Causes of the British Civil Wars

Printable card sorting activity 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.
This activity requires students to sort the causes of the civil wars into religious, political and economic causes. A drag and drop version of this activity is available online at britishcivilwars.ncl.ac.uk. The drag and drop version is ideal to use on an interactive whiteboard in the classroom to check students’ understanding after they have completed the card sort in pairs or small groups.
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. It can be followed up by watching a short video in which an historian explains how the causes of the conflict were complex and interlinked. It can also be followed up with some source-based activities based on primary source material from Newcastle University Special Collections and the National Civil War Centre which are available at britishcivilwars.ncl.ac.uk/causes