1. How significant was the English Civil War?
L/O:
To decide what impact one event has had in the SHORT TERM and LONG TERM
3 minutes!
Discuss in groups what makes these people of events significant?
What do we mean by significance?
Why are we significant?

2. The significance of historical events!
Significance: The impact that event had in the SHORT TERM (immediately) and in the long term (for lots of years after)
Significance
I know that some events can have an impact on the past and
on our lives today
I can describe how some events can have an impact on the past and on our lives today
I can give reasons why some events can have an impact on the past and on our lives today
I can explain in detail why some events can have an impact on the past and on our lives today
I can analyse a range of reasons why some events have had an impact on the past and us today
Written work
I answer questions in full sentences
I am beginning to produce structured work
I use historical key words and answer in full well explained sentences
My work is well structured in paragraphs and I use key historical vocabulary
LEVEL 3 4 5 6 7

3. Short term Long term Significance:
The impact that event had in the SHORT TERM (immediately) and in the LONG TERM (for lots of years after)
Short term
Changed
Same as before
Long term
England became a republic (a country without a King!)
Oliver Cromwell was in charge! He was a Puritan and he banned Christmas for being too much fun!
Trade improved and war was over!
When parliament disagreed with Cromwell he shut it down!
Cromwell grew greedy for power
Many Catholics were killed under Cromwell’s reign
In 1660 Charles' son Charles II became King and the monarchy was restored (returned)
Charles II promised to work better with parliament in order to run the country
Charles promised to call parliament every 3 years but there was no rule put in place for this!
The religion of the King was very important and the country remained Protestant even though the King became a Catholic on his death bed.
Charles II fought many wars with France
Parliament in Britain and Spain today!
We have a monarchy today and the role is hereditary (handed down from parent to child)
The monarchy has no power
The power is held by the parliament and ALL people have a vote to decide who the government should be.
The parliament has a Prime Minister who runs the government and is elected by the people
Many people do not agree with the Monarchy and want a republic
People do not believe that Monarchs are chosen by God and their religion is not important
Wars are fought with other countries
Parliament decides how much money is spent on wars

4. Conclusion – How significant?
Maybe some of these things would have happened anyway?
What do you think about this?
Write your conclusion! Think …… How significant was the killing of a King by his own people? Think about how you can explain significance in the short and long term!

5. How significant was the English Civil War? Questions to help!
What changed in the short term?
What did not change? What changed in the long term? What did not change?
Overall (or think out of ten) how significant was this event?

6. Skill: Significance and written work!
What level did you get?
On your own sheet circle the level you got for these skills
What else could you do next time?
Significance
I know that some events can have an impact on the past and
on our lives today
I can describe how some events can have an impact on the past and
I can give reasons why some events can have an impact on the past and on our lives today
I can explain in detail why some events can have an impact on the past and on our lives today
I can analyse a range of reasons why some events have had an impact on the past and us today
Written work
I answer questions in full sentences
I am beginning to produce structured work
I use historical key words and answer in full well explained sentences
My work is well structured in paragraphs and I use key historical vocabulary
LEVEL 3 4 5 6 7

7. I know that some events can have an impact on the past and
Significance
I know that some events can have an impact on the past and
on our lives today
I can describe how some events can have an impact on the past and on our lives today
I can give reasons why some events can have an impact on the past and on our lives today
I can explain in detail why some events can have an impact on the past and on our lives today
I can analyse a range of reasons why some events have had an impact on the past and us today
Written work
I answer questions in full sentences
I am beginning to produce structured work
I use historical key words and answer in full well explained sentences
My work is well structured in paragraphs and I use key historical vocabulary
LEVEL 3 4 5 6 7
Significance
I know that some events can have an impact on the past and
on our lives today
I can describe how some events can have an impact on the past and on our lives today
I can give reasons why some events can have an impact on the past and on our lives today
I can explain in detail why some events can have an impact on the past and on our lives today
I can analyse a range of reasons why some events have had an impact on the past and us today
Written work
I answer questions in full sentences
I am beginning to produce structured work
I use historical key words and answer in full well explained sentences
My work is well structured in paragraphs and I use key historical vocabulary
LEVEL 3 4 5 6 7
Significance
I know that some events can have an impact on the past and
on our lives today
I can describe how some events can have an impact on the past and on our lives today
I can give reasons why some events can have an impact on the past and on our lives today
I can explain in detail why some events can have an impact on the past and on our lives today
I can analyse a range of reasons why some events have had an impact on the past and us today
Written work
I answer questions in full sentences
I am beginning to produce structured work
I use historical key words and answer in full well explained sentences
My work is well structured in paragraphs and I use key historical vocabulary
LEVEL 3 4 5 6 7