1. AS History Matters www.pastmatters.org AS History Matters www.pastmatters.org S T A R T E R Rebellion in Vendee: Identify the causes of the rebellious counter revolution in the Vendee region.

2. AS History Matters www.pastmatters.org AS History Matters www.pastmatters.org S T A R T E R Overthrow of the Monarchy: Identify the causes of the radicalisation to events

3. AS History Matters www.pastmatters.org AS History Matters www.pastmatters.org Sunday, 15 November 2015 Why was Louis XVI executed? KI2: The Revolution 1789-1792.

4. AS History Matters www.pastmatters.org AS History Matters www.pastmatters.org Sunday, 15 November 2015 Session Aims Events of 1789. Review events of 1792. Understand the events surrounding execution of the Royal family Investigate the significance of this event

5. AS History Matters www.pastmatters.org AS History Matters www.pastmatters.org Note at least 5 facts from the video on the trial and execution of Louis XVI http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JSeHJDBfD6U http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2CbxmxyW9CQ

6. AS History Matters www.pastmatters.org AS History Matters www.pastmatters.org Note at least 5 facts from the video what do with the Monarchy http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JSeHJDBfD6U http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2CbxmxyW9CQ

7. AS History Matters www.pastmatters.org AS History Matters www.pastmatters.org The Debate You have been given some sheets with evidence on them about the trial and execution. The first thing that you need to do is to decide whether each card would be used for an argument for the defence or for the prosecution. Was Louis guilty or not?

8. AS History Matters www.pastmatters.org AS History Matters www.pastmatters.org The Execution of Louis XVI Should Louis really have been executed?

9. AS History Matters www.pastmatters.org AS History Matters www.pastmatters.org Plenary So did the revolutionaries do the right thing? Why?