Charles I was the King of England who was executed in 1649 after being accused of murder, tyranny, and treason during the English Civil Wars. To determine if he would have been executed in 2012, one must understand who Charles I was, why he was executed in 1649, and whether the factors that led to his execution would still apply today. Key considerations include the structure of government, divisions of power between the monarch and parliament, and popular opinion regarding executive authority and people's rights.

1. Given the circumstances -
would Charles 1 have been
executed in 2012?

2. What do we need to
know in order to
answer this question?

3.  Who was Charles 1?
 Why was he executed in 1649?
(He was accused of murder, tyranny
and treason)
 Should he have been executed in
1649? (Was this a fair and popular
decision?)
 Would these factors apply in 2012?

4. SoLo
• Structure of Observed Learning Outcome
• Do I know enough about the events to make
a decision about the execution of 1649?
• How do I apply these to 2012?

6. Making progress to the next
level depends on finding the
relationships between this
knowledge
In order to answer the questions
students need a big multistructural
base of knowledge

7. THINKING SQUARES
Does Shakespeare influence all modern writers?
Would Charles 1 have been executed in 2012?
Should Charles 1 have been executed in
1649?
What did he do and why?
Who is Charles 1?

8. Quick Test to see if we
understand the SOLO
Levels
Assign each statement on
your sheet of paper to a
SOLO level

9. 1. Charles 1 convinced the Scots to change sides and support the Royalists.
UNISTRUCTURAL
2. “The peculiar nature of the trial reflects not simply the fact that a King was on
trial, but that both the King and his judges took their stand on what are still
crucial principles - the King on his right to trial by a properly constituted court
acting on the basis of established law, and his accusers on the need to call to
account a King they had described as a tyrant who shed the blood of his people.”
EXTENDED ABSTRACT
3. “Charles's last years were marked by the English Civil War, in which he fought
the forces of the English and Scottish parliaments, which challenged his attempts
to overrule and negate parliamentary authority, whilst simultaneously using his
position as head of the English Church to pursue religious policies which
generated the antipathy of reformed groups such as the Puritans.” RELATIONAL
4. Charles? The only Charles I know is that chap who is the son of Queen
Elizabeth 11.
PRESTRUCTURAL
5. Charles 1 refused to share his power with Parliament. He believed that he had a
divine right to rule. Charles caused both the First and the Second English Civil
War.
MULTISTRUCTURAL

10.  Why was Charles executed in 1649?
(He was accused of murder, tyranny
and treason)
 Use hexagons to write down each
point, then link these up to see the
relationships.
 Should he have been executed in
1649? Was this a fair and popular
decision?
 Would these factors apply in 2012?