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From the Catholic rebellion to the Civil War, what happened during the latter years of the reign of Charles I that caused people to take up arms against their fellow citizens? This course, The origins of the wars of the three kingdoms, looks at the background of the wars between England, Scotland and Ireland and how the king's actions led to the rift between royalists and parliamentarians.
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Introduction
This course, The origins of the wars of the three kingdoms, focuses on the seventeenth-century crises in the British Isles that led, in the 1640s, to the Civil Wars between parliamentarians and royalists in England. In the so-called Whig interpretation of British history, the ‘Glorious Revolution’ of 1688 is the fountainhead of orderly progress. But this is a very English view. Scotland experienced both wars against England and a protracted religious civil war. Ireland saw a Catholic rebellion in 1641 turn into a concerted campaign to render Catholics economically and politically impotent. To complete this course fully you will need to buy Exploring History 1400–1900: An Anthology of Primary Sources edited by Rachel C. Gibbons, ISBN 978-0719075889. However, the activities relating to this book are optional. This course provides a sample of level 2 study in History.Course learning outcomes
After studying this course, you should be able to:- Describe developments in the British Isles that led to the outbreak of war
- Assess the debates between historians about the cause of the wars
- Understand how to use evidence from church records to learn about changes in religion and society.
