British Civil Wars Key People Source-Based Activities

Printable primary source-based activities about some of the key people involved in 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.
The sources include Thomas Fairfax’s wheelchair, a woodcut illustration about Queen Henrietta Maria and extracts from Lucy Hutchinson’s memoirs. Students can find out more about all of these key people by visiting britishcivilwars.ncl.ac.uk/key-people/ and test their knowledge with a key people quiz, also available on the website britishcivilwars.ncl.ac.uk.
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 the National Civil War Centre.