History

Course summary

The AQA syllabus offers you the chance to study three broad areas of History selected from a span of at least 200 years. There are two examined modules: Tudor England and Modern America. You will be able to enjoy investigating some of the most colourful, flamboyant and dynamic characters in history, from Henry VIII and Elizabeth I to Martin Luther King and President Bill Clinton. The third area of study is a piece of Coursework on Germany from 1890-1990. This spans the move from the Kaiser, through republic, the dictatorship of the Nazis, and a divided nation at the centre of the Cold War and ends with re-unification. By the end of the course you should have a greater understanding of the nature of political power, national identities and religious and racial conflict that run across the three very different historical contexts. You will also have a very good idea why much of the world is currently the way it is.