Marxist, Whig or Revisionist interpretation?

Here is a quiz to help revise the different interpretations of the English Civil War-Marxist, Whig and revisionist. I've also put on here spider diagrams for each of these so if you need help they may help you!

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  • Created by: Emily
  • Created on: 19-04-11 15:23
It has been said that they "tend to read 'history' backwards"
Whig
1 of 14
They have sympathy towards the lower classes
Marxist
2 of 14
They can offer a "very general causative sequence"
Marxist
3 of 14
They believe that there was friction between religion and politics
Whig
4 of 14
They do not believe that the civil war was inevitable
Revisionist
5 of 14
Some look at more local factors and how show how different parts of the country reacted
Revisionist
6 of 14
They call the Personal rule of Charles I the Eleven Years Tyranny
Whig
7 of 14
It was seen as a change from feudalism to capitalism
Marxist
8 of 14
They believe that economy drives social change
Marxist
9 of 14
They focus on political or constitutional development
Whig
10 of 14
They believe that the economy played a major part
Marxist
11 of 14
Some concentrate on how the civil war could have been avoided
Revisionist
12 of 14
They find examples to disprove other interpretations
Revisionist
13 of 14
This is the interpretation with the most varying views within it
Revisionist
14 of 14

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Card 2

Front

They have sympathy towards the lower classes

Back

Marxist

Card 3

Front

They can offer a "very general causative sequence"

Back

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Card 4

Front

They believe that there was friction between religion and politics

Back

Preview of the front of card 4

Card 5

Front

They do not believe that the civil war was inevitable

Back

Preview of the front of card 5
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