9.5.2

Marxist & Revisionist Interpretations

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Marxist and Revisionist Interpretations

Marxist historians view the Civil War in the context of class revolution. Revisionists are trying to broaden our understanding of the Civil War.

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Marxist historians

  • Marxist historians believe history is a product of class war.
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Marxist interpretation

  • Marxist historians view the Civil War as a battle between merchants and the gentry.
  • They describe the events as the ‘English Revolution’ rather than a civil war.
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Revisionist interpretation

  • Revisionists argue that we should view the Civil War in a wider context.
  • They argue it was driven by Charles I and Parliament’s bad relations which had been building for decades.
  • They also want us to broaden our focus from England and start considering the impact of the Civil War in Scotland and Ireland.

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