Name: OCR GCSE History Explaining the Modern World: Power, Reformation and the Historic Environment
Price: 41.99 USD
ISBN: 9781471862939

Hodder Education

Ben Walsh, Paul Shuter, Hannah Dalton

OCR GCSE History Explaining the Modern World: Power, Reformation and the Historic Environment

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Exam board: OCR
Level: GCSE
Subject: History
First teaching: September 2016
First exams: Summer 2018

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Trust Ben Walsh to guide you through the 9-1 GCSE specification and motivate your students to excel with his trademark mix of engaging narrative and fascinating contemporary sources.

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> Skilfully steers you through the increased content requirements and changed assessment model with a comprehensive, appropriately-paced course created by bestselling author Ben Walsh and a team of subject specialists

> Deepens subject knowledge through clear, evocative explanations that make complex content accessible to GCSE students

> Progressively builds students' enquiry, interpretative and analytical skills with carefully designed Focus Tasks throughout each chapter

> Prepares students for the demands of assessment with helpful tips, practice questions and targeted advice on how to approach and successfully answer different question types

> Captures learners' interest by offering a wealth of original, thought-provoking source material that brings historical periods to life and enhances understanding

Language

English

ISBN

9781471862939

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Title Page

Contents

Prologue: The historian’s mind-set

Part 1: British thematic study: Power: monarchy and democracy in Britain c1000–2014

1 Power in medieval Britain c1000–c1485

1.1 Anglo-Saxon kingship c1000–66

1.2 The Norman Conquest and its impact

1.3 A constant struggle for power: who ruled in the medieval period?

1.4 Review: Power c1000–c1485

2 Power in early modern Britain c1485–c1800

2.1 The Tudors: why did the monarchy become more powerful in the 1500s?

2.2 Revolution and Restoration

2.3 The Glorious Revolution and its consequences

2.4 Review: Power c1000–c1800

3 Power in modern Britain c1800–2014

3.1 The struggle for the vote: parliament and people c1800–1918

3.2 Parliament and people 1914–c1980

3.3 Challenges to parliament and British democracy c1980–2014

3.4 Review: Power c1485–2014

Assessment focus

Part 2: British depth study: The English Reformation c1520–c1550

4 Dissent and the break with Rome

4.1 The role and importance of the Church in the 1500s

4.2 Critics of the Church

4.3 Henry VIII breaks with Rome

5 The dissolution of the monasteries

5.1 The suppression of the monasteries

5.2 Responses to the dissolution of the monasteries

6 The Reformation in English churches

6.1 Reforming the churches

6.2 The reaction of the people to the Reformation

Assessment focus

Part 3: Study of the historic environment: Castles: form and function c1000–1750

7 Castles: form and function

7.1 How do we know about castles?

7.2 The functions of a castle

7.3 Castle factfiles

7.4 The development of a castle

Assessment focus

Glossary

Index

Acknowledgements