Question - Why did Parliament and the New Model Army have the advantage in the long English Civil War?
Map of the English Civil War - What Geographic advantage did the Parliamentary forces have in the war?
Watch the following video and consider how the outbreak of Civil War the result of Charles and Parliament being unable to resolve a political conflict - or for having a system for resolving conflict.
Watch the following video and consider why the Civil War was an intractable conflict.
Watch the following video and consider how the New Model Army was just that - a new model for how an army should operate.
Read the article "Choosing Sides in the English Civil War" on the BBC History Site and consider the different factors that divided people in the English Civil War. Did any of those factors matter in the final outcome of the war?
This is the title page for the training manual of the New Model Army - What does it tell you about the types of soldiers in the New Model Army?
This is a training diagram for musketeers in New Model Army - What are the characteristics that would make a good musketeer?
Watch this Animation of musketeer firing line (Flash - may not work on ipad) - Why would musketeers operate in a firing line?
Watch this Animation showing maneuver of a formation musketeers firing. (Flash - may not work on ipad) - Why would it be important for soldiers to operate together as a unit?
