History

Course summary

This course is taught as a full A Level across two years. Units that are studied in Year 12 are: (Paper 1) Britain, 1625-1701, covering the English Civil War to the Glorious Revolution, (Paper 2) Russia in Revolution, 1894-1924, covering the reign and fall of Nicolas II to the Bolshevik seizure and consolidation of power. In Year 13 students will study: (Paper 3) Civil Rights in the United States 1850- 2009, from emancipation to the election of Barack Obama and (Paper 4) the compulsory coursework unit concerning responsibility for the Holocaust.