The more you read the better you do... if you are considering studying History beyond A Level you MUST read around our topics, and beyond them. Here are some books you could look out for our course. Speak to any History teacher if you want recommendations for other topics!
Unit 1- Elizabeth and Mid Tudor Crises
Heinemann Advanced History: Reign of Elizabeth by William Simpson; 2001. Isbn 9780435327354
Reign of Elizabeth, England 1558-1603 (SHP Advanced History Core Text) by Barbera Mervyn; 2001. Isbn 9780719574863
Elizabeth I: Meeting the challenge, England 1541-1603 (Access to History) by Dr John Warren; 2008. Isbn 9780340965931
The Reign of Elizabeth I, 1558-1603 (questions and analysis in History) by Stephen Lee; 2007. Isbn 9780415302135
The Triumph of Elizabeth: Britain, 1547-1603 (AQA A2 History) by Mike Tillbrook; 2009. Isbn 9781408503171
Unit 2 - Cold War in Asia
John Lewis Gaddis 'The Cold War'
Odd Arne Westad 'The Cold War: A World History'
Milton Osborne 'Southeast Asia: An Introductory History'
Barbara Watson Andaya and Leonard Y. Andaya ‘A History of Malaysia’.
Steven Hugh Lee ‘The Korean War’.
Kevin Ruane ‘War and Revolution in Vietnam’.
Paul Thomas Chamberlin ‘The Cold War's Killing
Unit 3- Russia and its Rulers
Rethinking the Russian Revolution by Acton
A People's Tragedy by Figes
Stalinism by Gill
Reaction and Revolution by Lynch
Russia and its Rulers by Wells
Endurance and Endeavour: Russian History 1812-1980 by Westwood
The origins of the Russian Revolution by Wood
The Romanovs by Montefiore
See OCR's full list for Russia here