r/Alevelhistory

Starting alevel hustory next yr
Just embarked on my summer work and need to know what resources/websites people use
BBC bitesize was my best friend during gcse’s but it doesn’t rlly have alevel content

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I need STRONG combos to consider, the ones top unis look for (my dream course is war studies & history and is offered at KCL and a few other non Russel groups).

In class we’ve started researching things for our NEA and im stuck between the crusades and the tsars question, ive been researching both and seeing which one i like more and ive found that the crusades is extremely interesting however my teachers have said that the people who tend to take that question forward tend to struggle a lot and dont recieve the highest marks possible whereas with the tsars , people who tend to do it score high marks every single year since its allegedly the easiest out of all the questions. My teachers know that im unsure of which question to take forward and have given me 1 more week to decide, i was wondering if anyone could give me feedback on how easy they found the researching the two and if you could show me examples of your NEA on both the crusades and the tsars as i believe itll help me draw a decision faster.

I do War of Roses, Russia and Its Rulers, French Revolution + Napoleonic Wars

Now that the exams are over, does anybody have any predicted questions for 2027, from themselves/teachers/revision resource/tutors?

At my school, we do OCR French Revolution, Britain with the Churchill inquiry, and Russia and its Rulers, but if anyone has any that can help others, please share.

I'm currently finishing year 12 and hoping to go to Oxford for history and spanish. I was thinking over the summer I would do a research project ( as in write a historical essay, a bit like a mini EPQ ) so I could talk about it for UCAS, I was just wondering if anyone thinks that's a good thing to do for it ( for the history part of my application ) and anything history events/periods I could do it on!! I'm leaning more towards Chinese/Middle Eastern history, but really I'd like to do any sort of non-European history thing to broaden my historical knowledge

Hey everyone,

I’m an international private candidate thinking of dropping Physics and picking up A-Level History (and English Language).

I'm used to how A-Level Math works where it’s very structured and modular: you just take P1, P2, P3, P4, and choose something like M1 or S1. It’s simple to understand the exam layout.

How exactly does History work in comparison? I know it’s split into 4 papers across AS and A2, but the syllabus booklets look like massive, overwhelming menus.

• Do I actually have to study every single topic listed in the syllabus for a paper, or do I just pick a specific route/option that I like and ignore the rest?
• On exam day, do they give you options to choose which essay questions you want to answer based on what you studied?
• As a private candidate self-studying from home, which boards (CAIE vs. Edexcel IAL) or specific topic combinations (like International History/Cold War) are the most manageable or have the best resources?

Would love any insights from people who have taken it or are self-studying it. Thanks!