• Better Day Coming, Adam Fairclough

• Race Relations in the USA, Vivienne Sanders, Available in the LRC.

• Grand Expectations: The United States, 1945-1974, James Patterson

• Restless Giant: The United States from Watergate to Bush vs Gore, James Patterson

• The Penguin History of the USA, Hugh Brogan

• A History of Modern Britain, Andrew Marr. Available in the LRC.

• Britain since 1945: The People’s Peace, Kenneth Morgan, Available in the LRC.

• Hope and Glory Britain: Britain 1900 - 2000, Peter Clarke

• White Heat: A History of Britain in the Swinging Sixties, Dominic Sandbrook

• Who Dares Wins, Britain 1979-82, Dominic Sandbrook

• State and Society, Martin Pugh

• Parliamentary Reform 1785- 1928, Sean Lang, Available in the LRC.

• What is History?, E.H. Carr, Available in the LRC.

• Dictators, Frank Dikotter

Enter the annual Robson History Prize for Year 12 students from Trinity College, Cambridge. Details here.

Write a review of one of the books you have read from the History reading list OR one of the films / series you have watched. 

• Would you recommend it to others?

•  If yes, why? 

Write an article for the SandPrint (student newspaper) either about a topic you have studied, or one you have researched independently. 

Alternatively, are there topics you think SHOULD be taught, that currently aren't? 

You're Dead to Me: A History of Football (BBC Sounds) 

You're Dead to Me: LGBTQ+ History (BBC Sounds) 

You're Dead to Me: Notting Hill Carnival (BBC Sounds) 

Thatcher: A Very British Revolution (TV series) 2020 (BBC Sounds) 

A look at the political career of Margaret Thatcher, from her early days as Education Secretary, to Leader of Opposition and finally to Prime Minister. Thatcher's inner circle discuss how she managed to overcome her outsider status to become a key political figure in Britain, at a time of great social and economic upheaval.

Blair and Brown: The New Labour Revolution (BBC iPlayer) 

The story of two powerful personalities at the heart of a political phenomenon. Tony Blair, Gordon Brown and their closest allies chart the rise and difficult legacy of New Labour. 

Andrew Marr: A History of Modern Britain (BBC series) 

Andrew Marr presents a history of Britain from the end of the Second World War to the start of the third millennium.

Research the fight for women's equality in Britain over 100 years. Use these short mini-documentaries as your starting point. 

Research life in post-war Britain. Use these short mini-documentaries as your starting point. 

Research some of the key conflicts and events involving Britain and America that are NOT covered in our A Level course: 

• the Suez Crisis (1956);

•  the Vietnam War (1955-75); 

• the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan (1979); 

• and the Six Day War (1967). 

Houses of Parliament, Visitors and Exhibition Centre 

People’s History Museum, Manchester

(National Museum of Democracy) 

Treasures of the British Library, 

British Library, London 

This is a great organisation whose mission is to empower school students so that they can think critically, to analyse and debate contested histories. By developing their critical thinking, oracy skills and self-confidence students are equipped with the skills to navigate conflicting narratives. Their resources and debates can be found here: https://parallelhistories.org.uk/#