAR
1637 PRAYER BOOK Charles imposed a new prayer
book on the Scots. They were so angry that they
later invaded England.
1642CHARLES TRIES TO ARREST 5 MPS. In January
Charles burst into the House of Commons and tried
to arrest 5 MPs who opposed him. (They had been
warned so managed to escape.)
1642 THE 19 PROPOSITIONS. In June, Parliament
published the 19 Propositions demanding change.
This finally divided Charles supporters from his
opponents. By August both sides had called an
army.
1641 IRISH REBELLION. In November a rebellion
started in Ireland. The Irish Catholics rose up
against the Protestants. People in England
thought that Charles had started it.
17Causes of the Civil War
Task 3 20 minute challenge! Can you complete
the following mini-essay in 20 minutes?!
Task 3 20 minute challenge! Can you complete
the following mini-essay in 20 minutes?!
Causes of the Civil War
- The English Civil War began in 1642. The reasons
were to do with religion, power and money. - An example of a religious reason is (now sum up
the info from one of the boxes you marked R) - An example of a cause to do with power is (now
sum up the info from one of the boxes you marked
P) - An example of a financial cause is (now sum up
the info from one of the boxes you marked M) - Some of the causes had been present since early
on in Charles reign. These were the trends. For
example - Other causes happened more suddenly. These were
the triggers. For example
- The English Civil War began in 1642. The reasons
were to do with religion, power and money. - An example of a religious reason is (now sum up
the info from one of the boxes you marked R) - An example of a cause to do with power is (now
sum up the info from one of the boxes you marked
P) - An example of a financial cause is (now sum up
the info from one of the boxes you marked M) - Some of the causes had been present since early
on in Charles reign. These were the trends. For
example - Other causes happened more suddenly. These were
the triggers. For example