Oxford history grad!
Most of my resources are revision tools used for my AS and A2 exams.
Feel free to ask any questions you may have regarding my resources!
Oxford history grad!
Most of my resources are revision tools used for my AS and A2 exams.
Feel free to ask any questions you may have regarding my resources!
This bundle contains detailed and comprehensive revision notes on all five of the sections covered in Edexcel’s module; Britain 1785 - 1870 ; Democracy, Protest and Reform from an A* student.
Over 50 pages of quality notes on the following topics
the abolition of the slave trade
the growth of parliamentary democracy
industrialisation and protest
poverty and pauperism
unionism and co-operation
These notes are formatted thematically, making it easier to structure essay responses and target the key conceptual and historiographic issues surrounding each topic. Key dates, individuals and statistics are highlighted throughout the notes.
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Poverty and Pauperism - Britain 1785-1870
16 pages of detailed notes on Poverty and Pauperism, suitable for AS / A2 History students. These notes were made for Edexcel’s Britain; Protest, Democracy and Reform module.
These can be used either as a revision tool or to further learning in lessons, and cover all of the key content needed for a top grade in an A2 exam.
These notes cover the following:
timeline of key events
the Old Poor Law; implementation and effectiveness
the 1832 Royal Commission
Attitudes towards Poverty; ideological pressure from Malthus, Townsend, Paine, Bentham and Owen
Financial Pressure; the end of the Napoleonic Wars
the 1834 Poor Law; implementation of poor relief and effectiveness
the workhouse regime; growth of workhouses, conditions inside workhouses, and the continuation of outdoor relief
opposition to the New Poor Law; Political opposition from Tories and popular discontent
Andover Scandal
Changing attitudes; Mayhew, the establishment of the Workhouse Visiting Society
the growth of charity and self-help; middle class philanthropists, medical journals, establishment of the Charity Organisation Society
evaluation of key individuals; Carlyle, Mayhew, Dickens, Gaskell and Smiles
Abolition of the Slave Trade - British History 1785 - 1870
15 pages of quality notes on the topic of the Abolition of the Slave Trade in Britain, suitable for AS / A2 History students. These notes were made for Edexcel’s Britain; Democracy, Protest and Reform 1785-1870 course.
These can be used either as a revision tool or to further learning in lessons, and cover all of the key content needed to achieve a top grade in an A2 exam.
These notes cover the following:
timeline of key events
the significance of humanitarianism
Quakerism, Evangelicals and the Society for Effecting the Cause of Abolition
economic and financial considerations
the work of individuals - Clarkson, Wilberforce and Equiano
American War of Independence
the French Revolution
the 1806 Foreign Slave Trade Act
Slave Rebellions and Resistance
Includes assessment of key historians associated with each interpretation - these notes can therefore also be used for a source-based paper. These historians include Williams, Anstey, Walvin, Hochschild and Richardson.
Reunification of Germany: 1989 - 1990
13 pages of detailed notes on the reunification of Germany, suitable for AS / A2 History students. These notes were made for Edexcel’s Germany, 1871-1990: united, divided and re-united module, made by an A* student.
These can be used either as a revision tool or to further learning in lessons, and cover all of the key content needed for a top grade in an A2 exam. They consolidate all of the key information, so are best used with your own resources and revision!
They cover the following themes:
The GDR Refugee Crisis of 1989 - causes, rising immigration, the crisis and FRG response
the 1989 revolution in the GDR
New Government under Krenz
the Fall of the Berlin Wall
the 10 Point Plan
Kohl and the CDU
Calls for reunification
causes for reunification
the process of reunification
Concise, easy to understand and organised to help structure essays
Growth of Parliamentary Democracy - Britain 1785-1870
14 pages of detailed notes on the Growth of Parliamentary Democracy, suitable for AS / A2 History students. These notes were made for Edexcel’s Britain; Protest, Democracy and Reform module.
These can be used either as a revision tool or to further learning in lessons, and cover all of the key content needed for a top grade in an A2 exam.
These notes cover the following:
the unreformed Parliament; the franchise, uncontested seats and demands for reform
the impact of the French Revolution; the ideas of Paine, Burke and Wollstonecraft; the response of popular press; riots and popular gatherings; demands of the manufacturing classes
Economic and Social Distress 1820 - 1832; the Swing Riots; the Birmingham Political Union
Passing the 1832 Reform Act; the decline of the Tories; resignation of Liverpool and the passage of the three bills; the impact of the Bill
Chartism; membership; moral vs physical force Chartism; the economic and political causes of Chartism; reasons for and extent of its failure
Further Parliamentary Reform 1852 - 1870; changing political attitudes; the Reform Union and the Reform League;
the 1867 Reform Bill; Disraeli and Gladstone; its impact
Industrialisation and Protest - Britain 1785-1870
17 pages of detailed notes on the Industrialisation and Protest, suitable for AS / A2 History students. These notes were made for Edexcel’s Britain; Protest, Democracy and Reform module.
These can be used either as a revision tool or to further learning in lessons, and cover all of the key content needed for a top grade in an A2 exam.
These notes cover the following:
timeline of key events
the growth of banking
the new industrial middle class; Arkwright and Adam Smith
the North / South Divide
growth of cities
Government attitude; water supplies, railways and laissez-faire
-living conditions; housing conditions, sanitation, model towns
working conditions; factories and foundries, mines, women and children
industrial protest; Luddism, the Swing Riots, the 10 Hour Movement
Factory reform; growing support and opposition; impact of the 1833 reform act
improving living conditions; the 1848 Public Health Act; Burial Act and Sanitation Act
This bundle contains detailed and comprehensive revision notes on all five depth periods covered in Edexcel’s module; Germany: United, Divided and Reunited from an A* student.
Over 50 pages of quality notes on the following topics:
Bismarck and Imperial Germany (1871-1914)
Weimar and the Birth of Democratic Germany (1917-1919)
The New Reich (1933-1935)
The Establishment and rule of the FRG
Reunfication of Germany
These notes are formatted thematically, making it easier to structure essay responses and target the key conceptual and historiographic issues surrounding each topic. Key dates, individuals and statistics are highlighted throughout the notes.
These are aimed to provide a concise overview of the key issues which might come up in exam papers. They are best used to support your own learning and revision!
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Notes on The Design Argument, suitable for AS / A2 Philosophy or Religious Studies students. These can be used either as a revision tool or to further learning in lesson.
These notes cover the following:
key terminology
Paley and the analogical argument
Aquinas and the Fifth Way
Swinburne and Regularities of Succession
Swinburne and the argument from Probability
The Aesthetic Argument
The Anthropic Argument
Eschatological Verification
Criticisms from Dawkins, evolution, Mill, Hume, Epicurus
key quotations and explanations of these concepts
This resource includes quotes and examples from scholars to support your responses in essays.
10 pages of quality notes on the Ontological Argument, suitable for AS / A2 Philosophy or Religious Studies students. These can be used either as a revision tool or to further learning in lessons, and cover all of the key content needed for an A2 exam.
These notes cover the following:
key terminology and definitions
St Anselm and the origins of the argument
Gaunilo and his critiques of Anselm
Aquinas
Descartes
Leibniz
modern approaches to the issue; Malcolm and Plantinga
criticism and evaluationof the argument from Hume, Kant, Moore, Russell, Gasking, Oppy, Dawkins, Davies & Thompson
This resource includes scholarly quotes and examples from key thinkers to support your responses in essays.
Notes on the Non-Existence of God & Critiques of Religious Belief, suitable for AS / A2 Philosophy or Religious Studies students. These can be used either as a revision tool or to further learning in lessons, but cover all of the key content that may be needed in an A2 exam.
These notes cover the following:
introduction to the notion of atheism
sociological critiques of faith - Durkheim and *Marx
psychological critiques of faith - Freud
critical evaluation of these theories
This resource includes scholarly quotes and examples from key thinkers to support your responses in essays.
Consolidated notes on the Problem of Evil and Suffering, suitable for AS / A2 Philosophy or Religious Studies students. They cover the responses made by religious thinkers to the issue of evil and suffering. These can be used either as a revision tool or to further learning in lessons, but cover all of the key content needed in an AS examination.
These notes cover the following:
introduction to the problem of evil and suffering
Augustinian theodicy
Irenaean theodicy
Process Theodicy
Protest Theodicy
critical evaluations of all of these theodicies
This resource includes scholarly quotes and examples from key thinkers to support your responses in essays.
This bundle contains detailed and comprehensive revision notes on four of the sections covered in Edexcel’s Philosophy of Religion AS / A2 examination.
They include quality notes on the following topics:
Critiques of Faith and the Non-Existence of God
The Design Argument
The Ontological Argument
the Problem of Evil and Suffering
These notes are formatted in order to explain and evaluate scholarly ideas. Quotations from key contributers are included throughout, as well as examples to use to support your essay responses. These notes target the key concepts and issues that examiners are looking for!
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Unionism and Cooperation - Britain 1785-1870
10 pages of detailed notes on Unionism and Cooperation, suitable for AS / A2 History students. These notes were made for Edexcel’s Britain; Protest, Democracy and Reform module.
These can be used either as a revision tool or to further learning in lessons, and cover all of the key content needed for a top grade in an A2 exam.
These notes cover the following:
timeline of key events
growth of early trade unions
the Grand National Consolidated Trades Union of 1834
Government and Industry Response to unions
the Combination Acts
the Master and Servant Act
New Model Unionism 1850-1870
The Amalgamated Society of Engineers
Nationalisation and the Trade Unions Congress
Cooperation and New Lanark
Exchange Bazaars
the Rochdale Pioneers
Friendly Societies
Notes on Situation Ethics, suitable for AS / A2 Philosophy or Religious Studies students. These can be used either as a revision tool or to further learning in lessons.
These notes cover the following:
key terminology
social and historical context
the concept of best interests
the Four Presuppositions
the Six Fundamental Precepts
Evaluations by scholars
This resource includes quotes and examples from scholars to support your responses in essays.
Imperial Germany: the Second Reich of 1871-1914
15 pages of detailed notes on Imperial Germany , suitable for AS / A2 History students. These notes were made for Edexcel’s Germany, 1871-1990: united, divided and re-united module, made by an A student*.
These can be used either as a revision tool or to further learning in lessons, and cover all of the key content needed for a top grade in an A2 exam. They consolidate all of the key information, so are best used with your own resources and revision!
They cover the following themes:
The 1871 Constitution - Pros and Cons
Authoritarian or Democratic?
Overview of the Political Parties of the 2nd Reich
Overcoming Divisions
Regional and Social Divisions
Bismarck - Foreign and Domestic policies
The National Liberal Party and their split
The Kulturkampf - Bismarck and the Church
Appeals of Nationalism
The War in Sight Crisis
These notes are organised to help structure revision and essays. Concise and easy to understand, they will help support your own revision and learning!
Weimar and the Birth of Democratic Germany 1917-1919
14 pages of detailed notes on the Birth of the Weimar Republic, suitable for AS / A2 History students. These notes were made for Edexcel’s Germany, 1871-1990: united, divided and re-united module, made by an A* student.
These can be used either as a revision tool or to further learning in lessons, and cover all of the key content needed for a top grade in an A2 exam. They consolidate all of the key information, so are best used with your own resources and revision!
They cover the following themes:
Strains of WWI and the military dictatorship
Hindenburg and Ludendorff
Erzberger’s Peace Resolution
Emergence of the Independent Socialist Party
Constitutional Reform from above
The role of Prince Max
Disintegration, defeat and revolution 1918 - 1919
Ebert, Scheidemann and Luxemburg
The Freikorps
The Weimar Republic - the elections of January 1919
Divisions in the New Republic
Treaty of Versailles 1919
The Weimar Constitution
Concise, easy to understand and organised to help structure essays!
The New Reich; 1933-35; The Establishment of the Nazi Dictatorship
13 pages of detailed notes on the New Reich of 1933-35, suitable for AS / A2 History students. These notes were made for Edexcel’s Germany, 1871-1990: united, divided and re-united module, made by an A* student.
These can be used either as a revision tool or to further learning in lessons, and cover all of the key content needed for a top grade in an A2 exam. They consolidate all of the key information, so are best used with your own resources and revision!
They cover the following themes:
the creation of a totalitarian state
* the role of violence in the rise of the Nazi’s
* Gleichschaltung - assimilation
* Pseudo-legality, the abolition of trade unions and political parties
* Kopenick Blood Week
* Coordination of local and regional government
* The Night of the Long Knives
Hitler as a ‘dictator’
* Hitler’s approach to government
* Social Darwinism and the Fuhrer’s will
* His relations with the Army
The Volksgemeinschaft 1933 - 1935
Racial policy and the Nuremburg Laws
Concise, easy to understand and organised to help structure essays!
Brief revision notes for Kantian Deontology, suitable for AS / A2 Philosophy or Religious Studies students .
Covers the following;
Key Features
Non-Consequentialism
Duty & the Good Will
The Categorical Imperative
Freedom & Autonomy
Summum Bonum
Contains lots of quotations to support your points in essays.
Useful to review and support pre-existing knowledge.
Establishing and Ruling the FRG; 1949 - 1960
10 pages of detailed notes on the Establishment and Rule of the FRG (1949-1960), suitable for AS / A2 History students. These notes were made for Edexcel’s Germany, 1871-1990: united, divided and re-united module, made by an A* student.
These can be used either as a revision tool or to further learning in lessons, and cover all of the key content needed for a top grade in an A2 exam. They consolidate all of the key information, so are best used with your own resources and revision!
They cover the following themes:
The Constitution of the FRG
Berlin
the Proclamation of the FRG
Adenauer, the Christian Democratic Union and the Social Democratic Party
Adenauer’s policies
The impact of the SPD
Schumacher
Brandt & the Godesberg Programme
Denazification - successes and limitations
Concise, easy to understand and organised to help structure essays!
Concise, easy to understand and organised to help structure essays!