Civil War Soldiers – High Score Wins!

Printable instructions, fact sheets and score sheets for an activity about the different types of soldiers who fought 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.

In this activity students use fact sheets to find out about different types of civil war soldiers (artillery officer, cavalry soldier, musketeer, pikeman and dragoon) and decide which type of civil war solider was best by giving each a score for their skill, speed, armour, firepower and cut and slash power. After students have completed this activity they may wish to see if they have what it takes to be a seventeenth century army commander by having a go at a Battlefield Tactics game which is available at 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.