History

Course summary

Three centuries of British and European history are explored in our chosen modules at A level, from religious and political tensions that beset the restored monarchy of Charles II to the challenges faced by Khrushchev in the 1950s, as he struggled to de-Stalinise the USSR. In its current form, the course enables students to trace the evolution of parliamentary democracy and constitutional monarchy in this country and the long birth of ‘modern’ Britain, while also providing an understanding of nationhood and identity in two European countries: nineteenth century Italy and nineteenth and twentieth century Russia.