HISTORY
Welcome to Petroc PACE +
A Level History
The information on this page will give you a flavour of what life is like studying History A Level at Petroc and help to expand your knowledge. Take a look around!
Start by watching the welcome presentation from one of our our lecturers, Jon Price, and learn what the content you will be learning on the course.
Why not have a go at this month's activities. You can also gain an understanding of the careers you could go onto and find out what our current and previous students have got up to this year.
Once you are finished why not check out what else Petroc has to offer on the Life at Petroc page.
June Content
Welcome to A-Level History
An activity for you to try at home
As Jon mentioned in the A Level History video (above), he has created Google Slides for you to learn about the key events that took place in Russia between 1917 to 1929.
Now, we would like you to research this time period. Please make a copy of these slides (open them, click 'File', then 'Make a Copy') and work through and add what you've found.
July Content
This month you will continue on from last months activity and look at the next period of Russian HIstory - World War 2. Watch the lecture from Jon Price and make notes.
August Content
This month we move away from Russian History and focus on another period whihc you will study - The War of the Roses (1450-1499). Watch the lecture from Jon Price and make notes.
Hear what one of our current students has to say!
Holly Milton-Jefferies
History at Petroc is split into two different topics – a breadth study of Germany and its quest for political stability, and a depth study into the world of the Wars of the Roses. I had partly studied German history at GCSE, but you go so much deeper at A-Level that I barely noticed! It was intriguing to find out the causes and consequences of some of the events I previously knew, as we study over 100 years of history. The Wars of the Roses topic covers a smaller period of time, but the detail is extraordinary, and there’s certainly plenty of action thanks to all the feuding families and their many battles. Because it was such a long time ago, things like the motives of historical figures are left open to your interpretation, which makes class discussions really fun! There’s a lot of content, and there will be essay writing too, but teachers give you a lot of support, and if you’re interested in history it’s the perfect course for you.
