History

Course summary

Do you like to argue? Do you have a mind of your own? Are you the kind of person who asks lots of questions and does not just accept everything you are told? If the answer is yes then A Level History will be perfect for you! Students will study two different topics. The Russian Revolution of 1917 and the impact that the leaders of the revolution, Lenin and Stalin, had on the country for 40 years after it. During the period called ‘The Great Terror’ in the 1930s Stalin deliberately starved millions of people to death, why? He also forced members of his secret police to kill other members of his secret police, why? Joseph Stalin was certainly responsible for the deaths of more people than Adolf Hitler yet why were the British and Americans so keen to ally with him? Students will also find out how one of the most famous Royal families in English history took the throne and kept it for more than a century even though twelve other people had better claims to that throne in 1485. They will find out why Henry VIII married six times; will decide whether Mary I deserved her terrible reputation and her ‘Bloody Mary’ nickname; and will also decide whether the Elizabethan period was really ‘A Golden Age’. Interested in a career in Media, Journalism, the Police, Law, and Teaching? The study of History at this level will help you to think for yourself and work independently – important skills that will allow you to do anything you want to.