This series uses a variety of sources to give an insight into a particular period. The aim is to provide a history resource with a strong emphasis on evidence, using eye witness accounts from a range of source material, including diaries, letters and newspapers. An initial section introduces the period and the sources available. An extended quotation for the source is on one page, facing a commentary giving the historical background. The reliability of the sources is considered.
Leading Lives Oliver Cromwell (Leading Lives)
"Leading Lives" covers key leaders in history and explores their lives and achievements. Each book examines the person's early years, studies and interests, professional life, low points, and considers the links between that individual and the history and events of the time. An underlying theme is whether an individual can change the course of history.
Leading Lives Mikhail Gorbachev (Leading Lives)
"Leading Lives" covers key leaders in history and explores their lives and achievements. Each book examines the person's early years, studies and interests, professional life, low points, and considers the links between that individual and the history and events of the time. An underlying theme is whether an individual can change the course of history.
This title explores the life and achievements of Winston Churchill. It examines his early years, his studies and interests, his professional life, his low points and his legacy. The volume contains: feature panels detailing the lives of colleagues, rivals and others, sources, quotes and eyewitness accounts; further reading and web sites; and a timeline and maps. It is part of the "Leading Lives" series. An underlying theme throughout this series is whether an individual can change the course of...
The Six Wives of Henry VIII (Adventures in Time)
by Dominic Sandbrook
Take a journey to a vanished world with the ADVENTURES IN TIME* series - stories so exciting you won't believe they're all true'Winter has come; and in a far distant land, a warrior queen is expecting a child...' Step through these pages into the Tudor world: a dangerous place, where one miss-step could cost your life. Through the eyes of Henry VIII's six very different queens, from a brave Spanish princess to a wise English widow, historian Dominic Sandbrook takes us on a thrilling journey thr...
Edexcel GCSE History (9-1): Early Elizabethan England 1558-88 Student Book (Edexcel GCSE History (9-1))
by Tim Williams and Elena Stevens
Early Elizabethan England 1558-88 Student Book is part of Oxford's brand new Edexcel GCSE History series. This textbook series provides the most up-to-date Edexcel exam practice and a tried-and-trusted accessible approach to help students get the best grades they are capable of, and enjoy their history lessons. This textbook is written as part of our commitment to the inclusive presentation of diverse histories, and developed by a team of practising teachers with Edexcel examining experience a...
The third book of teacher’s resources in a groundbreaking Key Stage 3 series designed to grab pupils’ attention with its fresh approach to traditional content. In addition to the series of photocopiable worksheets, this teacher’s guide includes recommendations for further extension activities. These suggestions will support less-able pupils and stretch the more-able.
Discover all the foul facts about the history of the highlands with history's most horrible headlines: Scottish edition. The master of making history fun, Terry Deary, turns his attention to Scotland. From the truth about William Wallace and the disgusting details of sick Scottish torture techniques to how to terrify a tourist with gory Scottish ghost stories. It's all in Horrible Histories: Scotland: fully illustrated throughout...
Does that boy like me? Why are my sisters so mean? Does anyone think I'm pretty? Will my father be arrested? These were the everyday concerns of thirteen-year-old Moscow schoolgirl Nina Lugovskaya, who began to write a diary in 1932. Her indignant outbursts against the brutal raids and purges of Stalin's terror appear alongside the more typical adolescent worries about girlfriends, boys, parties and homework. For five years Nina scribbled down her most intimate thoughts and dreams, including her...
The History of Russia from 1801 to the Present (Societies and Cultures: Russia)
On January 30, 1933, Adolf Hitler was appointed chancellor of Germany, thanks largely to the efforts of the Hitler Youth, whose organised propaganda marches throughout Germany helped the Nazi Party grow in strength. By 1939, it is estimated that more than seven million boys and girls belonged to the Hitler Youth. 'Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow' is the riveting and often chilling tale of a generation of young people who devoted their energy and passion to the Hitler Youth organisati...
When Charles-I came to the throne in 1625 he began to make changes in the way Scotland was run, including the introduction of a new prayer book. He believed that a king was given his position by God and that no one had the right to question his actions, so when protests were made and a document known as 'The National Covenant' was drawn up, cruel punishments were inflicted on the protesters who became known as the 'Covenanters'. This brand-new title in the "Scotties Series" explains the complex...
A young reader's edition of The Volunteer - Jack Fairweather's Costa Book of the Year. An extraordinary, eye-opening account of the Holocaust. Occupied Warsaw, Summer 1940: Witold Pilecki, a Polish underground operative, accepted a mission to uncover the fate of thousands interned at a new concentration camp, report on Nazi crimes, raise a secret army and stage an uprising. The name of the camp - Auschwitz. Over the next two and half y...
Invasion (Sterling Point Books (Paperback)) (833)
by Bruce Bliven
Revise Edexcel GCSE (9-1) History: Medicine in Britain Revision Cards (Revise Edexcel GCSE History 16)
Exam Board: Edexcel Level & Subject: GCSE History First teaching: September 2016 First exams: June 2018 REVISE Edexcel GCSE (9-1) History: Medicine in Britain Revision Cards are perfect for students who want to turbocharge their revision time! Each pack includes access to a FREE online edition of the REVISE Edexcel GCSE (9-1) History: Early Medicine in Britain Revision Guide and contains: 30 Revision Cards and three organising dividers (with a handy 'how to use' guide) Multiple choi...
Kings and Riches Children's European History
by Baby Professor
Amazing People of Paris (Amazing People Club Bioviews)
by Charles Margerison
It will help you to: Check what you know – the warm-up activities in the knowledge booster section help you recap what you already know about the topic. Understand the exam questions – the exam skills section break down each type of questions so you can see how it works, then the ‘steps to success’ skills builder shows you how to construct the answer Practice with exam-style questions – the practice paper give you the change to putt your skills into action, writing straight into the book, suppor...
It will help you to: Check what you know – the warm-up activities in the knowledge booster section help you recap what you already know about the topic. Understand the exam questions – the exam skills section break down each type of questions so you can see how it works, then the ‘steps to success’ skills builder shows you how to construct the answer Practice with exam-style questions – the practice paper give you the change to putt your skills into action, writing straight into the book, suppor...
Enlightenment, Revolution, and War Children's European History
by Baby Professor
Edexcel GCSE (9-1) History Foundation Weimar and Nazi Germany, 1918–39 Student Book (Edexcel GCSE (9-1) Foundation History)
by John Child and Daniel Nuttall
We’ve worked with teachers to develop versions of our core textbooks that feature reduced content and language level, providing greater support and enabling students of all abilities to progress. Now available for the seven most popular options, these foundation versions help make the GCSE content more accessible and are designed to be easy-to-use alongside the core textbooks in a mixed ability classroom and are also ideal for home learning. How have we made them more accessible? We’v...
Music can carry the stories of history like a message in a bottle.Lord Kitchener, Neneh Cherry, Smiley Culture, Stormzy . . . Groundbreaking musicians whose songs have changed the world. But how? This exhilarating playlist tracks some of the key shifts in modern British history, and explores the emotional impact of 28 songs and the artists who performed them.This book redefines British history, the Empire and postcolonialism, and will invite you to think again about the narratives and key moment...
In any military operation throughout history, few 24-hour periods have been as crucial as that of 6 June 1944. Nearly 7000 ships landed over 132,000 US, British and Canadian troops on the beaches of Normandy in the biggest amphibious landing ever attempted. During that first day, the Allied forces were at their most vulnerable to German counterattack, as Field Marshal Rommel had realised. Had the Germans mounted a significant attack and the landings failed as a result, the course of the war in E...