The big picture
The big picture
This topic is about a Stuart monarchy trying to govern three kingdoms: England, Scotland and Ireland. The key issue is not a simple fight of king versus Parliament, but the way money, religion, foreign policy and royal authority combined over time.
Step-by-step lessons on OCR A Level History The Early Stuarts and the Origins of the Civil War 1603–1660. Each one builds up to exam-style questions. Build a secure grasp of the outline narrative for your breadth and depth periods first, since the source-evaluation and historical-interpretations questions that carry a large share of the marks depend on that contextual knowledge.