Students complete this worksheet using the interactive newsfeed activity, and then categorise the information thematically to begin analysing the causes for Franco’s victory.

“Introduction: The Outcome of the Spanish Civil War was by no means a foregone conclusion”
This worksheet will later be used as the basis for the introduction to the main essay “Why did Franco win the Spanish Civil War?”

How accurately has the event been depicted in films such as Cromwell (1970) and To Kill a King (2002)? The lesson can be accompanied by the second part of the Prezi Presentation.The video clips are embedded within it, but they are also accessible at YouTube: [Cromwell (1970)] [To Kill a King (2002)].

This resource can be found within this complete Key Stage 3 History Study Unit on the English Civil War.