A Level History Topics
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The following list of A Level History topics will help you to understand exactly which topics you are studying and how your course is broken down in terms of assessment. This post covers all the three main exam boards of AQA, Edexcel and OCR.
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AQA Assessment Breakdown
Historical Investigation (Coursework) – 20% of final grade
Breadth Study (Exam) – 40% of final grade
Depth Study (Exam) – 40% of final grade
AQA A Level History Topics
Component 1: Breadth study
1A The Age of the Crusades, c1071–1204
1B Spain in the Age of Discovery, 1469–1598
1C The Tudors: England, 1485–1603
1D Stuart Britain and the Crisis of Monarchy, 1603–1702
1E Russia in the Age of Absolutism and Enlightenment, 1682–1796
1F Industrialisation and the people: Britain, c1783–1885
1G Challenge and transformation: Britain, c1851–1964
1H Tsarist and Communist Russia, 1855–1964
1J The British Empire, c1857–1967
1K The making of a Superpower: USA, 1865–1975
1L The quest for political stability: Germany, 1871–1991
Component 2: Depth study
2A Royal Authority and the Angevin Kings, 1154–1216
2B The Wars of the Roses, 1450–1499
2C The Reformation in Europe, c1500–1564
2D Religious conflict and the Church in England, c1529–c1570
2E The English Revolution, 1625–1660
2F The Sun King: Louis XIV, France and Europe, 1643–1715
2G The Birth of the USA, 1760–1801
2H France in Revolution, 1774–1815
2J America: A Nation Divided, c1845–1877
2K International Relations and Global Conflict, c1890–1941
2L Italy and Fascism, c1900–1945
2M Wars and Welfare: Britain in Transition, 1906–1957
Edexcel Assessment Breakdown
Research Enquiry (Coursework) – 20% of grade
Breadth Study with Interpretations (Exam) – 30% of grade
Depth Study (Exam) – 20% of grade
Themes in Breadth + Aspects in Depth (Exam) 30% of grade
Ed Excel A Level History Topics
Breadth study with interpretations
1A: The crusades, c1095–1204
1B: England, 1509–1603: authority, nation and religion
1C: Britain, 1625–1701: conflict, revolution and settlement
1D: Britain, c1785–c1870: democracy, protest and reform
1E: Russia, 1917–91: from Lenin to Yeltsin
1F: In search of the American Dream: the USA, c1917–96
1G: Germany and West Germany, 1918–89
1H: Britain transformed, 1918–97
Depth study
2A.1: Anglo-Saxon England and the Anglo-Norman Kingdom, c1053–1106
2A.2: England and the Angevin Empire in the reign of Henry II, 1154–89
2B.1: Luther and the German Reformation, c1515–55
2B.2: The Dutch Revolt, c1563–1609
2C.1: France in revolution, 1774–99
2C.2: Russia in revolution, 1894–1924
2D.1: The unification of Italy, c1830–70
2D.2: The unification of Germany, c1840–71
2E.1: Mao’s China, 1949–76
2E.2: The German Democratic Republic, 1949–90
2F.1: India, c1914–48: the road to independence
2F.2: South Africa, 1948–94: from apartheid state to ‘rainbow nation’
2G.1: The rise and fall of fascism in Italy, c1911–46
2G.2: Spain, 1930–78: republicanism, Francoism and the re-establishment of democracy
2H.1: The USA, c1920–55: boom, bust and recovery
Themes in breadth with aspects in depth
30: Lancastrians, Yorkists and Henry VII, 1399–1509
31: Rebellion and disorder under the Tudors, 1485–1603
32: The Golden Age of Spain, 1474–1598
33: The witch craze in Britain, Europe and North America, c1580–c1750
34.1: Industrialisation and social change in Britain, 1759–1928: forging a new society
34.2: Poverty, public health and the state in Britain, c1780–1939
35.1: Britain: losing and gaining an empire, 1763–1914
35.2: The British experience of warfare, c1790–1918
36.1: Protest, agitation and parliamentary reform in Britain, c1780–1928
36.2: Ireland and the Union, c1774–1923
37.1: The changing nature of warfare, 1859–1991: perception and reality
37.2: Germany, 1871–1990: united, divided and reunited
38.1: The making of modern Russia, 1855–1991
38.2: The making of modern China, 1860–1997
39.1: Civil rights and race relations in the USA, 1850–2009
39.2: Mass media and social change in Britain, 1882–2004
OCR Assessment Breakdown
Topic Based Essay (Coursework) – 20% of grade
British Period Study and Enquiry (Exam) – 25% of grade
Non-British Period Study (Exam) – 15% of grade
Thematic Study and Interpretations (Exam) – 40% of grade
OCR A Level History Topics
British Period Study and Enquiry
Alfred and the making of England 871—1016
Anglo-Saxon England and the Norman Conquest 1035—1107
England 1199—1272
England 1377—1455
England 1445—1509: Lancastrians, Yorkists and Henry VII
England 1485—1558: the early Tudors
England 1547—1603: the late Tudors
The early Stuarts and the origins of the Civil War 1603—1660
The making of Georgian Britain 1678 — c. 1760
From Pitt to Peel: Britain 1783—1853
Liberals, Conservatives and the rise of Labour 1846—1918
Britain 1900—1951
Britain 1930—1997
Non-British Period Study
The rise of Islam c. 550 — 750
Charlemagne 768—814
The Crusades and the crusader states 1095—1192
Genghis Khan and the explosion from the Steppes c. 1167 — 1405
Exploration, Encounters and Empire 1445—1570
Spain 1469—1556
The German Reformation and the rule of Charles V 1500—1559
Philip II 1556—1598
African kingdoms c. 1400 — c. 1800: four case studies
Russia 1645—1741
The rise and decline of the Mughal Empire in India 1526—1739
The American Revolution 1740—1796
The French Revolution and the rule of Napoleon 1774—1815
France 1814—1870
Italy and unification 1789—1896
The USA in the 19th Century: Westward expansion and Civil War 1803 — c. 1890
Japan 1853—1937
International relations 1890—1941
Russia 1894—1941
Italy 1896—1943
Democracy and dictatorships in Germany 1919—1963
The Cold War in Asia 1945—1993
The Cold War in Europe 1941—1995
Apartheid and reconciliation: South African politics 1948—1999
Thematic Study and Historical Interpretations
The early Anglo-Saxons c. 400 — 800
The Viking age c. 790 — 1066
English government and the Church 1066—1216
The Church and medieval heresy c. 1100 — 1437
The Renaissance c. 1400 — c. 1600
Rebellion and disorder under the Tudors 1485—1603
Tudor foreign policy 1485—1603
The Catholic Reformation 1492—1610
The ascendancy of the Ottoman Empire 1453—1606
The development of the nation state: France 1498—1610
The origins and growth of the British Empire 1558—1783
Popular culture and the witchcraze of the 16th and 17th centuries
The ascendancy of France 1610—1715
The challenge of German nationalism 1789—1919
The changing nature of warfare 1792—1945
Britain and Ireland 1791—1921
China and its rulers 1839—1989
Russia and its rulers 1855—1964
Civil Rights in the USA 1865—1992
From colonialism to independence: The British Empire 1857—1965
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