Written by senior examiners and experienced teachers of the course, this student revision workbook for Edexcel AS History Unit 2: Henry VIII: Authority, Nation and Religion, 1509-40 closely combines course content with revision activities and advice on exam technique. This allows students the opportunity to improve the skills needed to perform well in exam conditions through interacting with the content they need to revise. In addition each section has a model answer with exam tips for students to analyse and better understand what is required in the exam.
Unlock your full potential with this revision guide which focuses on the key content and skills you need to know for Edexcel AS History: Henry VIII - Authority, Nation and Religion, 1509-40. Written by experienced teachers, this series closely combines the content of Edexcel AS History: Henry VIII - Authority, Nation and Religion, 1509-40 with revision activities and advice on exam technique. Each section has a model answer with exam tips for you to analyse and better understand what is required in the exam. - Makes revision manageable by condensing topics into easy-to-revise chunks- Encourages active revision by closely combining content with a variety of different activities- Helps improve exam technique through tailor-made activities and plenty of guidance on how to answer questions- Includes access to quick quizzes at www.hodderplus.co.uk/myrevisionnotes CONTENTS: Section 1: Henry VIII and the quest for international influence Henry's foreign policy aims 1509-11 War against France and Scotland 1512-13 England at Peace 1514-22 Sidelined? England's foreign policy 1522-29 The Divorce and foreign policy The Search for a Protestant alliance 1539-40 Exam focus Section 2: Structure of government The Rise of Thomas Wolsey Wolsey as Cardinal and Papal legate Wolsey as Lord Chancellor - the government of England 1509-29 Relations with nobility and Parliament Wolsey, Parliament and attempts to raise revenue The Fall of Wolsey 1529-30 Exam focus Section 3: Henry's changing relations with the Catholic Church The King's Great Matter Attempts to obtain an annulment From divorce to Royal Supremacy The role of key individuals Enforcing the Reformation Ten Articles and Six Articles Exam focus Section 4: The Dissolution of the Monasteries The Visitations and the Valor Ecclesiasticus of 1535 The dissolution of the smaller monasteries, 1536 The Pilgrimage of Grace The dissolution of the larger monasteries Faction and political infighting in Henry's Court Henry VIII - authority and religion
Enable students to succeed in their exam with Henry VIII: Authority, Nation and Religion. This study aid contains the key information that students need for Edexcel History AS Unit 2 Option A1, clearly laid out with Examiners' and Essential notes. Also included are graded essays with examiner commentary on how to secure higher grades. Henry VIII: Authority, Nation and Religion, 1509–40 covers all the content and skills your students will need for their Edexcel AS Unit 2 Option A1 examination, including: • Chapter 1: THE QUEST FOR INTERNATIONAL INFLUENCE Including – Foreign policy ambitions and aims; war and victory in France and Scotland 1513–14; early successes in diplomacy; the Hapsburg-Valois conflict; evaluating the effectiveness of foreign policy • Chapter 2:THE STRUCTURE OF GOVERNMENT, 1509–29 Including – Structure of Henry’s Government; the rise of Thomas Wolsey; Wolsey and the justice system; Wolsey and the strengthening of royal finances; Wolsey’s relationship with the King, nobility and parliament; Wolsey and the Church; Wolsey’s fall from power • Chapter 3: CHANGING RELATIONS WITH THE CATHOLIC CHURCH Including – The annulment strategy; the Reformation Parliament; Submission of the Clergy; establishment of the Royal Supremacy and the break with Rome 1532–4 • Chapter 4: RELIGIOUS CHANGE FROM 1529 Including – Factors influencing religious change; opposition, including the Pilgrimage of Grace; Thomas Cromwell and the encouragement of Protestant ideas; dissolution of the monasteries; the retreat from reform; the fall of Thomas Cromwell; was the English Reformation political or religious? • Chapter 5: ROYAL POWER IN 1540 Including – The nature and extent of royal power • Chapter 6: EXAM SKILLS • Chapter 7: QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS • Index
Enable students to succeed in their exam with Superpower Relations. This study aid contains the key information that students need for Edexcel History A2 Unit 3 Option E2, clearly laid out with Examiners' and Essential notes. Also included are graded essays with full comments from experienced examiners on how to secure higher grades. A world divided: Superpower relations, 1944-90 covers all the content and skills your students will need for their Edexcel A2 Unit 3 Option E2 examination, including: * Chapter 1: CONTROVERSY A: WHY DID THE COLD WAR BETWEEN THE SUPERPOWERS EMERGE IN THE YEARS TO 1953? Including - The origins of the Cold War 1917-44; early stages of the Cold War, 1945-9; Stalinisation in Eastern Europe, 1945-53; Korean War, 1950-3; critical assessment of the key interpretations - ideological confrontation, great power rivalry, responsibility of the leaders, misjudgement * Chapter 2: THE POST-STALIN THAW AND THE BID FOR PEACEFUL CO-EXISTENCE Including - The USSR after Stalin; Soviet moves towards peaceful co-existence and the US response; the end of the thaw * Chapter 3: THE ARMS RACE, 1949-63 Including - Development of weapon technology and delivery systems; the 'balance of terror'; the Cuban Missile Crisis * Chapter 4: SINO-SOVIET RELATIONS, 1949-76 Including - Sino-Soviet relations, 1949-50; consolidation of the friendship, 1950-4; deterioration, 1954-8; confrontation, 1959-69; 'ping-pong' diplomacy; Sino-US relations, 1972-6 * Chapter 5: DÉTENTE, 1969-80 Including - The origins and features of détente; the reality and success of détente, 1973-6; critics and détente in decline; the end of détente, 1979-81 * Chapter 6: CONTROVERSY B: WHY DID THE COLD WAR COME TO AN END IN THE 1980s? Including - US foreign policy in the 1980s; weakening Soviet control over Eastern Europe; the end of the Cold War; critical assessment of the key interpretations - the role of personalities, the impact of economic factors, 'people power' in the Soviet Bloc, the moral bankruptcy of communism * Chapter 7: EXAM SKILLS * Chapter 8: QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS * Index
The authors of this book examine the British National Curriculum from several different perspectives and concentrate on various subject areas. The uniting theme between these essays is the argument that the subjects in the school curriculum used to be regarded as discrete areas of knowledge which would be imparted to pupils by teachers motivated by a love of learning, but that this has not been enough for recent governments who see schools as a means of promoting social and political goals that may or may not relate to traditional academic disciplines. The contributors to this book argue that we need to return to the traditional view of education as a means of transmitting a body of knowledge from one generation to the next, and that academic rigour and respect for the professionalism of teachers should take precedence over political manipulation of the curriculum.
Featuring an active approach that brings History alive in the classroom, this book provides exam tips, activities and sources which give students the confidence to tackle the questions that come up in the AS or A2 exams.
This is a new edition of 'Elizabeth I: Religion and Foreign Affairs', which has been comprehensively revised and updated to meet the 2008 AS and A2 specifications for OCR and AQA. This title sets the scene from 1541, charting the developments of the Mid-Tudor crisis from Henry VIII to Mary I. It then goes on to analyse the succession of Elizabeth and her consolidation of power, examining the political, religious and military internal and external threats to her rule. The problems during her final years are also explored and this title concludes by looking at key themes and interpretations across the period. Throughout the book, key dates, terms and issues are highlighted, and historical interpretations of key debates are outlined. Summary diagrams are included to consolidate knowledge and understanding of the period, and exam-style questions and tips written by examiners for the OCR and AQA specification provide the opportunity to develop exam skills.
