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History
Course Breakdown
Course Summary
• Exam board is AQA
Paper Content Marks Duration Weighting
Unit 1 England 1485 – 1603 80 2 hours
30 minutes 40%
Unit 2 Germany 1918 – 45 80 2 hours
30 minutes 40%
Unit 3 Historical Enquiry 40 3500 word
coursework
essay 20%
Summary o f Content
Unit 1: England 1485-1603
The Weimar Republic; The Golden Age of Weimar
1924-28; The Collapse of Democracy 1928-33;
The Nazi Dictatorship 1933-39; The Impact of the Nazi
Dictatorship; Nazi Racial Policy 1933-45
Unit 2: Germany 1918-45
Henry VII and the establishment of the Tudor dynasty;
Henry VIII and the revolution in Church and State;
Edward VI, Mary I and the Mid Tudor Crisis; Elizabeth I,
Turmoil and Triumph.
Unit 3: Historical Enquiry
Students will investigate a key issue surrounding the
struggle for Civil Rights in the USA. Students will research
issues such as the impact of the Civil Rights Movement
and the role of Presidents. The essay will engage
students in historical debate, and the analysis of a range
of primary and secondary sources.
Suggested Preparation for September
We encourage all our students to read books and articles
about the topics we study and there are hundreds to
choose from. An excellent starting place for the Tudors is
The Winter King by Thomas Penn. Similarly, The Nazis a
Warning from History by Laurence Rees is a really good
introduction to the Germany course.
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