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ADVANCED LEVEL COURSES
HISTORY - EARLY MODERN
A LEVEL
Taking Early Modern History enables you to
investigate some of the most dramatic events,
issues and personalities from European and British
history. The course focuses on the 16th and 17th
centuries – a period of great change and conflict.
In Year 1 we will develop a detailed understanding
of the 17th Century revolution in Britain by focusing
on Charles 1st and the origins and course of
the Civil Wars, as well as perhaps the most
controversial period in our history – our period
as a republic under Oliver Cromwell and the
restoration of the monarchy under Charles 2nd.
You will also trace the theme of revolution through
to 18th Century France.
In the second year you will investigate the
phenomenon of the witch hunts in Europe and
North America. To what extent was this the result
of religious changes during the Reformation and
why were the majority of victims women, and why
did the hunts come to an end?
ENTRY REQUIREMENTS
Standard Advanced Level entry requirements
HISTORY – MODERN
A LEVEL
Investigating the recent past can help us
understand the lives we live today. As a Modern
History student you will have the opportunity to
study and debate some of the great controversies
of the 19th and 20th centuries. Was Stalin simply a
‘Red Tsar’? Was Mao a dictatorial tyrant or a great
reformer? In Britain, why did it take working women
and men so long to get the vote? You will be
encouraged to reach your own conclusions about
the past and develop a range of historical skills
over the two years of the course.
Studying Modern History may also give you the
chance to experience the past first-hand, through
visits to places such as Russia, land of the Tsars
and birthplace of the famous communist revolution.
Or explore your course work theme in Italy or
America.
ENTRY REQUIREMENTS
Standard Advanced Level entry requirements
ASSESSMENT
80% exam, 20% coursework
ASSESSMENT
80% exam, 20% coursework
“When I came to Varndean, I immediately
felt it was a comfortable and
supportive environment.”
Daisy Hannigan, ex Lewes Old Grammar
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