Breadth paper: This will involve a study of 100 years of significant developments. It will be examined in a 2h 30 min examination, worth 40% of the A Level and focused on historical interpretations. The course begins during the Wars of the Roses; a conflict in which the Lancastrians and Yorkists are vying for the ultimate prize – the crown of England. We examine how this civil conflict came to an end at the Battle of Bosworth in 1485. For Henry VII this is just the beginning of the challenge of establishing royal authority and securing the Tudor dynasty. In this wide-ranging course, you will study how effectively the Tudors restored and developed the power of the monarchy by looking at key events such as the Break with Rome. Additionally, we will be able to focus on how England’s relations with foreign powers changed and what impact this had on the succession. We will look at how far intellectual and religious ideas developed, and with what effect, as well as study key individuals such as Thomas Cromwell, Anne Boleyn and Mary Queen of Scots. There are many Tudor historians in UK universities, so we are lucky enough to be able to attend academic lectures. Paper 2: Louis XIV France and Europe 1643-1715 Depth paper: This will involve a study of major historical change and will require a consideration of some primary evidence. The examination will be 2h 30 min, worth 40% of the A Level. This period of French history analyses Louis XIV and France in its great age of cultural achievement. Louis worked hard to create an image of himself as an absolute monarch, through statues and coins, but most importantly through building his magnificent palace at Versailles. He was, in all respects, the ‘Sun King’. By the 1680s he ruled over a country at the height of its powers: French became the international language of diplomacy and French fashion was copied throughout the courts of Europe. But the long and destructive War of the Spanish Succession at the end of his reign brought military defeats and huge financial debts to this once great country. You will be able to study the reign of this controversial monarch through both primary and secondary source material. Historical investigation: Spain 1490-1598 This element is an exercise in assessing and evaluating interpretations of the past in a piece of writing of 4500 words. This period has been widely judged to be a ‘Golden Age' in Spain. Not only did Spain dominate Europe politically, but it was also home to an artistic flowering that would make it the cultural centre of the continent. Ferdinand and Isabella were the first monarchs to bring stability and unity to the peninsula. They were also responsible for sponsoring Christopher Columbus on his voyages of discovery and for introducing the Inquisition. Under Charles V, the empire spread to include Austria and the Holy Roman Empire amongst others, but it was under Philip II that Spain’s Golden Age reached its height and he ruled over his huge empire from his magnificent palace of Escorial, just outside Madrid.
For popular courses such as Economics, English Literature, History, Medicine, or Psychology, all of the competitive universities require at least grade AAA at A Level or, usually, a score of 37-39 IB points; the most competitive require A*AA (or even occasionally A*A*A) or 7 points in one or more HL subject. Universities such as Bath, Bristol, Durham, Imperial, Manchester, UCL and Warwick may also require A*AA or 7 points in an HL subject for courses in Sciences, Engineering or Mathematics; a few of these courses will require IB students to have 7 points in a specific HL Science or Mathematics and A Level students to have A* in a specific Science or Mathematics. Cambridge currently requires a minimum of A Level grades of A*AA for all Arts courses and for Psychological and Behavioural Sciences, and A*A*A for all Science courses, Computer Science and Economics. Irrespective of course, the standard IB requirement is 40-42 points, including 776 in the three Higher Level subjects. In practice, however, higher (or lower) offers are sometimes made to both A Level and IB students; these are decided on an individual basis. Oxford currently requires A Level grades of AAA for all Arts courses and for Human Sciences, A*AA for most Science courses, Economics and Management, Geography, and Psychology, Philosophy & Linguistics, and A*A*A for Chemistry, Engineering and Mathematics courses. Irrespective of course, the standard IB requirement is 38-40 points with 666-776 in the three Higher Level subjects. Unlike at Cambridge, these entry requirements are standardised across the university and are rarely raised or lowered.
Historical investigation: Spain 1490-1598 This element is an exercise in assessing and evaluating interpretations of the past in a piece of writing of 4500 words.
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Breadth paper: This will involve a study of 100 years of significant developments. It will be examined in a 2h 30 min examination, worth 40% of the A Level and focused on historical interpretations. The course begins during the Wars of the Roses; a conflict in which the Lancastrians and Yorkists are vying for the ultimate prize – the crown of England. We examine how this civil conflict came to an end at the Battle of Bosworth in 1485. For Henry VII this is just the beginning of the challenge of establishing royal authority and securing the Tudor dynasty. In this wide-ranging course, you will study how effectively the Tudors restored and developed the power of the monarchy by looking at key events such as the Break with Rome. Additionally, we will be able to focus on how England’s relations with foreign powers changed and what impact this had on the succession. We will look at how far intellectual and religious ideas developed, and with what effect, as well as study key individuals such as Thomas Cromwell, Anne Boleyn and Mary Queen of Scots. There are many Tudor historians in UK universities, so we are lucky enough to be able to attend academic lectures. Paper 2: Louis XIV France and Europe 1643-1715 Depth paper: This will involve a study of major historical change and will require a consideration of some primary evidence. The examination will be 2h 30 min, worth 40% of the A Level. This period of French history analyses Louis XIV and France in its great age of cultural achievement. Louis worked hard to create an image of himself as an absolute monarch, through statues and coins, but most importantly through building his magnificent palace at Versailles. He was, in all respects, the ‘Sun King’. By the 1680s he ruled over a country at the height of its powers: French became the international language of diplomacy and French fashion was copied throughout the courts of Europe. But the long and destructive War of the Spanish Succession at the end of his reign brought military defeats and huge financial debts to this once great country. You will be able to study the reign of this controversial monarch through both primary and secondary source material. Historical investigation: Spain 1490-1598 This element is an exercise in assessing and evaluating interpretations of the past in a piece of writing of 4500 words. This period has been widely judged to be a ‘Golden Age' in Spain. Not only did Spain dominate Europe politically, but it was also home to an artistic flowering that would make it the cultural centre of the continent. Ferdinand and Isabella were the first monarchs to bring stability and unity to the peninsula. They were also responsible for sponsoring Christopher Columbus on his voyages of discovery and for introducing the Inquisition. Under Charles V, the empire spread to include Austria and the Holy Roman Empire amongst others, but it was under Philip II that Spain’s Golden Age reached its height and he ruled over his huge empire from his magnificent palace of Escorial, just outside Madrid.
For popular courses such as Economics, English Literature, History, Medicine, or Psychology, all of the competitive universities require at least grade AAA at A Level or, usually, a score of 37-39 IB points; the most competitive require A*AA (or even occasionally A*A*A) or 7 points in one or more HL subject. Universities such as Bath, Bristol, Durham, Imperial, Manchester, UCL and Warwick may also require A*AA or 7 points in an HL subject for courses in Sciences, Engineering or Mathematics; a few of these courses will require IB students to have 7 points in a specific HL Science or Mathematics and A Level students to have A* in a specific Science or Mathematics. Cambridge currently requires a minimum of A Level grades of A*AA for all Arts courses and for Psychological and Behavioural Sciences, and A*A*A for all Science courses, Computer Science and Economics. Irrespective of course, the standard IB requirement is 40-42 points, including 776 in the three Higher Level subjects. In practice, however, higher (or lower) offers are sometimes made to both A Level and IB students; these are decided on an individual basis. Oxford currently requires A Level grades of AAA for all Arts courses and for Human Sciences, A*AA for most Science courses, Economics and Management, Geography, and Psychology, Philosophy & Linguistics, and A*A*A for Chemistry, Engineering and Mathematics courses. Irrespective of course, the standard IB requirement is 38-40 points with 666-776 in the three Higher Level subjects. Unlike at Cambridge, these entry requirements are standardised across the university and are rarely raised or lowered.
Historical investigation: Spain 1490-1598 This element is an exercise in assessing and evaluating interpretations of the past in a piece of writing of 4500 words.
