Year 8 · History · beta

The Glorious Revolution: how do historians' views of it differ?

In this unit, pupils learn about the Glorious Revolution and the way in which different historians have viewed it. They learn about the causes of this important event before examining Whig and revisionist arguments about its nature.

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Prior knowledge

Pupils know that religion was very important to early modern societies.
Pupils know that the power of kings could be challenged.
Pupils know that the deposition of kings typically resulted in wars, with lots of violence and bloodshed.

Source curriculum references

Discern how and why contrasting arguments and interpretations of the past have been constructed
The development of Church, state and society in Britain 1509-1745

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