A-Level History

Warfare

The Battle of Alesia

Some battles decide the fate of armies, others shape the destiny of nations. But occasionally, one changes the balance of…

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Biographies

The Black Prince

Edward of Woodstock, more famously remembered as the Black Prince, was one of medieval Europe’s most formidable knights. He was…

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Warfare

The Battle of Verdun

Some battles define wars, and others redefine what war even is. Verdun was the latter. When the German army launched…

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Biographies

Alan Turing

Alan Turing stands among the most influential thinkers in human history. His ideas laid the foundations for the digital age,…

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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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