History

Y8 History

Key Stage 3

Year 8

In what ways was Britain turned upside down in the seventeenth century?

In this lesson, we will learn about the brutal civil war that turned England upside down from 1642. We will learn about who was fighting, how people picked sides and why the war ended in 1646.

Civil War divisions

In this lesson, we will learn about the debates that took place between the Levellers and military leaders in Putney in 1647.

The Putney Debates

In this lesson, we will learn about the trial and regicide that shocked England in 1649. We will learn about the lead up to Charles's trial, the details of the trial and then the consequences of his execution.

Regicide

In this lesson, we will learn about the Quakers, the Diggers and the Ranters - and the vicious backlash these groups faced in the 1640s and 1650s.

Quakers, Ranters and Diggers

In this lesson, we will learn about Oliver Cromwell. We will learn that Cromwell led the New Model Army, committed massacres in Ireland in 1650 and was called a 'king in all but name' by his enemies.

Oliver Cromwell

In this lesson, we will learn about some of the categories that historians use to discuss different kinds of change - social, political and religious.

Key Stage 3, History, In what ways was Britain turned upside down in the seventeenth century?

Civil War divisions

The Putney Debates

Regicide

Quakers, Ranters and Diggers

Oliver Cromwell

The world turned upside down