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WJEC AS-Level History 601-5817-7
Government, Rebellion and Society in Wales and England c.1485-1603Period study
Topic overviewHenry VII and the establishment of the Tudor dynastyThe revolution in government under Henry VIIIWolsey, Cromwell and Cecil as chief ministersElizabeth, the privy council and ParliamentThe Henrician ReformationReligion under Edward VI and Mary IThe Elizabethan Church SettlementThe Pilgrimage of Grace and the Tudor rebellionsTrade, industry and the growth of townsThe rise of the gentry and social changePoverty, vagrancy and the poor lawsThe Acts of Union and the government of WalesReligion, the Welsh Bible and Welsh identity
Government, Revolution and Society in Wales and England c.1603-1715Period study
Topic overviewJames I and the Stuart accessionCharles I and the drift to conflictThe causes and course of the Civil WarRegicide and the experiment in republicThe Restoration of 1660Charles II, Parliament and the succession crisisJames II and the Glorious RevolutionThe Revolution Settlement and party politics
Politics, Protest and Reform in Wales and England c.1780-1880Period study
Topic overviewThe unreformed electoral system and early demands for reformThe French Revolution, British radicalism and repression 1789-1812Radical discontent and Lord Liverpool's governments 1812-1822The Liberal Tory reforms 1822-1830The Reform Act crisis and the Great Reform Act of 1832The Merthyr Rising of 1831Rural protest: the Swing riots and the Rebecca riotsChartism in Wales and EnglandThe motives for social reform and the new Poor LawFactory, mines, public health and education reform 1833-1848Peel, the Anti-Corn Law League and the repeal of the Corn LawsThe Liberal party, Gladstone and Disraeli 1859-1880
Politics, People and Progress: Wales and England c.1880-1980Period study
Topic overviewThe Liberal welfare reforms 1906-1914Economic problems and responses in the 1920s and 1930sThe Labour governments of 1945-1951The changing fortunes of the Liberal PartyThe Conservative Party and coalition governmentThe growth of the Labour PartyThe impact of the Boer War and the First World WarThe social and economic impact of the Second World WarThe changing economy, work and employment 1918-1980The Welsh language, culture and demands for political changeSocial, religious and cultural change 1918-1980The campaign for women's suffrage before 1918Women, the franchise and changing status 1918-1980
Political and Religious Change in Europe c.1500-1598Period study
Topic overviewThe Catholic Church in the early sixteenth centuryExploration, the New World and its impact on EuropeThe growing power of the nation statesRenaissance culture and humanismLuther and the challenge to RomeThe spread of Lutheranism: printing, towns and social pressuresFrom the Schmalkaldic League to the Peace of AugsburgThe Counter-Reformation and the Council of TrentFrancis I and the French monarchyHabsburg-Valois rivalryCharles V and the government of the Holy Roman EmpirePhilip II: finance, government and foreign policySuleiman the Magnificent and Ottoman expansionThe Christian reaction and the battle of Lepanto
Europe in the Age of Absolutism and Revolution c.1682-1815Period study
Topic overviewPeter the Great's reform of government and societyThe Church, the economy and the armed forces under Peter the GreatWesternisation and the building of St PetersburgThe Great Northern War and Peter the Great's foreign policyFrederick the Great's accession and the Prussian inheritanceFrederick the Great's domestic reformsFrederick the Great as an enlightened despotFrance under Louis XV and the ancien régimeThe structure of the French state: crown, finance and ChurchLouis XVI and the causes of the French RevolutionThe Baltic and the Great Powers after the Great Northern WarThe War of the Austrian Succession and the Diplomatic RevolutionThe Seven Years WarThe Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars and the balance of power
Revolution and New Ideas in Europe c.1780-1881Period study
Topic overviewThe Napoleonic wars, the Vienna settlement and the Congress SystemThe revolutions of 1830 and 1848The Eastern Question and the Crimean WarItalian nationalism after 1815 and the revolutions of 1848Cavour, Napoleon III and the war of 1859Garibaldi, the Thousand and the completion of Italian unityGerman nationalism, the Zollverein and the revolutions of 1848Bismarck, Prussia and the wars of 1864 and 1866The Franco-Prussian War and the German EmpireNapoleon III: 1848, the coup d'état and the Second EmpireThe policies and collapse of the Second EmpireNicholas I and Russia 1825-1855Alexander II and the emancipation of the serfsThe great reforms and the growth of opposition to 1881
Europe in an Age of Conflict and Co-Operation c.1890-1991Period study
Topic overviewAlliances, ententes and the causes of the First World WarReconciliation and rivalry 1918-1929The League of Nations and the road to the Second World WarLiberal Italy in crisis and the rise of MussoliniFascist Italy: domestic policies, opposition and resistanceThe Weimar Republic and its problems 1918-1933The Nazi seizure and consolidation of powerNazi domestic policies, opposition and resistance to 1945The 1905 revolution and the fall of tsarismThe Bolshevik revolution, civil war and consolidation to 1924Stalin's transformation of the Soviet Union to 1945The post-war division of Europe and the origins of the Cold WarThe drive for European economic co-operation and integrationCo-existence, détente and the end of the Cold War
The Mid Tudor Crisis in Wales and England c.1529-1570Depth study
Topic overviewLawlessness in Wales and the Council in the MarchesThe Acts of Union 1536 and 1543The King's Great Matter and the royal supremacyThomas Cromwell and the dissolution of the monasteriesOpposition to religious change and the Pilgrimage of GraceEdward VI's minority: Somerset, Northumberland and factionThe Edwardian Prayer Books and Acts of UniformityThe rebellions of 1549 and the response of authorityMary Tudor's accession, marriage and the Wyatt rebellionCatholic restoration and persecution under MarySociety, the economy and the Welsh gentry after the Acts of UnionThe Elizabethan Church Settlement and the Welsh ScripturesPuritanism and the Catholic threat to 1570
Royalty, Rebellion and Republic c.1625-1660Depth study
Topic overviewThe legacy of James I and the character of Charles IParliament, war and the Petition of Right 1625-1629The ministers and methods of Personal RuleThe finances of Personal Rule and Ship MoneyLaud, Arminianism and Puritan oppositionScotland, the Bishops' Wars and the recall of ParliamentThe Long Parliament and the attack on Personal RuleIreland, the Grand Remonstrance and the outbreak of warWales and the Welsh in the Civil WarLeadership, the New Model Army and the defeat of the KingThe failure of settlement, the Second Civil War and the regicideRadicalism, religious dissent and the reaction in WalesThe republic, the Protectorate and the rule of the Major-GeneralsThe collapse of the republic and the Restoration
Reform and Protest in Wales and England c.1783-1848Depth study
Topic overviewPitt, the French Revolution and the corresponding societiesPopular protest from Luddism to PeterlooLord Liverpool's government and the Six ActsThe Liberal Tory reforms 1822-1830The unreformed electoral system and the pressure for reformThe Merthyr rising, Captain Swing and the Reform Bill crisisThe Great Reform Act of 1832The Whig reforms 1833-1841The New Poor Law and the opposition to itChartism in Wales and EnglandThe Rebecca riots and rural WalesPeel, the Conservative party and the repeal of the Corn LawsSocial reform, Shaftesbury and public health
Politics and Society in Wales and England c.1900-1939Depth study
Topic overviewPopulation change and the surveys of Booth and RowntreeConservative government to 1905 and the 1906 electionThe Liberal welfare reforms 1906-1914The People's Budget and the Parliament Act 1911Heavy industry, agriculture and the Welsh economy before 1914Industrial unrest in Wales: the Penrhyn lockout, Tonypandy and LlanelliTrade unions and the rise of the Labour PartyWomen, the vote and war workReligion, education and Welsh cultureWales and the Great War: voluntarism, conscription and the home frontIndustrial decline, the coal disputes and the General Strike of 1926The Depression in Wales: unemployment, migration and government responsePolitics between the wars: from the Lloyd George coalition to the National GovernmentSociety, leisure and popular culture between the wars
The Religious Reformation in Europe c.1500-1564Depth study
Topic overviewThe Church in Europe in 1500: power, wealth and daily lifeCriticism of the Church: anticlericalism, heresy and the humanistsIndulgences, Tetzel and the Ninety-Five ThesesFrom Leipzig to Worms: Luther's break with RomeThe development of Lutheran doctrineThe Knights' Revolt and the Peasants' WarZwingli, the radicals and division among the reformersPrinting, princes and cities: the spread of LutheranismThe Augsburg Confession and the Schmalkaldic LeagueCharles V, the Schmalkaldic War and the Peace of AugsburgAnabaptism and the Münster rebellionJohn Calvin, Geneva and the spread of CalvinismThe Catholic revival: Paul III, the Inquisition and the Council of TrentLoyola, the Jesuits and the reforming orders
France in Revolution c.1774-1815Depth study
Topic overviewThe three estates: privilege and burden under the Ancien RégimeGovernment, finance and the ideas of the philosophesTurgot, Necker and Calonne: the failure of reformThe Assembly of Notables, the cahiers and the Estates General1789: the National Assembly, the Bastille and the Great FearThe October Days and the reforms of the National AssemblyThe Church, refractory priests and the Constitution of 1791Varennes, the Legislative Assembly and the coming of warThe fall of the monarchy and the September MassacresThe Convention, the execution of Louis and the VendéeThe Terror: government, Robespierre and the factionsThermidor, the Directory and the rise of BonaparteNapoleon's reforms as Consul and EmperorWar, the Continental System and the fall of Napoleon
The Crisis of the American Republic c.1840-1877Depth study
Topic overviewNorth and South: two societies by 1840The institution of slavery in the SouthManifest Destiny, the Mexican War and the Wilmot ProvisoThe Compromise of 1850 and the Fugitive Slave LawAbolitionism: Garrison, Stowe and John BrownThe Kansas-Nebraska Act and Bleeding KansasThe Republican party and the Dred Scott decisionLincoln and the Lincoln-Douglas debatesHarpers Ferry, the election of 1860 and secessionThe resources, commanders and strategy of North and SouthCampaigns, the home fronts and the defeat of the SouthLincoln's war presidency and emancipationJohnson, Congress and the Reconstruction amendmentsRadical Reconstruction, the Klan and Redemption
Germany: Democracy and Dictatorship c.1918-1945Depth study
Topic overviewThe revolution of 1918 and the Weimar ConstitutionThe Treaty of Versailles and its impact on GermanyThe Spartacists, the Kapp Putsch and the threats to the republicReparations, the Ruhr and the hyperinflation of 1923The early Nazi party and the Munich PutschStresemann, the Dawes and Young Plans and LocarnoThe Nazi party 1924-1932 and the growth of its supportThe Depression and the collapse of parliamentary governmentHitler's consolidation of power 1933-1934Propaganda, terror and the extent of Nazi controlNazi racial policy and the persecution of the JewsYoung people, women, workers and the churches under the NazisThe Nazi economy: recovery, rearmament and total warNazi foreign policy and the Second World War
Government, Revolution and Society in Wales and England c.1603-1715
- 8 subtopics
- 24 things to know
- AS Unit 1
- Unit 1, one period study of eight
What Government, Revolution and Society in Wales and England c.1603-1715 covers
Government, Revolution and Society in Wales and England c.1603-1715 is examined in Unit 1, the period study — one of eight options, of which a student takes one. It covers James I and the Stuart accession, Charles I and the drift to conflict, the causes and course of the Civil War, regicide and the experiment in republic, the Restoration of 1660, Charles II, Parliament and the succession crisis, James II and the Glorious Revolution and the Revolution Settlement and party politics.
The 8 subtopics
Each one has its own page. WJEC AS History students sit this topic in the first year.
- James I and the Stuart accessionJames's theory of kingship, millenary Petition and gunpowder Plot.Open →
- Charles I and the drift to conflictPersonal Rule, ship Money and short Parliament.Open →
- The causes and course of the Civil WarNineteen Propositions, first major battle of the Civil War and its outcome and solemn League and Covenant.Open →
- Regicide and the experiment in republicSecond Civil War, pride's Purge and rump Parliament.Open →
- The Restoration of 1660Declaration of Breda, convention Parliament and act of Indemnity and Oblivion.Open →
- Charles II, Parliament and the succession crisisTest Act, treaty of Dover and popish Plot.Open →
- James II and the Glorious RevolutionBloody Assizes, dispensing power and godden v Hales.Open →
- The Revolution Settlement and party politicsBill of Rights, act of Settlement and bank of England.Open →
What you need to know
Answer each one before you reveal it.
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What was the Declaration of Breda?
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Who succeeded Elizabeth I, and in what year?
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In what year did the Civil War begin, and where did Charles raise his standard?
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What was the Second Civil War, and when did it occur?
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What was the Declaration of Indulgence of 1672?
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What was the Bloody Assizes?
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What was the Bill of Rights, and in what year?
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Why was James's accession significant for the two kingdoms?
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What was the Forced Loan of 1626, and why was it contentious?
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Give three long-term causes of the Civil War.
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Why did the Second Civil War harden attitudes towards the King?
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Who was restored to the throne in 1660, and who made it possible?
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Why did Parliament object to the Declaration of Indulgence?
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What did James II do with the standing army?
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Who was excluded from the Toleration Act?
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What was James's theory of kingship?
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What was the Personal Rule?
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Give two short-term triggers of the Civil War.
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When was Charles I executed, and on what charge?
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What was the Convention Parliament?
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What was the Test Act, and in what year?
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What was the dispensing power, and how did James use it?
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Why is the Toleration Act important for Wales?
Take Government, Revolution and Society in Wales and England c.1603-1715 further
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Commonly confused
Pairs that lose marks when they are blurred together.
Short Parliament vs Long Parliament
Short Parliament: the assembly of April 1640, dissolved after three weeks when it insisted on grievances before supply. Long Parliament: the assembly that met in November 1640, which abolished Star Chamber, declared Ship Money illegal and survived in remnant form until 1660.
Commonwealth vs Protectorate
Commonwealth: the republic that replaced the monarchy in 1649, governed by the Rump and a Council of State with the House of Lords abolished. Protectorate: the regime set up in 1653 under a written constitution, with Cromwell as head of state for life beside a council.
Whig vs Tory
Whig: the party that supported excluding James from the succession, and afterwards the Revolution settlement, war with France and religious toleration. Tory: the party that upheld hereditary right, the Church of England and the landed interest.
Questions from this topic
Each one with the model answer underneath.
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Who succeeded Elizabeth I, and in what year?
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James VI of Scotland, who became James I of England in 1603.
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Why was James's accession significant for the two kingdoms?
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It joined the crowns of England and Scotland in one person, though the kingdoms kept separate parliaments and laws.
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What was James's theory of kingship?
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The divine right of kings, that a monarch derives authority directly from God and is answerable to God alone.
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In which of his works did James set out his view of monarchy?
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The True Law of Free Monarchies, published in 1598.
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Why did divine right create friction with the English Parliament?
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Members believed their privileges and the subject's rights in law limited the Crown, which a claim of unaccountable authority denied.
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What was the Millenary Petition?
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A petition presented to James in 1603, said to carry a thousand ministers' signatures, asking for further reform of the Church.
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Government, Revolution and Society in Wales and England c.1603-1715 revision questions
- Is Government, Revolution and Society in Wales and England c.1603-1715 examined at AS in WJEC History?
- Yes. It sits in AS Unit 1, which you take in the first year, so it is on the AS paper as well as counting towards the full A level.
- What does Government, Revolution and Society in Wales and England c.1603-1715 cover in WJEC AS-Level History?
- 8 subtopics: james i and the stuart accession, charles i and the drift to conflict, the causes and course of the civil war, regicide and the experiment in republic, the restoration of 1660, charles ii, parliament and the succession crisis, james ii and the glorious revolution and the revolution settlement and party politics. Each one has its own page with questions and model answers.
- How is Government, Revolution and Society in Wales and England c.1603-1715 organised?
- By the WJEC 601-5817-7 specification, subtopic by subtopic, so it matches the order you are taught it in.
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