History

Course summary

WHY STUDY HISTORY? The study of history, of whatever period, gives a sense of perspective and teaches important analytical skills. Students of History have a better understanding of the present and will have expanded their own cultural literacy through the in-depth study of a period in the past. They should emerge from their A Level better able to write and debate. CONTENT OF THE COURSE: The History Department offers one combined A Level course. Students will study one Early Modern option with one Modern option, in order to give them exposure to a wide range of concepts and time periods, and to allow them to develop a broader range of skills as a historian. The course will teach pupils how to engage with the past through the study of historical sources and the work of historians as well as developing critical and analytical skills. Students will study two examined components: - The Tudors 1485-1603 (the breadth study) - Revolution and Dictatorship: Russia 1917-1953 (the depth study)