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British History Essays

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Britain: Migration, empires and the people: c790 to the present day

0 7 Explain the significance of the two World Wars.

AQA

2021

GCSE

Medieval History

Why were some criminals able to avoid the death penalty in the period 1250 – 1500?

OCR

2021

The American Civil War

Poor leadership was the Confederacy’s greatest weakness in the Civil War.’ Assess the validity of this view.

AQA

Wed Dec 08 2021 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Greenwich Mean Time)

A Level

Vikings

Here are the questions extracted from the text:

(a) Name one item which Vikings put into a ship burial along with the body of the dead Viking.
(b) Identify one type of activity that Vikings were involved in at Constantinople.
(c) Name one place in England that was attacked by Svein Forkbeard.

OCR

2021

GCSE

Great Depression

Describe one example of the US government's response to the Great Depression.

OCR

2021

GCSE

Religious Conflict and the Church in England

‘The most significant demands for reform of the Church by 1529 came from Humanists.’ Assess the validity of this view.

AQA

Sun Nov 28 2021 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Greenwich Mean Time)

A Level

The Age of the Crusades, c1071-1204

‘By 1204 Outremer had failed to recover from the crisis of 1185–1187.’ Assess the validity of this view.

AQA

Wed Nov 03 2021 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Greenwich Mean Time)

A Level

Britain: Health and the people: c1000 to the present day

0 7 Explain the reasons for the development of health education in Britain. [8 marks] The indicative content is designed to exemplify the qualities expected at each level and is not a full exemplar answer. All historically relevant and valid answers should be credited.

AQA

2021

GCSE

Medieval England: the reign of Edward I, 1272–1307

0 7 Explain the importance of castles in the reign of Edward I.

AQA

2021

GCSE

The British Empire, c1857-1967

To what extent did Britain rely on repression to maintain control in India and the Middle East in the years 1919 to 1939?

AQA

Sun Nov 14 2021 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Greenwich Mean Time)

A Level

England 1199-1272

‘The barons were more divided than united in the period from 1258 to 1260.’ How far do you agree?

OCR

2021

A Level

The Industrial Revolution in Britain, 1750–1850

To what extent did industrialisation benefit the lower classes?

CAMBRIDGE

October/November 2021

AS LEVEL

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