History

Assessment

Early Modern History, Unit 1: Stuart Britain and the Crisis of Monarchy, 1603–1702 Absolutism Challenged: The Early Stuart Monarchs and their Parliaments, 1603–1629 The Downfall of the House of Stuart: Revolution and Civil War, 1629–1649 The Republican Experiment, the Return of the King and the Struggle for Constitutional Supremacy, 1649-1678 Royalty Shackled? The Establishment of Constitutional Monarchy, 1678–1702 Early Modern History, Unit 2: The Reformation in Europe, c1500–1564 Corruption and Depravity: The Condition of the Roman Catholic Church, c1500–1517 Heresy: Luther’s Challenge, 1517–1521 The Genie out of the Bottle: The Protestant Challenge, 1521–1531 Religious Warfare in Germany: The Expansion of the Reformation, 1531–1555 The Most Perfect School of Christ: Protestantism exported, 1541–1564 The Triumph of Orthodoxy: The Catholic Response, 1531– 1564 Modern History, Unit 1: The British Empire, c1857–1967 Commerce, Control and Civilisation: The Development of British Imperialism, c1857–1890 The Pinnacle of Power? Imperial Consolidation and Liberal Rule, c1890–1914 Rebellion and Reconstruction: The Challenges to Imperialism, 1914–1947 The Winds of Change: De-colonisation and the Re-ordering of Empire, 1947–1967 Modern History, Unit 2: France in Revolution, 1774–1815 Challenges to Change: The Origins of the French Revolution, 1774–1789 Being like Britain? The Experiment in Constitutional Monarchy, 1789–1792 Mob Rule: The Emergence and Spread of the Terror, 1792–1795 Pendulum Politics: The Directory and Napoleon’s Rise to Power, 1795–1799 Fooling France: The Impact of Napoleon’s Rule on France, 1799–1815 Imperial Ambition: The Impact of Napoleon’s Rule on Europe, 1799–1815 Regardless of the period, you will take three assessments: • Unit 1: Breadth Study is assessed by a two-and-a-half-hour examination. You consider developments over around 100 years and analyse different historians’ arguments. • Unit 2: Depth Study focuses on a shorter period of significant historical change or development. The only difference is the focus on primary sources, rather than interpretations. It is assessed by a two-and-a-half-hour examination. • Unit 3 is a non-examined assessment of one extended essay of up to 4,500 words, from a list of questions on Black civil rights in the USA, 1877–1984.