History

Assessment

The first two components will be taught over the two years and will be examined by two examination papers of 2 ½ hours, each requiring the candidate to answer one document question and two essays, at the end of the second year. The third component will be an essay of 4,000 – 4,500 words on a topic of chosen from a course which will be taught in the Summer Term of the Lower Sixth. This will cover a 100-year period. The topic will vary from year to year. Possible topics include the Age of the Crusades 1071-1204, the USA 1865-1975, or Germany 1871-1991. The essay will be planned and written over the summer holidays and Michaelmas and Lent Terms of the Upper Sixth. It is internally assessed and externally moderated.