Edexcel A-Level History (9HI0) courses across the routes: Paper 1 breadth studies with interpretations (Tudor England, Stuart Britain, Soviet Russia, the USA, Germany and twentieth-century Britain), Paper 2 depth studies (Revolutionary France, Russia in revolution and the USA), Paper 3 themes in breadth with aspects in depth (Tudor rebellion, Germany 1871–1990 and modern Russia), plus exam strategy and coursework guidance.
Edexcel A-Level History: England 1509–1603 — Authority, Nation & Religion (Paper 1)
Edexcel A-Level History (9HI0) Paper 1, Option 1B (Route B): a breadth study of Tudor England from Henry VIII to the death of Elizabeth I — the changing power of the monarchy, court and faction; the Reformation and the settlement of religion; the growth of national identity; society, poverty and the economy; rebellion and disorder; and foreign relations — with the Section C historical-interpretations skill developed throughout.
Edexcel A-Level History: Britain 1625–1701 — Conflict, Revolution & Settlement (Paper 1)
Edexcel A-Level History (9HI0) Paper 1, Option 1C (Route C): a breadth study of seventeenth-century Britain from the accession of Charles I to the eve of the eighteenth century — the breakdown of relations between Crown and Parliament, civil war and regicide, the republic and the Protectorate, the Restoration, the Glorious Revolution and the constitutional settlement, and the long struggle over religion and dissent — with the Section C historical-interpretations skill developed throughout.
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Edexcel A-Level History: Russia 1917–1991 — From Lenin to Yeltsin (Paper 1)
Edexcel A-Level History (9HI0) Paper 1, Option 1E (Route E): a breadth study of the Soviet century — the 1917 revolutions, Lenin and the civil war, Stalin's command economy and terror, the Great Patriotic War, Khrushchev's reforms, Brezhnev-era stagnation, and Gorbachev's reforms and the collapse of the USSR — analysing communist government, economy, society and control across the whole period, with the Section C interpretations skill developed throughout.
Edexcel A-Level History: In Search of the American Dream — The USA 1917–1996 (Paper 1)
Edexcel A-Level History (9HI0) Paper 1, Option 1F (Route F): a breadth study of the twentieth-century United States through the lens of the American Dream — the 1920s, Depression and New Deal, the Second World War, post-war affluence, the African-American civil rights movement, the Great Society, protest and Vietnam, Watergate, and the Reagan-era conservative revival — with the Section C interpretations skill developed throughout.
Edexcel A-Level History: Germany & West Germany 1918–1989 (Paper 1)
Edexcel A-Level History (9HI0) Paper 1, Option 1G (Route G): a breadth study of Germany from the Weimar Republic to the fall of the Berlin Wall — Weimar democracy and its collapse, the Nazi dictatorship and racial state, war and the Holocaust, occupation and division, the Federal Republic's economic miracle, the GDR, Ostpolitik and the road to reunification — with the Section C interpretations skill developed throughout.
Edexcel A-Level History: Britain Transformed 1918–1997 (Paper 1)
Edexcel A-Level History (9HI0) Paper 1, Option 1H (Route H): a breadth study of how Britain was transformed across the twentieth century — the changing political landscape, Depression and total war, the post-war consensus and welfare state, affluence and permissiveness, economic crisis and industrial strife, Thatcherism, immigration and multicultural Britain, and the media and mass culture — with the Section C interpretations skill developed throughout.
Edexcel A-Level History: France in Revolution 1774–1799 (Paper 2 Depth)
Edexcel A-Level History (9HI0) Paper 2, Option 2C.1 (Route C depth study): the French Revolution from the crisis of the ancien régime to the fall of the Directory — absolutism and its collapse, the constitutional monarchy, war and the Republic, the Terror, Thermidor and the Directory, and the Revolution's impact on French society and religion — with the compulsory Section A two-source (AO2) analysis skill developed throughout.
Edexcel A-Level History: Russia in Revolution 1894–1924 (Paper 2 Depth)
Edexcel A-Level History (9HI0) Paper 2, Option 2C.2 (Route C depth study): Russia from the accession of Nicholas II to the death of Lenin — tsarist autocracy and the 1905 revolution, the impact of war, the collapse of tsarism, the Provisional Government and dual power, the October Revolution, the civil war and Bolshevik consolidation, and the making of the one-party state — with the compulsory Section A two-source (AO2) analysis skill developed throughout.
Edexcel A-Level History: The USA 1920–1955 — Boom, Bust & Recovery (Paper 2 Depth)
Edexcel A-Level History (9HI0) Paper 2, Option 2H.1 (Route H depth study): the United States from the 1920s boom to the mid-1950s — prosperity and its limits, the Wall Street Crash and Depression, the New Deal and its opponents, the impact of the Second World War, and post-war affluence and anti-communism, including early civil rights — with the compulsory Section A two-source (AO2) analysis skill developed throughout.
Edexcel A-Level History: The USA 1955–1992 — Conformity & Challenge (Paper 2 Depth)
Edexcel A-Level History (9HI0) Paper 2, Option 2H.2 (Route H depth study): the United States from the mid-1950s to the early 1990s — affluence and conformity, the civil rights movement, the Great Society, protest and the counterculture, the women's movement, Vietnam and its impact, Watergate and disillusionment, and the Reagan-era conservative revival — with the compulsory Section A two-source (AO2) analysis skill developed throughout.
Edexcel A-Level History: Rebellion & Disorder under the Tudors 1485–1603 (Paper 3)
Edexcel A-Level History (9HI0) Paper 3, Option 31: themes in breadth in the maintenance of Tudor order across 1485–1603 — the nature and causes of rebellion, the power of the state and government responses — combined with aspects in depth on the major rebellions (the Pilgrimage of Grace, the 1549 risings, Wyatt, the Northern Earls and Tyrone) and the historical-interpretations skill assessed in this paper.
Edexcel A-Level History: Germany — United, Divided & Reunited 1871–1990 (Paper 3)
Edexcel A-Level History (9HI0) Paper 3, Option 37.2: themes in breadth in the making, division and reunification of Germany across 1871–1990 — nationalism, the changing nature of government, democracy and dictatorship, and the search for stability — combined with aspects in depth on the Bismarckian Reich, the Nazi dictatorship, the two post-war German states and reunification, and the historical-interpretations skill assessed in this paper.
Edexcel A-Level History: The Making of Modern Russia 1855–1991 (Paper 3)
Edexcel A-Level History (9HI0) Paper 3, Option 38.1: themes in breadth in the transformation of Russia across 1855–1991 — the nature of rule, economy and society, and repression and opposition under tsars and commissars — combined with aspects in depth on reform and revolution, Stalinism, and the reform-and-collapse of the Soviet state, and the historical-interpretations skill assessed in this paper.
Edexcel A-Level History: Exam Strategy & Coursework (9HI0)
Edexcel A-Level History (9HI0) exam preparation: the route-based qualification structure and assessment objectives; Paper 1 breadth-essay and historical-interpretations technique; Paper 2 two-source (AO2) and depth-essay technique; Paper 3 themes-in-breadth and aspects-in-depth technique; and a guide to the coursework (Paper 4) independent interpretations essay.