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HISTORY
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It is not essential that the subject has been studied at GCSE.
SPECIFIC ENTRY However, if studied at GCSE, then a grade 5 or above should have

REQUIREMENTS been achieved. If not studied at GCSE level, a grade 5 in either
English language or literature is required.
You must be prepared to read, research and debate.
‘Every generation writes its own history.’

Paper 1: Britain 1625-1701: conflict, revolution and settlement
This breadth study paper looks at the origins of the English Civil War, the
execution of the monarchy in 1649, the restoration of the monarchy in
1660 and social and economic changes during this period, such as the
growth of the British Empire.
Paper 2: Russia in revolution, 1894–1924

This paper examines the Russian Revolution of 1917, which had a
significant effect on twentieth-century Russia and throughout the modern
world. You will gain an in-depth understanding of revolutionary activity in
CONTENT OF Russia in the years 1894 to 1917, the response of successive governments

COURSE to opposition to their rule, and the reasons for the successful
consolidation of the revolution of October 1917 under Lenin and the
Bolsheviks.
Paper 3: Britain: mass media and social change 1882-2004
This breadth and depth study paper examines how the mass media
developed from the end of the nineteenth century to the first years of the
twenty-first century, alongside the profound changes that occurred within
the family as women’s roles and family leisure opportunities changed.
Historical investigation: anti-semitism and the Holocaust in
Germany
This is an independent essay of 3,500 words. You will study the origins of
anti-semitism in Germany and increased persecution of Jewish people, and
analyse the role of ordinary Germans in the Holocaust.
EXAMINATIONS Paper 1: 2 hours 15 minutes exam 30% of total
Paper 2: 1 hour 30 minutes exam 20% of total
AND
Paper 3: 2 hours 15 minutes exam 30% of total
ASSESSMENTS Historical investigation of approx. 3500 words: 20% of total

History links well with subjects such as English, politics, geography, business,
SKILLS, LINKS AND French, German, religious studies and the sciences. Choosing history at this

PROGRESSION level has few specific career implications: it leaves a wide range of options in
the arts, journalism, humanities and the law.

Head of History: Mr K Reed
CONTACT
kenreed@keswick.cumbria.sch.uk