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• Why History?
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The History department is the only department in the school to offer a choice of two courses for AS and A2: an Early Modern Course and a Late Modern Course.

This means that students have the opportunity to develop an existing interest in a topic or choose a historical period about which they are curious but may not have sampled before.

Course content and assessment

We follow the OCR A H506 specification.

The Early Modern Course is based on 16^th century English and European history:

•  Essay paper on Henry VIII to Mary I (1 hour 30 minutes – 50% of AS)
• Source-based paper on the Reformation 1517-1555 (1 hour 30 minutes – 50% of AS)

The AS modules are taken in the Summer Term of the Lower Sixth.

The Late Modern Course is based on 19^th/ 20^th century British and World History.

• Essay paper on Mussolini and Italy 1896-1945 (1 hour 30 minutes – 50% of AS)
• Source-based paper on Churchill 1920-1945 (1 hour 30 minutes – 50% of AS)

The AS modules are taken in the Summer Term of the Lower Sixth.