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Edexcel GCSE History Syllabus
The complete Edexcel GCSE History specification mapped to 194 topics. Click any topic for free revision notes and practice questions.
American West, c1835–c1895
Conflict and tension on the Plains
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Development of the Plains
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Early settlement of the West
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Anglo-Saxon and Norman England, c1060–88
Anglo-Saxon England and the Norman Conquest
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Norman England
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Norman England – society, culture and the Church
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William I in power – securing the kingdom
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British Depth Study
Early Elizabethan England, 1558–88
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Cold War in Asia, 1945–75
the Korean War
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the spread of Communism in Asia
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the Vietnam War
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Conflict and tension
The First World War, 1894–1918: Causes of the First World War
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The First World War, 1894–1918: Other fronts, the wider war and the end of the war
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The First World War, 1894–1918: The war on the Western Front – stalemate, tactics and key battles
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The inter-war years, 1918–39: The collapse of peace – appeasement and the outbreak of World War II
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The inter-war years, 1918–39: The League of Nations – aims, structure and failures
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The inter-war years, 1918–39: The Paris Peace Conference and the Treaty of Versailles
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Conflict and tension between East and West, 1945–72
Crises of the Cold War – Berlin, Cuba and Czechoslovakia
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The origins and development of the Cold War
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Conflict and tension in Asia, 1950–75
End of conflict – Nixon, protests and the fall of Saigon
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The Korean War, 1950–53
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The Vietnam War – causes, escalation and US involvement
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Conflict in the Middle East, 1945–95
Regional conflict and the search for peace
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The birth of the state of Israel and Arab-Israeli conflict
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Crime and punishment in Britain, c1000–c1500
Medieval crime and punishment
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Crime and punishment in Britain, c1000–present
crimes and their causes
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law enforcement
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punishment
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the historic environment (e.g. Whitechapel, c1870–c1900)
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Crime and punishment in Britain, c1500–c1700
Early modern crime and punishment
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Crime and punishment in Britain, c1700–c1900
Industrial age crime and punishment – policing and prisons
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Crime and punishment in Britain, c1900–present
Modern crime and punishment
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Early Elizabethan England, 1558–88
challenges to Elizabeth at home and from abroad
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Challenges to the religious settlement
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Elizabeth I – government, the Church and challenges to her authority
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Elizabeth's accession and the 'settlement' of religion
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Elizabethan society in the Age of Exploration
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Elizabethan society, culture and the wider world
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Mary Queen of Scots and the challenge to Elizabeth
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Queen, government and religion
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The defeat of the Spanish Armada
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Threats to Elizabeth – Mary Queen of Scots, the Spanish Armada
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Troubles at home and abroad
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Elizabethan England, c1568–1603 (British depth study)
Challenges to Elizabeth – plots, rebellion and Spain
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Elizabethan culture – exploration, theatre and poverty
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Government, society and religion under Elizabeth I
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Germany, 1918–39
Hitler's rise to power, 1919–33
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Nazi Germany – life in the Third Reich, control and persecution
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Nazi Germany, 1933–39
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The rise of the Nazi Party – Hitler, propaganda and political consolidation
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The Weimar Republic – origins, strengths and weaknesses
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The Weimar Republic, 1918–29
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Henry VIII and his ministers, 1509–40
Henry VIII, Wolsey and the early reign
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the break with Rome and the Reformation
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The Reformation and break with Rome
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Thomas Cromwell and the nature of royal power
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Wolsey and Cromwell – power, policy and the Reformation
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Henry VIII and his Ministers, 1509–40
Henry VIII and Cromwell
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Henry VIII and Wolsey
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The Reformation and its impact
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Henry VIII and his ministers, 1509–40 (British depth study)
Henry VIII, Wolsey and the government of England
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The Reformation – break with Rome and Dissolution of the Monasteries
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Thomas Cromwell – government reforms and fall from power
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Living under Nazi Rule, 1933–45
Life in Nazi Germany
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Nazi racial policy and the Holocaust
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Opposition and resistance
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Mao's China, 1945–76
Consolidation of Communist rule and early reforms
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Establishing and consolidating Communist rule
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The Chinese Civil War and Communist victory
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The Cultural Revolution and Mao's legacy
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The Great Leap Forward and the Cultural Revolution
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The rise to power of Mao and the Communist Party
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Medicine in Britain, c1250–c1500
Medieval medicine
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Medieval medicine – causes, treatments and providers
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Medicine in Britain, c1500–c1700
Renaissance medicine
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Renaissance medicine – causes, treatments and providers
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The Medical Renaissance
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Medicine in Britain, c1700–c1900
Medicine in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries
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The development of medicine – germ theory, public health and surgery
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Medicine in Britain, c1900–present
Modern medicine
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Modern medicine – causes, treatments, technology and NHS
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Migrants in Britain, c800–present
experiences and contributions of migrants
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Migration in medieval Britain, c800–c1500
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Migration in the early modern period, c1500–c1700
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Migration in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, c1700–c1900
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Migration in the modern era, c1900–present
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migration to Britain
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responses to migration and integration
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the historic environment (e.g. Notting Hill, c1948–c1970)
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Migration, empires and the people, c1500–c1700
Early modern migration, exploration and empire
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Migration, empires and the people, c1700–c1900
The British Empire – expansion, slavery and migration
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Migration, empires and the people, c1900–present
Modern migration and the end of empire
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Migration, empires and the people, c790–c1500
Viking and Norman migration and early empire
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Modern Depth Study
The End of Empire: India and South Africa, 1919–94
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The USA, 1919–41
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Weimar and Nazi Germany, 1918–39
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Period Study
Anglo-Saxon and Norman England, c.1060–88
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Mao's China, 1945–76
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Superpower Relations and the Cold War, 1941–91
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The American West, c.1835–95
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The USA, 1954–75: Conflict at Home and Abroad
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Restoration England, 1660–85
Religion and society in Restoration England
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The arts, culture and society
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The restored monarchy and political instability
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Russia and the Soviet Union, 1917–41
Lenin and the Bolsheviks in power
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Lenin's rule – civil war, NEP and consolidation of power
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Stalin's rise to power and the Stalinist state
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Stalin's rise to power and the USSR under Stalin
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the Russian Revolutions of 1917
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The Russian Revolutions of 1917 and the rise of the Bolsheviks
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Superpower relations and the Cold War, 1941–91
Cold War crises
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the end of the Cold War
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the origins of the Cold War
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Superpower Relations and the Cold War, 1941–91
Cold War crises, 1958–70
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Origins of the Cold War, 1941–58
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The end of the Cold War, 1970–91
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The American West, c1835–c1895
Destruction of the Plains Indians' way of life
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Development of the Plains – cattle industry, farming and law and order
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development of the Plains and conflict with Native Americans
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Early settlement – migrants, Mormons and conflict
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early settlement and migration
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the cattle industry, farming and the end of the open range
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the cattle industry, law and order, and the destruction of the way of life of the Plains Indians
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the development of the West and conflict
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The Plains Indians – culture, beliefs and way of life
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the Plains Indians – their way of life and early settlement
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The British sector of the Western Front, 1914–18
injuries, treatment and the RAMC (Historic environment)
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injuries, treatment and the trenches
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injuries, treatment and the trenches (Historic Environment)
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The Cold War in Asia
Korea and Vietnam (Period study option): Korea – causes, conflict and armistice
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Korea and Vietnam (Period study option): Vietnam – escalation, tactics and US withdrawal
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The Cold War in Asia, 1945–75
Nixon and the end of US involvement in Asia
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The spread of communism in Asia and the Korean War
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The Vietnam War
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The English Revolution, 1625–60
Charles I and the causes of the Civil War
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the Civil War and the execution of Charles I
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the Interregnum and the Restoration
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The reigns of King Richard I and King John, 1189–1216
government and power
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King John and Magna Carta
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relations with the Church and foreign policy
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The Reigns of King Richard I and King John, 1189–1216
Crusades and the end of Richard's reign
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Government and the early reign of Richard I
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John's troubled reign and Magna Carta
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The USA, 1919–41
American society in the 1920s – boom, bust and the jazz age
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Prohibition, organised crime and racial tensions in the 1920s
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The Great Depression – causes, impact and the New Deal
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The USA, 1954–75
Civil rights in America – the struggle for racial equality
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Conflict at home and abroad – Civil Rights
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conflict at home and abroad – protest, opposition and the impact on US politics and society
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conflict at home and abroad – the Civil Rights movement
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Conflict at home and abroad – The Vietnam War
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Nixon, Watergate and the end of an era
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Opposition to the Vietnam War and student protest movements
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The Great Society and political turmoil
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Thematic Study
Crime and Punishment in Britain, c.1000–Present
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Medicine in Britain, c.1250–Present
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Migrants in Britain, c.800–Present
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Warfare and British Society, c.1250–Present
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Warfare and British society, c1250–c1500
Medieval warfare – armies, tactics and technology
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Warfare and British society, c1250–present
the experience of soldiers
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the historic environment of warfare (e.g. Aldershot, c1854–present)
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the impact of war on civilians
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the nature and causes of war
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Warfare and British Society, c1250–present
Medieval warfare, c1250–c1500
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Warfare in the early modern period, c1500–c1700
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Warfare in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, c1700–c1900
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Warfare in the modern era, c1900–present
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Warfare and British society, c1500–c1700
Early modern warfare – gunpowder, armies and tactics
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Warfare and British society, c1700–c1900
Industrial age warfare – weapons, tactics and impact
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Warfare and British society, c1900–present
Modern warfare – technology, tactics and the home front
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Weimar and Nazi Germany, 1918–39
Hitler's rise to power
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Hitler's rise to power, 1919–33
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life in Nazi Germany
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Life in Nazi Germany, 1933–39
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Nazi control and dictatorship, 1933–39
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Nazi Germany – control and opposition
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the Weimar Republic
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The Weimar Republic, 1918–29
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Anglo-Saxon England and the Norman Conquest
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Norman society – Church, culture and rebellion
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William I – consolidating control and the feudal system
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Early Elizabethan England
Medicine in Britain
Superpower Relations and the Cold War
The historic environment related to Crime and punishment (e.g. Whitechapel, c1870–c1900)
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The historic environment related to Henry VIII and his ministers (e.g. Hampton Court Palace)
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The historic environment related to Migration, empires and the people (e.g. Notting Hill)
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The historic environment related to Warfare and British society (e.g. Aldershot)
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Government and religious change under Edward VI
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Mary I – religion, marriage and rebellion
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Government and finance under Richard I and John
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Magna Carta and the First Barons' War
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The Crusades and Richard I's role
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Weimar and Nazi Germany
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