History

Assessment

40% Paper 1Breadth Study Tsarist and Communist Russia Trying to preserve autocracy 1855-1894· The collapse of Autocracy 1894-1917 · The emergence of the Communist dictatorship · The Stalinist dictatorship & reaction 40% Paper 2Depth Study Religious Conflict and the Church in England 1529-1570 · The Church in c1529· The break from Rome c1529-1537 · Change & reaction, 1536-1547 · A more Protestant Nation · The restoration of Papal Authority · The establishment of the Church of England 20 % Paper 3Historical Investigation (Coursework) The Fight for Irish Independence 1823 -1921 3,000-3,500 word essay. A personal study on a question selected by the students · Daniel O’Connell & The Catholic Association’s fight for emancipation· The Potato Famine · The Land League · Constitutional Nationalism · Revolutionary Nationalism · The Ulster Volunteer Force · Easter Rising · Irish Republican Army · Partition of Ireland