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Warwickshire Loss Accounts

Research	Using the book and the National Civil War Centre’s online archives, find the Warwickshire Loss Accounts and explore anything you find notable or interesting.
Questions	Using your findings, answer the following questions: Which of these items taken was most surprising and what would the purpose of these objects be in war? Why did people have to give these things to soldiers and why would there be less resistance to this? What did it mean to be a civilian at the time? What did it mean to be a soldier? How has this changed in the modern day? Are civilians’ personhood more respected today?
Object	Look at the Loss Accounts and carry out See, Think, Ask, Research.

See	Identify key elements of the accounts and what stands out to you.
Think	Identify the significance of the object.
Ask	What questions do you have following your examination of the object? What does it make you wonder? What is missing or not clear?
Research	What next steps will I take to find out more and to answer any of the questions I have?
How does this compare to other documents preserved from the Civil War? What surprises you about the accounts compared to its reputation?

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SEE

THINK�ASK �RESEARCH

Provide an insight into the impact on civilians

Items that were lost could be varied and surprising

Even those who did not

directly lose objects were impacted

For this activity, you may want to select a section of the Accounts from the National Civil War Centre archive.

Constable Jane Kitchen’s Account

Find Constable Jane Kitchen’s Account for Upton, 1644 in the book and read this.

SUGGESTED ACTIVITIES

Civilian Life

Civilians’ lives were greatly impacted by the war. List out the different ways a civilian’s life might be affected by the ongoing civil war.
Some civilians were affected even though they were far away from the fighting. However, those who lived in areas that were sieged were directly affected. How do you think those affected directly by the fighting might view the war compared to those indirectly affected?
Imagine you are a civilian who has lost family and property to the war. Write a letter to either Charles I or Cromwell explaining your grievances, your view on the war and what kind of compensation you might want to receive.

Your View

List the ten most important things in your life. �This may be your phone, a sentimental item, your pets or your family.

If you were living during the Civil War, what would you be prepared to give up if a soldier told you that you must do so?
Which could you never give up?
Does anything about your choices surprise you?
Many civilians in the Civil Wars did not have a choice.
Do you think this might have affected their overall view of war?