1. Level 3 and 4
Key Stage 3 – Year 8
History Homework Booklet
Term 4: Was Cromwell a hero or a villain?
Your task: Oliver Cromwell helped to lead Parliament to victory over King
Charles I in the English Civil War. After the King was executed Cromwell led
England under the title ‘Lord Protector’. Cromwell is known locally as ‘The
Hero of the Fens’ because he stood up for the people. However, others
believe that he was a very strict man who made lots of bad decisions and
caused the massacre of innocent people in Ireland. Through your lessons
you will have been exploring the different interpretations of Oliver
Cromwell and been deciding whether he was a hero or a villain. Cromwell
is seen as a hero by Parliament and this means that he now has a statue
outside the Houses of Parliament. In this homework booklet you will be
explaining the reasons why Cromwell should be have a statue outside
Parliament and why he does not deserve his statue outside Parliament. To
do this you must complete each section in your booklet.
Cromwell’s statue
which is outside
the Houses of
Parliament.
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Teacher:……………………………………………………….
Date Task 1 Issued:……Date to be completed by…….
Date Task 2 Issued:……Date to be completed by…….

2. 1) Explain one reason why Cromwell should have his statue outside
the Houses of Parliament
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2) Explain another reason why Cromwell should have his statue
outside the Houses of Parliament
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Task 1

3. 3) Explain one reason why Cromwell should not his statue outside the Houses of
Parliament
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4) Draw a picture to show the type of statue you think Cromwell should have
and explain why you have drawn what you have
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Task 2

4. Key Stage 3- Year 8 History Homework
Term 4- Cromwell
Name:
These grades are
recorded in GO.
Current Grade:
Poor/ Satisfactory/Good/ Excellent
What you did well:
You have made excellent judgements
using research and have explained it
well.
You have made excellent judgements
using research
You have picked out good information
to talk about.
You have picked out some
information from research.
Your spelling, punctuation, and
grammar in this work is excellent.
Your work is very well presented.
Your work shows excellent effort.
Your work shows some good effort.
Targets to improve further:
You need to give more detail when
explaining what you have found out
from research.
Make sure all of your research is in
your own words.
You need to give evidence from the
research to support your points.
You need to cover more points.
You need to explain the judgements
that you make from research.
You need to read information more
carefully.
Take more care with your spelling,
punctuation and grammar.
Take more care with the presentation
of your work.
Your work shows it would benefit
from more effort.
Student Response
Note here anything you are not sure about:
What are your personal targets:
Miss Limm