Why did Charles I decide to rule without Parliament in 1629?

This outstanding lesson, which has been fine tune in the classroom by experienced teachers, is designed to help students understand the problems facing Charles I in 1625 and why he decided to rule without Parliament.

Once students have worked their way through the introduction, they are presented with a number of problems facing Charles I ranging from religious, financial, foreign relations, the growth of Parliament and his beliefs in the Divine Rights of Kings. Once they have reviewed, categorize and prioritized these problems, students are then asked to produce a speech suggesting how Charles I could solve his problems and then peer assess each others speeches. This could be turned into a competition. In the final plenary activity, students are presented with Charles I’s decision to rule without Parliament and asked to assess whether it would help to solve his problems in the long term?

This lesson is suitable for the full range of ability. I have built a number of different tasks and activities around these different exercises so that you can chose a suitable flight path through the topic. So, for example, students can use to produce their summary diagram of Charles I’s problems or color code the exercise book sized version that I have included at the end of the PP. I have also differentiated the problem slides so that you have a foundation and core version. Please see the detailed preview for further information, but I have included everything that you would need to produce a fun and engaging lesson with a strong literacy focus.

When you purchase this lesson, you will be able to download a nineteen slide PowerPoint which includes aims, objectives, differentiated outcomes, starters, plenaries, information slides, tasks, activities and templates to help students

The aims and objectives of this lesson are:

Theme: The Causes of the English Civil War
Know: Why did Charles I decide to rule without Parliament in 1629?
Understand: What problems faced Charles I when he became King in 1625?
Evaluate: Which problems posed the greatest threat to Charles I?

WILF – What Am I Looking For?
Identify & describe: Why did Charles I decide to rule without Parliament?
Explain: What problems did Charles I face in 1625?
Analyze: Which problem posed the greatest threat to Charles I?

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