The first two components are taught across both years. They involve the study of a substantial period of History. One of the two components will be a British History option and the other will be non-British. Each component will require candidates to write a skills-based exercise and two essays in 2 hours 30 minutes, at the end of the second year. The third component, introduced at the end of the first year, will be an essay of 3,500 – 4,500 words. This should take the form of a question in the context of approximately 100 years. It cannot duplicate the content of options chosen for Components 1 and 2. Taken together, Components 1, 2 and 3 must be from a chronological range of at least 200 years. The Department will offer three routes, which cover the medieval, early modern and modern periods, depending on the timetabling arrangements for that academic year and the availability of teaching staff. Due to the way the timetable is constructed and because of other subject choice combinations, it is not possible to choose between routes.