Series:

Access to History

6 total works

Cover of Britain 1890-1924 2ed

Britain 1890-1924 2ed

by Mike Byrne

Published 30 June 2005

Ensure your students have access to the authoritative and in-depth content of this popular and trusted A Level History series.

For over twenty years Access to History has been providing students with reliable, engaging and accessible content on a wide range of topics. Each title in the series provides comprehensive coverage of different history topics on current AS and A2 level history specifications, alongside exam-style practice questions and tips to help students achieve their best.

The series:

- Ensures students gain a good understanding of the AS and A2 level history topics through an engaging, in-depth and up-to-date narrative, presented in an accessible way.

- Aids revision of the key A level history topics and themes through frequent summary diagrams

- Gives support with assessment, both through the books providing exam-style questions and tips for AQA, Edexcel and OCR A level history specifications and through FREE model answers with supporting commentary at Access to History online (www.accesstohistory.co.uk)

Britain 1890-1924
This title covers the changing fortunes of the political parties in this period and the impact on them of the First World War. It also looks at social reform, the women's suffrage campaign and the problems in Ireland. There is an additional concluding chapter covering 1918-1924 and the emergence of the first Labour government.

Cover of Access to History: Great Britain and the Irish Question 1774-1923 Fourth Edition

Exam Board: AQA, Edexcel, OCR & WJEC
Level: A-level
Subject: History
First Teaching: September 2015
First Exam: June 2016

Give your students the best chance of success with this tried and tested series, combining in-depth analysis, engaging narrative and accessibility. Access to History is the most popular, trusted and wide-ranging series for A-level History students.

This title:

- Supports the content and assessment requirements of the 2015 A-level History specifications

- Contains authoritative and engaging content

- Includes thought-provoking key debates that examine the opposing views and approaches of historians

- Provides exam-style questions and guidance for each relevant specification to help students understand how to apply what they have learnt

This title is suitable for a variety of courses including:

- Edexcel: Ireland and the Union c.1774-1923

- OCR: Britain and Ireland 1791-1921

Cover of Access to History: The Unification of Italy 1789-1896 Fourth Edition

Exam Board: AQA, Edexcel, OCR & WJEC
Level: A-level
Subject: History
First Teaching: September 2015
First Exam: June 2016

Give your students the best chance of success with this tried and tested series, combining in-depth analysis, engaging narrative and accessibility. Access to History is the most popular, trusted and wide-ranging series for A-level History students.

This title:

- Supports the content and assessment requirements of the 2015 A-level History specifications

- Contains authoritative and engaging content

- Includes thought-provoking key debates that examine the opposing views and approaches of historians

- Provides exam-style questions and guidance for each relevant specification to help students understand how to apply what they have learnt

This title is suitable for a variety of courses including:

- Edexcel: The Unification of Italy, c1830-70

- OCR: Italy and Unification 1789-1896

Cover of Great Britain and the Irish Question 1798-1921 Third Edition
The second edition of this popular title provides both a narrative and analysis of the relationship between Great Britain and Ireland, from its origins and the Act of Union in 1800 to the Anglo Irish settlement in 1922. Important events such as the Great Famine and the Easter Rising are explained, and key figures such as Parnell, Gladstone and O'Connell are assessed. This is an essential text for students studying this period to aid understanding of the complex but compelling issues that arose in Ireland and Britain during this period. Throughout the book, key dates, terms and issues are highlighted, and historical interpretations of key debates are outlined. Summary diagrams are included to consolidate knowledge and understanding of the period, and exam style questions and tips for each examination board provide the opportunity to develop exam skills.

Cover of Britain and the European Powers, 1815-65
This volume deals with British relations with Europe from 1815-65, ending with the death of Palmerston. The narrative highlights the contrasting roles played in foreign affairs by prominent individuals of the period including Castlereagh, Canning and Palmerston himself. The author also examines the "Eastern Question" up to and including the Crimean War.

Cover of Great Britain and the Irish Question 1798-1921 Second Edition