History

Course summary

Common to each of our History courses are narratives that are full of intrigue, heroism, conflict and struggle. You will investigate some of the greatest personalities and events of the past. Each of these topics illuminates the present whilst being fascinating in their own right. On our Early Modern History option you will study “Conquest, Crusade and Control in the Medieval and Early Modern World”: The Crusades c.1095-1204, Anglo-Saxon England and the Anglo-Norman Kingdom c.1053-1106, The witch craze in Britain, Europe and North America, c 1580-1750 and the Coursework: The Origin of the English Civil War. The course is 20% coursework, and 80% external exam.