Challenging Royal Authority 2/2: Britain: Power and the People: c1170 to the Present Day

Britain: Power and the People: c1170 to the Present Day - Challenging Royal Authority. The resources are suitable for AQA, Edexcel, OCR, WJEC GCSE History and iGCSE History.

• Popular uprisings against the Crown: the social, economic, religious and political causes of the Pilgrimage of Grace; the implications for royal authority; Henry VIII and his government’s reaction and the impact of the uprising.
• Divine Right and parliamentary authority: the causes of the English Revolution; the New Model Army and the development of political radicalism during the Civil War era; the short and long-term impact of the English Revolution, including the significance of trial and execution of Charles I and Oliver Cromwell and the Commonwealth.
• Royal authority and the right to representation: the causes of the American Revolution including the relationship between the government and people; impact and significance of the American Revolution.

Please note that due to the number of resources, this is one half of the unit. You can purchase the other half of this unit and other sections separately. Included within this bundle are the following complete lessons, revision guide and assessment:

01 - The World Turned Upside Down
02 - Oliver Cromwell and the Commonwealth
03 - Oliver Cromwell - Hero or Villain
04 - Interpretations of Oliver Cromwell
05 - The Restoration
06 - Challenging Royal Authority
07 - The Pilgrim Fathers
08 - The Thirteen Colonies
09 - The Seven Years War
10 - British Acts
11 - Events in Boston
12 - The Enlightenment
13 - Declaration of Independence
14 - Causes of the American Revolution
15 - Chronology of the American War of Independence
16 - Yorktown
17 - The US Constitution
18 - The Founding Fathers
19 - The Significance of the American Revolution
20 - Challenging Royal Authority and Feudalism in the Early Modern Period

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