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Module |
Module Content |
Assessment and weighting |
| AS Common to all students |
The Crusading Movement and the Latin East 1095-1204 |
This module will be common to all history students at AS. It takes as its major theme change through time. This is exemplified by the course of four crusades and the fortunes of the crusader states, giving an understanding of the interconnection of issues such as the impact of faith and the economic, social and political motivation of the participants, whose individual role will also be assessed |
Externally assessed written examination 50% of AS 25% of A2 |
| AS Choose any one from the following three periods |
Conqueror and Conquest, c1060–1087 |
An opportunity to study the dynamics of change caused by the Norman Conquest of England in 1066 and the extent to which there was continuity between Anglo-Saxon and Norman England after this date. The role of William the Conqueror and the consolidation of his hold on England will be central, as will be the work of individuals such as Lanfranc. The study of the conquest and its subsequent effects in the political, religious, military, economic, social and cultural spheres will allow candidates to judge the degree of continuity it engendered |
Externally assessed written examination 50% of AS 25% 0f A2 |
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A New Roman Empire? Mussolini’s Italy, 1922–1945 |
The impact of Mussolini’s Fascist regime on the Italian State and people. The main emphasis will be on an analysis and assessment of Mussolini’s aims, actions and influence. Study of Mussolini’s aims focuses on Fascist ideology and the part it played in political, economic, social and foreign policy. The analysis of Mussolini’s actions will cover developments both in peacetime and war, while the impact of the Fascist regime will involve a consideration of Mussolini’s successes and failures as well as an understanding of why the regime collapsed. |
Externally assessed written examination 50% of AS 25% of A2 |
| A2 Choose any one from the following three periods |
The Angevin Kings of England: British Monarchy, 1154-1216 |
The reigns of King Henry II and his sons, Kings Richard and John. factors and their relative importance to There is focus on the relationships between Crown, Church and barons, and the Angevin rulers’ attempts to maintain and extend royal authority. The role of individual kings and of others such as Thomas Becket, Hubert Walter and William Marshall provide an opportunity to consider the causes and course of conflict and co-operation, and also the challenges posed to royal authority. It also includes study of social attitudes towards women or the Jewish minority in Angevin England |
Externally assessed examination 30% |
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The Making of Modern Britain, 1951–2007 |
Change and continuity over approximately 50 years of British History, during which Britain enjoyed a period of post-war affluence and boom, followed by an era of reaction. It will involve an understanding of important individuals such as Macmillan, Wilson, Thatcher and Blair, and the interrelationship of such individuals with the ideas that helped bring about Britain’s changing relations with the world after 1951 and the enduring debate over European involvement Other factors will include the impact of government policies on industrial relations, trade unions and the nature of the relationship between the state and its citizens |
Externally assessed examination 30% |
| A2 Common to all students. |
Historical Enquiry |
Candidates will be required to submit an Historical Enquiry in essay format of approximately 3,500 words, based on the investigation of an historical issue. The themes chosen for this, of which students will choose one depending on their chronological period already chosen are:
- European heresy 1100-1300
- Civil Rights in the USA 1863-1980
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Internally assessed and externally moderated 20% |
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