HISTORY GCE A LEVEL

Course summary

Unit 1: TheTudors: England 1485-1603 Students will study the 5 Tudor monarchs: Henry VI, Henry VIII, Edward VI, Mary I and Elizabeth I. We look at how they enhanced their power at home and abroad, the religious changes in the period as well as the plotting and backstabbing that went on in the Tudor court! The course will give students a fascinating insight into the lives of these monarchs, their personalities and problems. Unit2: Democracy and Nazism 1918-1945 Students will study the establishment of the Weimar government and its golden age and collapse. They will then build on their knowledge and understanding of Hitler’s dictatorship, its impact on the people as well as its racial policies. This unit offers a gripping insight into a turbulent time in Germany’s history. Unit 3 Historical Investigation: Communist Russia 1855-1953 Students must select an historical investigation topic based around Communist Russia which includes the dictators Lenin, Stalin and Khrushchev. They can select their own area of interest within this topic, such as the causes of the Russian Revolution, the Terror, or opposition and rivalries. They must use 3 primary sources to answer their own historical enquiry with the support and guidance of staff.