Armour and Weapons of the British Civil Wars

Printable primary source-based activities about Civil War armour and weapons. 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 source-based activities students will discover some of the the horrific injuries inflicted by weapons during the British Civil wars including bullets and cannon balls. After students have completed this activity they may wish to have a go at identifying some different types of seventeenth century armour and weapons by looking at some snippets of photos of objects which are on display at the National Civil War Centre: https://britishcivilwars.ncl.ac.uk/weapons-warfare/armour-weapons/
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.