History
We hope you are looking forward to joining us in September to study A level History.
We follow the OCR specification, which can be found here
https://www.ocr.org.uk/Images/170128-specification-accredited-a-level-gce-history-a-h505.pdf
I will be teaching you for part of the A Level History course. We will be studying Anglo-Saxon England and the Norman Conquest.
You will be studying the 16th and 17th centuries looking at Charles V, Popular culture and the Witch-craze with Dr Campbell and Mrs Wood.
The tasks on this page will help you to prepare for both parts of your history course.
However, you should also try to broaden your knowledge of the social, religious and political context of the periods that you are about to study; hence the other options. Do not buy all the books, they are available cheaply second hand or on Kindle unlimited. The videos are all on You-Tube
Mrs Davies
Anglo-Saxon England and the Norman Conquest
OCR A Level Early Medieval England 871 - 1107 by Andrew Holland and Nicholas Fellows
The Norman Conquest by George Garnett
Anglo - Saxon Chronicles by Michael Swanton
The Anglo - Saxon Age by John Blair
Charles V, Popular culture and the Witch-craze
The Hangman's Daughter by Oliver Potzsch
The Dark Monk by Oliver Potzsch
The Beggar King by Oliver Potzsch
The Poisoned Pilgrim by Oliver Potzsch
Sacred Hearts by Sarah Dunant
The Crucible by Arthur Miller
Anglo-Saxon England and the Norman Conquest
The Normans – Men from the North https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LD6zJON2xTc&t=108s
BBC Teach videos on the Norman Conquest https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1sK4JX0co8I&list=PLcvEcrsF_9zK2bOCseaghBIucwf9pcsFX
BBC ‘Castle’ Episode 1 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h3EPBPWS88Y&list=PLvpFenv-nFqJmBBAzCwCKugPB_omddHJc
Charles V, Popular culture and the Witch-craze
Luther https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hAACMptKD-c
Colonial House https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PTUP95AmIcA
The Crucible https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FCR4blZtjvc
Crash Course History – video lessons about Luther, Witch-craft, and the 17th Century.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1o8oIELbNxE
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rW4XFiHUQAs
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cmKHYpC_jVs
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rW4XFiHUQAs
Anglo-Saxon England and the Norman Conquest
Podcasts from Radio 4’s ‘In Our Time’ to broaden your knowledge.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b011jvlt
https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b009q7zm
https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b040llvb
Charles V, Popular culture and the Witch-craze
In our time – Podcasts about the development of printing and the Salem Witch Trials.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p003hycj
https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b06pxp2z
Anglo-Saxon England and the Norman Conquest
These links to the British Museum and Library refer to useful articles
https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/galleries/sutton-hoo-and-europe
https://www.bl.uk/collection-items/great-domesday-book#
Anglo-Saxon England and the Norman Conquest
Everyone should read the extract from the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle that can be found in Related Documents below and do the short tasks.
Extra Curricular
This is some information about an extra-curricular possibility, although we cannot guarantee that this trip will take place this November (but we hope it will!)
With Mrs Davies, you will also have opportunities that are not connected directly to the course. One of these is the opportunity to visit Auschwitz Birkenau with the Holocaust Education Trust, in November. If you think this is something you might be interested in, you will need to write a letter explaining why you should be chosen to go and how you would bring what you learn back into school. The letter shouldn’t be more than 500 words long. Mrs Davies will remind you about this in September and give you some time to think about it, but you might wish to spend some time over the summer putting together your ideas.
Charles V, Popular culture and the Witch-craze
Everyone should also watch the four crash Course History videos and complete the six ‘Meanwhile, Elsewhere’ research activities for Dr Campbell and Mrs Wood
Meanwhile Elsewhere
Print out and complete these research tasks to find out about the world that you will be studying. These can also be found in the Related Documents section below.
https://drive.google.com/file/d/11lmvJyXl1E9VPo3ghevcBb-sYxjOSpeE/view
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1BGF1-Ne72a9o3tjGvc_JpC4S5nH4ElYK/view
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1oTCH3UFrhy0oreolqkfdBJfoZASswVC4/view
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1rAs1ftjYOLadnKY2PthAgXu5somUhKoz/view
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1fU4kLoMS5LVFsQnEVQAUmCW0RwhklY_M/view
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1679KGlZO_XxE5IGXOT71BBHd9F-Oombd/view
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1V2sz-7gmWT2n44NZzSzq-ripTJMNSAU-/view
Competitions and Further Resources
Please download the further resources information in Related Documents below for competition details and resources.