History

Course summary

Studying A-Level History not only helps improve your knowledge of the past, but it also helps you gain skills that are invaluable in many jobs. Some of these skills include analysing, researching, communication and problem-solving. The Early Stuarts and the Origins of the Civil War, 1603-1660In this topic we cover James I and his relationship with Parliament and James I and religion, in particular his relationship with Catholics and the Gunpowder Plot. The course also covers Charles I, his tensions with Parliament and assesses the outbreak of the English Civil War. The Enquiry topics cover the Execution of Charles I to the Interregnum between 1646–1660. This topic provides an insight into a period of significant political and social change within Britain.