History is concerned with reconstructing and explaining the events and personalities of the past. It is a discussion between present and past. The course has four major areas of study: • Year 1: The Tudors: England 1485 – 1547 –this module looks at the consolidation of the Tudor Dynasty under the reigns of Henry VII and Henry VIII • Year 1: Weimar Germany 1918-1933 – this module looks at the establishment of the Weimar Republic following the ‘defeat’ of World War One, the crisis, the Golden Years and the collapse into dictatorship • Year 2: The Tudors: England, Turmoil and Triumph 1547 – 1603 – this module looks at the ‘Mid-Tudor Crisis’ during the reigns of Edward VI and Mary I through the glittering triumph of Elizabeth I • Year 2: Nazi Germany 1933-1945 – this module investigates the rise of Hitler, the Nazi Dictatorship and the impact of war 1939-1945 The second year also has an area of study with coursework involved: • Year 2: Historical Investigation – this requires the student to research historical issues through the completion of coursework. Currently this is on the American dream with an investigation into civil rights in America between the 1860s and the 1960s.