The Monarchs from 1660 to 1750 have all entered the apprentice. Which of the Monarchs should Alan Sugar hire?

Task One: With a partner create a list of what qualities you would expect to see in a good ruler. These individuals that you have met over the last two years may help you. Think about their strengths or weaknesses.

What qualities am I looking for in a monarch ?

Firstly we are going to meet the applicants. You are going to record their strengths and weaknesses. Secondly in groups you will have to represent a monarch. There will be four rounds. The first three rounds will consist of deciding which monarch should be fired. The final round will decide who should be hired. Draw the table below into your book. MonarchStrength s weaknes ses Charles ii James ii William and Mary Anne George i George ii

Charles became King in 1660, he had all the powers which Charles I had enjoyed. He also controlled his own army. However he never had enough money. His biggest argument with parliament was over religion. He was a catholic but kept it secret until the day he died. He had 13 children all of whom were illegitimate. Parliament was afraid that the throne would pass to his catholic brother. In 1679 they even tried to pass a law which would stop a catholic from becoming king. He was furious with parliament and for the last four years of his reign he ruled without them.

Everything looked good when he first took over. Parliament gave him enough money and he was able to build up a large army. However one of Charles’ illegitimate sons, the Duke of Monmouth, tried to overthrow him. He was defeated and the rebels bodies were cut into quarters and salted and displayed in the towns in the south west of England. He did not hide his catholic ideas and made sure that Catholics were given important jobs in the army. When ministers disagreed they were sacked. When parliament were a nuisance he sent them away and made his own laws. When James’ wife gave birth to a son parliament invited his daughter Mary and her husband William to rule. James escaped to France.

Parliament invited William and Mary to become joint rulers. Parliament also passed the Bill of Rights in 1689 which limited their power. Parliament were determined not to give them the same rights as Charles and James. They were never allowed to rule without parliament. William was at first popular in England but the Catholics in Ireland hated him. When James tried to take back the throne in Ireland in 1690 Irish Catholics supported him and were defeated at the Battle of the Boyne. For most of his reign he got on well with his parliament. William worked hard on the war with France and was given financial help by parliament.

When she inherited the throne in 1702 she had been pregnant 18 times but only five of her babies were born alive and all of these died as children. Her main interests were playing dominoes and drinking brandy. She relied on close friends to run the country. They had a lot of power but if she did not like them then she would sack them. During her reign parliament took away no more of the monarchs powers. She was the first British monarch to see a single parliament for both England and Scotland.

At first he was not sure if he wanted the British throne. In Hanover he was in control and did not have to consult a parliament. He spoke very little English and was not interested in Britain. He went back to Hanover as often as he could. He left the government in the hands of his ministers. The most important of his ministers was Robert Walpole. He had the support of parliament and no one really challenged him during his 21 years in office. Some people called him Britain's first prime minister. This did not mean that George I had no power. It was the King’s right to choose ministers. When George died in 1727 he left a peaceful and wealthy country.

He hated his father who had locked up his mother for having a boyfriend. George detested Walpole but because he promised George a lot of money he kept him on. Walpole finally resigned in 1742, George was forced to take on William Pitt who he detested even more. Other ministers were chosen against George’s wishes. His biggest scare came in 1745 when ‘Bonnie Prince Charlie’ grandson of James II landed in Scotland and tried to force him off the throne. His army slaughtered the Jacobites at the Battle of Culloden. The Stuarts never again tried to win back the crown and he ruled for another 15 years.

In groups you will be given a monarch to represent. In each round the applicants will be assessed on a quality. Each group will nominate who should be fired. The three groups will then be brought to the boardroom. Sir Alan and his 2 advisors will ask each group to defend themselves. Each group will then be able to state why the other applicants should be fired. Sir Alan and his 2 advisors will then leave the room and make their decision. Their decision will be based on how well each group defended themselves, how well each group presented historical evidence in support of their argument.

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