History

History

Exam Board

OCR

Entry Requirements

What will I study?

You will study three main topics that cover a wide range of time periods.

Unit 1: Early Tudors and the Mid Tudor Crisis. 
This will include:
• The government of Henry VII and threats to his rule
• Henry VII’s foreign policy
• Henry VIII and Wolsey
• The reign of Henry VIII after 1529

It will also include an element of source analysis about the reigns of Edward VI and Mary I on the following issues:
• The Stability of the Monarchy
• Religious Changes
• Rebellion and Unrest

Unit 2: The unification of Italy 1789-1896

This topic will look at the following:

• Napoleonic and restoration Italy 1789 -1820
• The period of revolutions 1820-1849
• The unification of Italy 1850-1870
• Italy after unification 1870-1896

Unit 3: Civil Rights in the USA 1865-1992.
This topic will look at the issue of Civil Rights for the following groups:
• African Americans
• Trade Union and Labour Rights
• Native American Indians
• Women

It will also include three depth studies;
• Civil Rights in the ‘Gilded Age’ 1875-95.
• The New Deal and Civil Rights.
• Malcom X and Black Power

Unit 4: Coursework
Students will undertake a piece of coursework that examines a historical issue of their choosing.

Assessment

Unit 1: Early Tudors (British Period Study) 1 hour 30, 25%

Unit 2: Italian unification 1 hour, 15%

Unit 3: Civil Rights (Thematic Study and Historical Interpretations) 2hours 30 mins, 40%

Unit 4: Coursework, 20%

What skills will I gain?

Students will gain a wide range of skills from studying History. These include; developed and extended writing; analysis and evaluation of evidence; understanding different viewpoints and presenting and discussing different arguments about the past.

Future Pathways