A-Level History

Warfare

The Battle of Flodden

On a windswept September day in 1513, amid the rolling hills and marshy fields of Northumberland, two armies met in…

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History

The History of Coins

For more than two millennia, coins have shaped economies, cultures, and civilisations. These small, often round pieces of metal are…

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Murder

The Assassination of Spencer Perceval

On a spring afternoon in 1812, the House of Commons in London was bustling with its usual chorus of footsteps,…

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Warfare

Cnut the Great’s Conquest of England

When most people think of England being conquered, their minds jump straight to 1066. Harold with the arrow, William with…

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History

The History of Spying

Spying, or espionage, is as old as civilisation itself. From ancient empires to modern nation-states, the act of gathering intelligence…

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Biographies

Sitting Bull

Sitting Bull remains one of the most respected and influential figures in the history of the Indigenous peoples of North…

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Warfare

The Battle of Kursk

In the summer of 1943, the Eastern Front paused on a jagged line that curved outward around the city of…

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Biographies

Sir Francis Walsingham

In the glittering and dangerous world of Elizabethan England, power often depended not on armies or titles, but on information.…

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Murder

The Murder of Roberto Calvi

On the morning of June 18, 1982, a man’s body was found hanging beneath London’s Blackfriars Bridge. He was dressed…

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Warfare

The Battle of the Plains of Abraham

In the summer of 1759, the global Seven Years’ War reached a decisive moment above the St Lawrence River. Britain…

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