History

Course summary

The course is designed to build on the knowledge and skills acquired at GCSE. It offers a diverse blend of both modern and Tudor history, whilst focusing on how governments maintain control. Throughout the course, students will encounter a wide range of interesting and influential characters who have helped shape the modern world such as Henry VIII, Elizabeth I, Martin Luther King and Adolf Hitler. -In Year 12 you will study: Component 1 The Tudors: England 1485-1547 Component 2 Democracy and Nazism, 1918-1933 -In Year 13 you will study: Component 1 The Tudors: England 1547-1603 Component 2 Democracy and Nazism, 1933-1945 Component 3 Historical Investigation – American Civil Rights 1865- 1968