19 - interpretations of causes of the civil war

Question 1

whig interpretation

Answer 1

popular in the 19th and 20th century
parliament as the defender of law, property rights, indiviual liberties ect against attacks of an autocratci leader
a process to establish parliamentary democracy

Question 2

marxist interpretation

Answer 2

popular in mid 20th century
the root of the civil war was social and ecenomic change that created political divisions

Question 3

revisionism

Answer 3

1970s
less empahsis on inevitability of the civil war
stated that it was a short term,almsot accidental occurence, as a result of charles and his lack of udnerstanding over the impact of his policies
states that it was issues within the makeup of teh government which caused issues, esepcially the crowns lack of finance

Question 4

post-revisionism

Answer 4

argued that impritant issues of principe did divide the poltiical nation, especially over the anture of royal pwer

Question 5

the british persepctive

Answer 5

a modification to post revisionism
stated that the reason for the civil war was verymuch english, not the role of scotaldn and ireland