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Hi i'm new to this site as a forum but use it regularly for it's resources!
I'm now studying Oliver Cromwell at A-Level and my teacher isn't much help. Ask him a question, he's submissive.
We have to do an essay on Oliver Cromwell's military role and whether it has been exagerrated.
I just have problems with essay structure. How should I structure this essay?
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Oliver Cromwell's Military Role - Essay Structure! :S
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Posted 01 October 2009 - 08:12 AM
Before we get into details, what is the exact question you have been asked, please? You gave us an outline, but I don't want to lead you down the wrong path. Secondly, is this just an essay, or is it based on a past exam question or in the style of a Unit 1 or Unit 2 answer, for example? Fianlly, if you could tell me which exam board you are studying with, that might also be relevant.
Remember, writing A-level essays is a skill to be learned, so don't worry if you haven't reached perfection yet!
Remember, writing A-level essays is a skill to be learned, so don't worry if you haven't reached perfection yet!
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Posted 06 October 2009 - 01:23 PM
Right, having not heard back, a few ideas which may be of use.
Not exaggerated:
Without Cromwell's early victories East Anglia would not have been secured so quickly
Cromwell was a master at organising and training disciplined troops
Cromwell's well-disciplined cavalry played important roles at Marston Moor and Naseby
Cromwell made sure that his armies were properly supplied and paid, ensuring their loyalty and discipline
Cromwell's swift victory at Dunbar eneded Charles II's hopes of restoration
Exaggerated:
Cromwell was not the only Parliamentarian commander capable of organising and leading men e.g. Thomas Fairfax, William Waller, Philip Skippon
Cromwell's cavalry, although well-disciplined, only formed a part of the New Model Army
At Marston Moor, Cromwell had to be helped out by Fairfax and Leslie's Scots
Cromwell sometimes ravaged the countryside so that he could keep his own troops supplied
Cromwell was outmanoeuvred before Dunbar
Something to be going on with. The links on the homepage, both A-level and Yr 8, will give you some further places to look. A warning, some of the links are broken, which can be frustrating.
Hope that this helps: if you wish to discuss it further, you know where we are.
Not exaggerated:
Without Cromwell's early victories East Anglia would not have been secured so quickly
Cromwell was a master at organising and training disciplined troops
Cromwell's well-disciplined cavalry played important roles at Marston Moor and Naseby
Cromwell made sure that his armies were properly supplied and paid, ensuring their loyalty and discipline
Cromwell's swift victory at Dunbar eneded Charles II's hopes of restoration
Exaggerated:
Cromwell was not the only Parliamentarian commander capable of organising and leading men e.g. Thomas Fairfax, William Waller, Philip Skippon
Cromwell's cavalry, although well-disciplined, only formed a part of the New Model Army
At Marston Moor, Cromwell had to be helped out by Fairfax and Leslie's Scots
Cromwell sometimes ravaged the countryside so that he could keep his own troops supplied
Cromwell was outmanoeuvred before Dunbar
Something to be going on with. The links on the homepage, both A-level and Yr 8, will give you some further places to look. A warning, some of the links are broken, which can be frustrating.
Hope that this helps: if you wish to discuss it further, you know where we are.
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