Context

To get you ready for Year 12 you will be getting familiar with some of the content from Paper 1:

The two year course that you will be studying is  made up three papers.

So the course content is:

• Paper 1, Option 1A: The crusades, c1095–1204 

This option comprises a study in breadth of the early crusading movement from the late eleventh to the early thirteenth century. It has continued relevance as, even today, the crusades exercise a powerful influence in many countries of the Near East, and their legacy continues to shape relations with Europe and the world. The focus of study is on developments and changes over a broad timescale and so the content is presented as themes spanning a significant period: 1095–1192. This option also contains a study in depth of historical interpretations on a broad question that is contextualised by, and runs on from, the themes: reasons for the failure of the Fourth Crusade 

• Paper 2, Option 2A.1: Anglo-Saxon England and the Anglo-Norman Kingdom, c1053–1106 

This option comprises a study in depth of England and Normandy from the death of Earl Godwin in 1053, through the reigns of William I and William II to the re-establishment of the AngloNorman Kingdom by Henry I in 1107. These were dramatic years of change for England and would shape the course of its history for generations. Students will gain an in-depth understanding of the nature and extent of change in government, society and the church, and of the English people’s resistance to changes. 

• Paper 3, Option 37.2: Germany, 1871–1990: united, divided and reunited 

This option comprises two parts: the Aspects in breadth focus on long-term changes and contextualise the Aspects in depth, which focus in detail on key episodes. Together, the breadth and depth topics explore the ways in which Germany evolved as a new state in Europe undergoing dramatic changes of fortune, set within broader long-term social and economic developments (after 1945, these focus on West Germany). A dynamic empire ended in a brutal war and defeat; out of the ashes of imperial Germany, first a democratic republic and then an extraordinary dictatorship came into being, followed once again by democracy and finally a new unity in 1990. 

• Coursework - Holocaust - To what extent was the Holocaust a long term plan?

The purpose of this coursework is to enable students to develop skills in the analysis and evaluation of interpretations of history in a chosen question, problem or issue as part of an independently researched assignment. The focus is on understanding the nature and purpose of the work of the historian. Students will be required to form a critical view based on relevant reading on the question, problem or issue. They will also be specifically required to analyse, explain and evaluate the interpretations of three historians. 

Suggested reading/research

Reading over the summer: Read Chapter 1 and 2 of The Norman Conquest by Marc Morris

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1O4HLPxsZUwmlS7CcR7AeSSKTXpaxtXzT/view?usp=drive_link

Crusading books you may wish to look at:

Textbook

Michael Riley and Jamie Byrom, The Crusades (Enquiring History) (Hodder, 2013) Textbook Written for A-level students. Includes many very useful sources. 

Academic Book

Jonathan Phillips, The Crusades 1095–1204 (Routledge, 2014) Textbook For students. This updated version of the textbook in the Seminar Studies series includes the Fourth Crusade.

Jonathan Riley-Smith, The Crusades: A History (Bloomsbury, 2014)

Jonathan Riley-Smith, The Oxford Illustrated History of the Crusades (Oxford University Press, 2001)

Jonathan Riley-Smith, The First Crusade and the Idea of Crusading (Continuum, 2009)

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Don't forget that Guille - Alles library is doing free home book delivery during lock down so be brave, have a search of their catalogue and get some relevant books in (all part of the journey to becoming a brilliant history student!). They can order books you are after that are not in their catalogue too!

https://guernseypress.com/news/2020/04/29/bored-at-home-library-will-deliver-for-free/

https://www.library.gg/

Suggested tasks

In Year 12 we will start off with looking at the Anglo Saxons and Normans in Term 1, before moving to the Crusades in Term 2, finishing with our coursework in Term 3 after your year 12 progression exams.

In Year 13, we finish Section C of the Crusades and complete our study on Germany from 1871-1990. 

Tasks to Complete:

Anglo Saxon and Normans

Task 1: Watch the first lecture and create notes: https://massolit.io/courses/anglo-saxon-england-and-the-norman-conquest-ad-878-1066

Task 2: Listen to this documentary and create a mind map https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wDzFwL1IHSE

Crusades

Task 1: Find a map of what the Middle East looked like in 1100. Find a map of what it looks like today. What similarities and differences do you see?

Task 2: Listen to this and create a mind map. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JIgZyUKD_XI&t=964s