Howden School Homework Project
Year 8
History-Spring Term 1
Hand in Date(Make note below and add to planner)
WALT: How ‘Glorious’ was the 1688
revolution?
WILF:
L4- Describe events
L5-Explain how James’ rule led to
revolution
L6-Explain how Glorious and Not
Glorious
L7-Evaluate-was it Glorious or not?
TASK: Create an in depth news report on what happened in the run up to the
Glorious Revolution and explain whether it was ‘Glorious’ or not. Glorious in
this context means it was peaceful, popular and the right thing to happen.
HOW TO ORGANISE YOUR TIME:
Week
Task
How long to spend
1
What kind of king was James II? Why
did he upset so many people? Read
sheet 1 and underline reasons.
Read sheet 2 and find out what
happened during the Glorious
Revolution-split them into ‘Glorious’ or
‘not Glorious’
Find a 1 painting/etching from the timeexplain if the artist thought the
revolution was ‘glorious’ on not
Write a newspaper report on the events
of the battle of Hastings from the day
after. Use WILF to structure work.
Could include;
 background –Why was James II
so unpopular?
 What happened during the
revolution?
30 mins
2
3
4/5
30 mins
30 mins
1 hour ( 2 weeks)
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Include painting/etching
Was the revolution ‘Glorious’?
RESOURCES TO HELP YOU
 www.bbc.co.uk/history
 www.activehistory.co.uk
 Books from thelibrary
 Notes from lessons
WHERE YOU CAN FIND ADDITIONAL HELP

Parents

Any History teacher

Library

SEN
HOW YOUR WORK WILL BE MARKED
Each half term key pieces of work will be marked against Level criteria. All other
work will be checked by your teacher. You will also peer assess / self assess
some work.
MARKING
Key pieces of work will be marked to tell you:
current Level (KS3)
successfully to reach that level
To Improve Further (TIF)
It is your responsibility to:
record your current Level from key pieces in your student planner so that you
remember it
know and work towards the targets you were set to improve
Sheet 1. Highlight reasons people disliked James-pick out Social
(people, religion), Economic (money) and Political (power)
Marriage
In 1672 James II declared himself a Catholic and married for a second
time. His new wife Mary of Modena was also a Catholic.
Archbishop and bishops
From April 1687 James allowed all Christians, including Catholics, to
worship as they wished. The Archbishop of Canterbury and six other
bishops protested against these changes. James II has them arrested and
put on trial. In August 1688 the court found them not guilty. There were
celebrations including bonfires, all over London as this was the first time
that an English king had lost a court case.
Catholics
From 1687 James II allowed Catholics to worship openly. He appointed
Catholics as ministers and officers in the army-all without the permission
of Parliament.
The Warming pan baby
In June 1688 Mary of Modena gave birth to a son. This meant that James
II now had a male heir who would be Catholic. However, there were
doubts as to whether the baby really was the king and queen’s child.
James II was over 50 years old and his wife had already had several
miscarriages. Rumours spread that the baby had actually been smuggled
into the palace in a warming pan.
Monmouth Rebellion
In 1685 James II cruelly crushed a Protestant rebellion led by the Duke
of Monmouth, who was Charles II’s illegitimate son. About 250 men
were hung drawn and quartered. A further 1000 people were sent away
to the West Indies where they were sold as slaves.
Standing army
James II used the excuse of the Monmouth Rebellion to build up a large
army which he stationed just outside London.
Government
James began appointing Catholics as government ministers and sacked all
ministers who opposed him.
Sheet 2. Split these events into ‘Glorious’ (peaceful, popular revolution)
or ‘Not Glorious’ (violent, unpopular revolution)
1. Powerful people invited William of Orange, Prince of Netherlands, to invade
England to make himself king.
2. William and Nary were Protestants and were far more popular than the
Catholic James II.
3. On 20th December 1688 James II secretly sent his wife and baby to France.
4. Under William and Mary, Parliament was given the power to raise taxes, pass
laws and control the army.
5. On 4th November 1688 William landed at Brixham in Devon with 15,000
Dutch and English soldiers. William and his men marched steadily towards
London, cheered on their way as ‘Protestant saviours’. They were joined by
supporters who pinned orange colours to their shirts.
6. In 1689 James II landed in Ireland and began to help the Irish Catholics. He
took land back from the Protestant settlers who were alarmed and angry at
this.
7. In 1689 William and Mary were presented with the Bill of Rights. This said
that they had to obey laws of England and could only change them with
Parliament’s permission.
8. James II died in 1702.
9. In December 1688 William marched to within 25 kilometres of Windsor. He
wanted James II to be seen to leave freely. He did not want to force him out.
10. In 1689 In Ireland many Protestants fled to Londonderry to get away from
James II and his troops. They surrounded the city and blocked off the port.
The siege lasted for 105 days. About 15,000 Protestants died during the siege
of Londonderry, including nearly all the children.
11. William and Mary had not become monarchs through birth right, Parliament
had invited them to become rulers or England.
12. The Bill of Rights said that Parliament had to meet at least every 3 years.
13. Eventually, in December 1688, William sent his troops to London. They took
over Whitehall Palace. For one night James II was guarded by William’s
troops. The next day James left for France.
14. William came to England because he wanted to become more powerful. He
hoped to get the support of England for the Dutch in their war against the
Catholic King of France, Louis XIV.
15. James II’s first wife died in 1671. They had two daughters. Mary and Anne.
16. William went to Ireland with a army in 1690 and defeated James II’s Catholic
army at the Battle of the Boyne on 1st July 1690.
17. As king, William needed more money from the English Parliament to help pay
for his war with France. In return, he and to allow greater powers to
Parliament.
18. After the defeat of James II in Ireland, William was popular wit the Irish
Protestants but not with Irish Catholics. Over 4000 Catholics lost their land
and Catholics were not allowed to be soldier, teachers or town councillors.
19. The Bill of Rights said that no Catholic could ever become king.
20. In 1694 Nonconformists (Protestants who weren’t Church of England) were
allowed to worship freely.