Causes of the British Civil Wars

Source-based activities aimed at Key Stage 3 History students who are studying the British Civil Wars. Ideal for students who are following the National Curriculum in England Key Stage 3 History Programme of Study and are learning about the development of Church, state and society in Britain 1509-1745
In these activities students must use their knowledge of the religious causes of the British Civil Wars and the 5ws (who, what, where, when and why?) to comprehend the sources, one of which is a visual source showing the reaction to the New Book of Common Prayer in Scotland and the other a printed extract of a speech made to the court of Star Chamber by Archbishop William Laud about the activities of John Bastwick, Henry Burton and William Prynne, three Puritans who spoke out against the reforms Laud made to the church.
This resource was developed for the website britishcivilwars.ncl.ac.uk, a collaborative project between Newcastle University Library Education Outreach Team and the Learning Team at National Civil War Centre.
To explore other causes of the British Civil Wars, including political and economic causes, and to see how the different causes were interlinked, you may wish to directed your students to https://britishcivilwars.ncl.ac.uk/causes/.