History Information

History

Welcome to EHS History!

Here at Eastwood, our young historians embark on an exciting journey through the past and study topics such as witchcraft and magic, conspiracy theories and the horrors of slavery.

Why study History?

Without understanding our past, we cannot understand our present!

Studying History allows you to explore some of the most interesting events and civilisations in our world. As historians you will discover the mysteries behind JFK’s assassination, crazy and gory medical cures and the unusual activities and beliefs of groups like the Ku Klux Klan and the Nazi party! History helps you understand different cultures and helps you to appreciate your understanding of Scotland, Europe and the wider world! As Theodore Roosevelt once said - ‘The more you know about the past, the better prepared you are for the future.’

Without understanding our past, we cannot understand our present!

At BGE level you will study:

S1:

The 1960s

Medicine Through the Ages

S2:

Democracy and Dictatorship

Magic and Sorcery: The Scottish Witch Hunts

Modern Studies taster module

S3:

Free at Last

Migration and Empire

In the Senior Phase, you will study:

S4:

The Atlantic Slave Trade

Higher:                                                                                                                                      

Britain, 1851−1951 – Studying issues such as democracy in Britain, women’s rights and poverty and war.

The Crusades, 1071−1204 – Studying the gory battles of the First Crusade and Third Crusade

The Wars of Independence, 1249–1328 – Exploring the fight for independence between Scotland and England.

Advanced Higher:                                                                                                                

Germany: from democracy to dictatorship, 1918–1939 – Examining the steps in Hitler’s rise to power.