History

Course summary

Course Content Unit 1 – Consolidation of the Tudor Dynasty, England, 1485-1547 • Henry VII • Henry VIII Unit 3 – England: Turmoil and Triumph, 1547-1603 • The Mid-Tudor Crisis • The Triumph of Elizabeth Unit 2 – Prosperity, inequality and Superpower status, 1945-1963 • Truman • Eisenhower • Kennedy Unit 4 – Challenges to the American Dream, 1963-1980 • Johnson • Nixon • After Nixon How will I learn? A Level Historians can be expected to learn the subject in a variety of ways. Students will build on skills and concepts learned in KS3 and KS4 adding depth, nuance and a greater understanding of historiography. Students will learn the subject through in class lessons but will also be expected to undertake a great deal of wider reading in the subject, much of which is guided by the subject teachers. Top achievers will apply their reading throughout the course.