The French medievalist, Marc Bloch, considered History to be the ‘master discipline’. He meant, first, that a critical reading of the past was foundational in any and every field of intellectual endeavour from astronomy to zoology; and, second, that the historian must – in turn – be willing and able to draw upon every one of these fields in their reconstruction of the past. One cannot rely alone on traditional historiographical methods; further to the interrogation of documentary evidence, Bloch proposed, the historian must also be an archaeologist, an art historian, a philologist, a philosopher, a palaeographer, a pupil of literature, a cultural theorist, an economist, a musicologist, and so on. In choosing to study History at A Level, you will see for yourself the massive diversity of the past and will come to appreciate the endless intellectual possibilities associated with studying it. Depending on which set you are assigned to, you might find yourself exploring the machinations of the medieval papacy, the economic might of Britain’s informal empire in South America, the high politics and not-so-high morals of Catherine the Great’s St Petersburg, or the cultural catastrophe that overtook China in the 1960s. Whichever topics you end up studying, you can be assured of no shortage of colour, drama, and challenge. You will be exposed to a dazzling range of source materials and will master all manner of new historiographical techniques with which to decode, deconstruct, and demystify them. Module 1: Each candidate will study one of the following breadth topics, depending on the set to which they are allocated: The Age of the Crusades, c.1071-1204; The British Empire, 1857-1967; Tsarist and Communist Russia, 1855-1964; Stuart Britain and the Crisis of Monarchy, 1603-1702; Russia in the Age of Absolutism and Enlightenment, 1682-1796; The Tudor Age, 1485-1603; and Germany, 1871- 1991. The examination paper is based on three documents and two essay questions. Module 2: Each candidate will study one of the following depth topics: The Angevin Kings, 1154-1216; Louis XIV, France and Europe, 1646-1715; Italy and Fascism, 1900-1945; The transformation of China, 1936- 1997; and the Making of Modern Britain, 1951-2007. The examination paper is based on three sources and two essay questions. Module 3 A guided individual study of 4000 words based on the study of 100 years or questions. Topics will vary from set to set but may include: The Crusades; the Reformation; Stuart Britain; the Ottoman Empire; the British Way in Warfare, 1793-1918; Tsarist and Communist Russia; and German Foreign Policy, 1848-1945.
For those applicants currently studying GCSEs, we also require 14 points as a minimum entry requirement, where Grades 8 and 9 = 3 points, Grade 7 = 2 points and Grade 6 = 1 point. We would expect applicants to achieve significantly higher than our minimum grade requirement. GCSEs should include English Language, Mathematics, and a grade 8 in the three subjects to be studied at A level, where those subjects are being studied for GCSE. For 16+ applicants to enter the Remove from elsewhere in the UK, the minimum requirement for entry will be 14 points at GCSE (see above) or the equivalent. We look for a grade 8 or above in English Language, Mathematics, and all subjects chosen for study at A level. A-level grades are not commonly achieved without at least a grade 8 at GCSE in the same or related subjects. The most competitive universities will expect a mixture of A and A* grades at the A-level.
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The French medievalist, Marc Bloch, considered History to be the ‘master discipline’. He meant, first, that a critical reading of the past was foundational in any and every field of intellectual endeavour from astronomy to zoology; and, second, that the historian must – in turn – be willing and able to draw upon every one of these fields in their reconstruction of the past. One cannot rely alone on traditional historiographical methods; further to the interrogation of documentary evidence, Bloch proposed, the historian must also be an archaeologist, an art historian, a philologist, a philosopher, a palaeographer, a pupil of literature, a cultural theorist, an economist, a musicologist, and so on. In choosing to study History at A Level, you will see for yourself the massive diversity of the past and will come to appreciate the endless intellectual possibilities associated with studying it. Depending on which set you are assigned to, you might find yourself exploring the machinations of the medieval papacy, the economic might of Britain’s informal empire in South America, the high politics and not-so-high morals of Catherine the Great’s St Petersburg, or the cultural catastrophe that overtook China in the 1960s. Whichever topics you end up studying, you can be assured of no shortage of colour, drama, and challenge. You will be exposed to a dazzling range of source materials and will master all manner of new historiographical techniques with which to decode, deconstruct, and demystify them. Module 1: Each candidate will study one of the following breadth topics, depending on the set to which they are allocated: The Age of the Crusades, c.1071-1204; The British Empire, 1857-1967; Tsarist and Communist Russia, 1855-1964; Stuart Britain and the Crisis of Monarchy, 1603-1702; Russia in the Age of Absolutism and Enlightenment, 1682-1796; The Tudor Age, 1485-1603; and Germany, 1871- 1991. The examination paper is based on three documents and two essay questions. Module 2: Each candidate will study one of the following depth topics: The Angevin Kings, 1154-1216; Louis XIV, France and Europe, 1646-1715; Italy and Fascism, 1900-1945; The transformation of China, 1936- 1997; and the Making of Modern Britain, 1951-2007. The examination paper is based on three sources and two essay questions. Module 3 A guided individual study of 4000 words based on the study of 100 years or questions. Topics will vary from set to set but may include: The Crusades; the Reformation; Stuart Britain; the Ottoman Empire; the British Way in Warfare, 1793-1918; Tsarist and Communist Russia; and German Foreign Policy, 1848-1945.
For those applicants currently studying GCSEs, we also require 14 points as a minimum entry requirement, where Grades 8 and 9 = 3 points, Grade 7 = 2 points and Grade 6 = 1 point. We would expect applicants to achieve significantly higher than our minimum grade requirement. GCSEs should include English Language, Mathematics, and a grade 8 in the three subjects to be studied at A level, where those subjects are being studied for GCSE. For 16+ applicants to enter the Remove from elsewhere in the UK, the minimum requirement for entry will be 14 points at GCSE (see above) or the equivalent. We look for a grade 8 or above in English Language, Mathematics, and all subjects chosen for study at A level. A-level grades are not commonly achieved without at least a grade 8 at GCSE in the same or related subjects. The most competitive universities will expect a mixture of A and A* grades at the A-level.