OCR A-Level History: England 1603–1660 — The Early Stuarts & the Origins of the Civil War (Unit Y108)

OCR A-Level History (H505) Unit Y108 (British period study & enquiry): England from the accession of James I to the eve of the Restoration — the character of early Stuart monarchy, the deteriorating relationship between Crown and Parliament, the Personal Rule, the descent into civil war, the trial and execution of Charles I, and the republican experiments of the Interregnum — assessed by a Section A source enquiry (AO2) on the execution of Charles I and the Interregnum 1646–1660 and a Section B period-study essay (AO1).

What you'll cover

• James I & the New Stuart Monarchy 1603–1625
• Crown, Parliament & Religion under James I
• Charles I & the Breakdown of Trust 1625–1629
• The Personal Rule 1629–1640
• The Collapse of Royal Authority 1640–1642
• The English Civil Wars 1642–1646