1. Name:………………………………………………………….
Teacher:……………………………………………………….
Date Task 1 Issued:……Date to be completed by…….
Date Task 2 Issued:……Date to be completed by…….
Level 5 and 6
Key Stage 3 – Year 8
History Homework Booklet
Term 3: The English Civil War
Your task: Between 1642 and 1649 Parliament and King Charles I
went to war. This was known as the English Civil War. The side that
supported the King were known as the Royalists or Cavaliers. The
side that supported Parliament were known as the Parliamentarians
or Roundheads. The English Civil War affected people in different
way s and these have been recorded in documents. Your task is to
analyse the sources about the English Civil War to explain how it
affected people. To do this you must complete each section in your
booklet.
1) This picture was drawn by a man who
supported Parliament. What message do
you think he is trying to send about the
Royalists?
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Source 1
Task 1

2. Source 2) Just before the start of the Civil War in 1642, a wealthy Buckinghamshire
landowner called Edmund Verney sent this letter to his brother Ralph
‘Brother, what I feared is true – you are against the king. It breaks my heart to think
that my father and I, who love you so dearly, should be your enemy because of our
duty to the King. I am so troubled that I can write no more.’
Answer the following questions below in FULL SENTENCES
2.Whose side was Edmund Verney on?……………….…………………………………………..…
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3.Whose side was Ralph Verney on? ………………....................................................
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4. What reason does Edmund give for supporting the King ?
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5.a. Neatly underline with a ruler which of the following sentences you think
best sums up Edmunds feelings at the outbreak of the civil war?
•Looking forward to getting it all sorted out with a good fight
•Frightened of going into battle
•Upset that the argument between the King and Parliament has split his family
•Angry that his brother is on the other side
b) Explain why you have chosen the statement you have and which part of the
source have you used to come to your answer
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3. Source 3: A description of how
Royalist soldiers behaved when
they captured Birmingham.
They ran into every house cursing and
damning, threatening and terrifying
the poor women most terribly. They
fell to plundering all the town, picking
purses and pockets searching in holes
and corners and every other place
they could suspect for money or
goods. They beastly assaulted many
women and boasted about it
afterwards
Source 4: Rules made by the Clubmen
of Dorset.
We belong to an Association to
preserve ourselves from plunder and
violence.
Until we receive answers from the King
and Parliament:
• The Constable of each town shall set
a constant watch of two every night.
• All soldiers who are caught
plundering shall be disarmed and
returned to their army.
• Any person assembling soldiers for
the King or Parliament will not be
given our protection.
Source 5 From a modern history text
book.
In each county between a third and
two thirds of the gentry seem to have
taken no active part in the war. Most
of the ordinary people took no part
either. Many of those listed as
supporters of one side or the other
were forced to assist one group.
6) What can you learn from this source
about how the English Civil War affected
people? …………………………………………………………..
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7) What can you learn from this source
about how the English Civil War affected
people?
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8) Look at Source 5, did everybody support
the English Civil War? ....................................
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Task 2

4. Key Stage 3 History Homework
Term 3- The English Civil War
Name:
These grades are
recorded in GO.
Current Grade:
Poor/ Satisfactory/ Good/ Excellent
What you did well:
You have made excellent judgements
using sources and have explained
them well.
You have made excellent judgements
using sources.
You make good judgements about
how useful the source is.
You have picked out good information
from sources.
You have picked out some information
from sources.
Your spelling, punctuation, and
grammar in this work is excellent.
Your work is very well presented.
Your work shows excellent effort.
Your work shows some good effort.
Targets to improve further:
You need to give more detail when
explaining what you have found out
from the sources.
You need to give evidence from the
source to support your points.
You need to cover more points to
explain how useful a source is.
You need to think about what the
source tells you but does not actually
say.
You need to explain the judgements
that you make from sources.
You need to read sources more
carefully.
Take more care with your spelling,
punctuation and grammar.
Take more care with the presentation
of your work.
Your work shows it would benefit
from more effort.
Student Response
Note here anything you are not sure about:
Miss Limm