9.5.1

Traditional Interpretation of the Civil War

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Traditional Interpretations of the Civil War

Traditionally, historians celebrated the Civil War as a triumph for democracy.

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Whig historians

  • Whig historians are historians who believed that English history was on a clear and inevitable path.
  • They believed history was moving towards democracy.
  • Whig history was very popular in the 19th century.
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Whig interpretation

  • Whig historians believed the Civil War was a step towards England being a true democracy.
  • Whig historians supported Parliament’s actions.
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Tory historians

  • Tory historians are historians who are conservative and support the monarchy.
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Tory interpretation

  • Tory historians disagree and argue that Parliament betrayed the king.

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1.1Anglo-Saxon England

1.2The Contest for the English Throne

1.3Conquering the Holy Land, 10-96-1396 AD

1.4King John

1.5The Magna Carta & Parliament

1.6The Black Death

2Worldviews

3The Empire of Mali

4The Renaissance & Reformations, 1500-1598 AD

5The British Empire, 1583-1960 AD

6The Peasants' Revolt

7Religion in the Middle Ages

8Slavery, 1619-1833 AD

9The English Civil War, 1642-1660

10The Industrial Revolution, 1750-1840

11US Independence, 1775-1783

12The French Revolution, 1789-1815

13The British Empire, 1857–1930

14Suffrage

15World War 1, 1914-1918

16The Inter-War Years, 1919-1939

17World War 2, 1939-1945

18The Cold War, 1947-1962

19Civil Rights in the USA, 1954-1975

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