Altrincham Grammar School For Boys

History & Politics

 

Welcome the the History & Politics Department

History is compulsory in Years 7 through to 9 and available as an option at GCSE, AS and A2 levels. Politics is also available at AS and A2. The History courses follow the AQA Specifications and Politics follows Edexcel.

The Department aims to bring to life the important events in our history so that pupils not only learn about the past, but, through the eyes and writings of others, develop an understanding of what has made us what we are today.

Years 7-9 cover the following topics:

Year 7

The Norman Invasion
The Church in the Middle Ages
The Crusades
The Black Death
Peasant Revolt
The British Isles
Heraldry
War of the Roses

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Year 8: 1475-1750

The Rise of Science
The Reformation
Henry VIII
Spanish Armada
Gunpowder Plot
English Civil War
Aztecs
Exploration

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Year 9: 1750 - onwards

Slavery
Industrial Revolution
Aspects of World War 1 - Home Front, Rival Powers, The Somme
Aspects of World War 2 - Home Front, The Atom Bomb, The Holocaust