Edexcel GCSE History: Warfare and British society, c1250–present

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In this module, students will cover the following topics in line with the Edexcel specifications booklet. Detailed information for the module can be found on page 14-16.

Topics include:

• Part 1: c1250–c1500: Medieval warfare and English society
  • The nature of warfare including the composition and role of the army, and the impact of strategy, tactics and weaponry on warfare.
  • The experience of warfare, including recruitment and training in feudal society, and the impact on civilians.
  • Case studies: Battle of Falkirk and the Battle of Agincourt
• Part 2: c1500–c1700: Warfare and English society in the early modern period
  • The nature of warfare including the composition and role of the army, the role of musketeers, pikemens and dragoons, and the impact of strategy, tactics and weaponry on warfare.
  • The experience of warfare, including recruitment and training of the New Model Army, the impact on civilians including recruitment and requisitioning
  • Case studies: Battle of Naseby and Oliver Cromwell
• Part 3: c1700–c1900: Warfare and British society in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries
  • The nature of warfare including the composition and role of the army and the decline of the cavalry, and the impact of strategy, tactics and weaponry on warfare
  • The experience of warfare, including recruitment and training and Cardwell’s reforms and professionalisation, the impact on civilians including the influence of media and photography
  • Case studies: Battle of Waterloo and the Battle of Balaclava
• Part 4: c1900–present: Warfare and British society in the modern era
  • The nature of warfare including the composition and role of the army and the growth of logistics and specialised divisions, and the impact of strategy, tactics and weaponry on warfare
  • The experience of warfare, including recruitment and training of women and conscription, and WWI and WWII’s impact on civilians
  • Case studies: The Western Front during WWI, the Battle of the Somme, the Iraq War.
• Part 5: The historic environment: London and the Second World War, 1939–45
  • The context of London in WWII
  • The nature of attacks on London
  • The impact of the Blitz on civilian life
  • London’s response to the war
  • Propaganda and attitudes during WWII

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