OCR A

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AS level

Unit F961 British History Period Studies

Unit F961 Option A: Medieval and Early Modern 1035-1642

Topic Examination support available Supporting titles in the Access to History series
Lancastrians, Yorkists and Tudors 1450-1509 Available now! The War of the Roses and VII: Britain 1450–1509
Henry VIII to Mary I, 1509-58 Available now! Henry VIII to Mary I: 1509-58 third edition

Change and Protest 1536–88: Mid-Tudor Crises? Fourth Edition
England under Elizabeth I, 1558-1603 Available now! Elizabeth I: Meeting the challenge, England 1541-1603 third edition

Unit F961 Option B: Modern 1783-1994

Domestic Issues 1918-51 Available now! Britain 1900-51

Poverty and Welfare 1815–1950 second edition

Britain: Domestic Policies 1918–39 second edition
Post-war Britain 1951-94 Available now! Britain 1945-2007

Unit F962: European and World History Period Studies

Unit F962 Option B: Modern 1795-2003

Napoleon, France and Europe 1795-1815 Available now! Napoleon, France and Europe Third Edition
The USA in the 19th Century: Westward expansion and Civil War 1803-c.1890 Available now! The American Civil War: Causes, course and consequences, 1803-77 fourth edition
Peace and War: International Relations c.1890-1941 Available now! Rivalry and Accord – International Relations 1870–1914 second edition

War and Peace: International Relations 1878-1941 Third Edition
From Autocracy to Communism: Russia 1894-1941 Available now! From Autocracy to Communism: Russia 1894-1941 for OCR
Democracy and Dictatorship: Italy 1896-1943 Available now! Italy : The Rise of Fascism 1915-45 third edition
Democracy and Dictatorship in Germany 1919-63 Available now! Democracy and Dictatorship in Germany 1919-63 for OCR
The Cold War in Europe from 1945 to the 1990s Available now! Europe and the Cold War 1945-91 second edition
Crisis in the Middle East 1948-2003 Available now! Crisis in the Middle East: Israel and the Arab States 1945-2007

Unit F963: British History Enquiries

Unit F963 Option A: Medieval and Early Modern 1066-1660

Mid-Tudor Crises 1536-69 Available now! Edward VI and Mary: A Mid-Tudor Crisis? 1540-58 third edition

Unit F963 Option B: Modern 1815-1945

The Condition of England 1815-53 Available now!  
England and a New Century 1900-24 Available now! Britain 1890-1924 second edition

Britain 1900-51

Britain: Domestic Policies 1918–39 second edition

Britain: Society, Economy and Industrial Relations 1900–39 second edition

Unit F964: European and World History

Unit F964 Option A: Medieval and Early Modern 1073-1555

The German Reformation 1517-55 Available now! Luther and the German Reformation 1517-55 third edition

Unit F964 Option B: Modern 1774-1975

The Origins and the Course of the French Revolution 1774-95 Available now! France in Revolution fourth edition
The Unification of Italy 1815-70 Available now! The Unification of Italy 1815-70 third edition
The Origins of the American Civil War, 1820-61 Available now! The American Civil War: Causes, course and consequences, 1803-77 fourth edition
Dictatorship and Democracy in Germany 1933-63 Available now! Democracy and Dictatorship in Germany 1919-63 for OCR
The USA and the Cold War in Asia 1945-75 Available now! The USA in Asia 1945–1975

A2 Unit F966: Historical Themes

Unit F966 Option A: Medieval and Early Modern 1066-1715

Rebellion and Disorder under the Tudors 1485-1603 Available now! OCR A Historical Themes: Rebellion and Disorder under the Tudors 1485-1603

Edward VI and Mary: A Mid-Tudor Crisis? 1540–58 third edition

Disorder and Rebellion in Tudor England

Unit F966 Option B: Modern 1789-1997

The Challenge of German Nationalism 1789-1919 Available now! The Unification of Germany 1815-1919 third edition
The Changing Nature of Warfare 1792-1945 Available now! The Changing Nature of Warfare 1700-1945
Britain and Ireland 1798-1921 Available now! Great Britain and the Irish Question 1798-1921 third edition
Russia and its Rulers 1855-1964 Available now! OCR A Historical Themes: Russia and its rulers 1855-1964
Civil Rights in the USA 1865-1992 Available now! Race Relations in the USA 1863-1980 third edition