Thematic Studies

Final 2016 AQA GCSE History specification
Student Book contents
The origins of parliament
Issues between King Henry III and his barons; the role of Simon de
Montfort; the Provisions of Oxford and the Parliament of 1265 and
their short and long-term impact.
Medieval revolt and royal authority
Issues between King Henry III and his barons; the role of Simon de
Montfort; the Provisions of Oxford and the Parliament of 1265 and
their short and long-term impact.
Part two: Challenging royal authority
Popular uprisings against the Crown
The social, economic, religious and political causes of the Pilgrimage
of Grace; the implications for royal authority; Henry VIII and his
government’s reaction and the impact of the uprising.
Divine Right and parliamentary authority
The causes of the English Revolution; the New Model Army and the
development of political radicalism during the Civil War era; the
short and long-term impact of the English Revolution, including the
significance of trial and execution of Charles I and Oliver Cromwell
and the Commonwealth.
Royal authority and the right to representation
Laws; courts; trials; crimes; criminals and punishments; Statutes of
Gloucester 1278 and Winchester 1285.
Part three: Reform and reformers
The extension of the franchise
Radical protest; the Great Reform Act, causes and impact, including
further reform; Chartism, causes, actions and impact.
Protest and change
Campaigning groups and their methods and impact, including the
Anti-Slavery movement; the Anti-Corn Law League; factory reformers;
social reformers.
Workers movements
The development of trade unionism and its impact, including Grand
National Consolidation Trades Union (GNCTU), Tolpuddle Martyrs,
New Model Unions and new unionism, including the match girls’ and
dockers’ strikes.
Part four: Equality and rights
Women’s rights
The campaign for women’s suffrage, reasons, methods and
responses; role of individuals, including the Pankhursts; the reasons
for the extension of the franchise and its impact; progress towards
equality in the second half of the 20th century.
Workers’ rights
The General Strike (1926), actions, reactions and impact; trade union
reform in the late 20th century.
Chapter 2: The origins of parliament
2.1 Simon de Montfort and King Henry III
2.2 The Provisions of Oxford and the Second Barons’ War
2.3 The king and a new parliament
Chapter 3: Medieval revolt and royal authority
3.1 Were rats to blame for the Peasants’ Revolt?
3.2 The Peasants’ Revolt of 1381
3.3 The impact of the Peasants’ Revolt
Part two: Challenging royal authority
Chapter 4: Popular uprisings against the Crown
4.1 How did Henry change the Church?
4.2 The Pilgrimage of Grace
4.3 Impact of the rebellion
Chapter 5: Divine Right and parliamentary authority
5.1A The causes of the English Revolution
5.1B The causes of the English Revolution
5.2 The English Civil War and the role of the New Model Army
5.3 Were the English right to kill their king?
5.4 How should Cromwell be remembered?
Chapter 6: Royal authority and the right to representation
6.1A What was the Impact of the American Revolution?
6.1B What was the Impact of the American Revolution?
Part three: Reform and reformers
Chapter 7: The extension of the franchise
7.1A Give us the vote!
7.1B Give us the vote!
7.2A What was the impact of Chartism?
7.2B What was the impact of Chartism?
Chapter 8: Protest and change
8.1 The Anti-Corn Law League
8.2A What was the impact of the anti-slavery movement?
8.2B What was the impact of the anti-slavery movement?
8.3A Factory and social reform
8.3B Factory and social reform
Chapter 9: Workers movements
9.1 The development of trade unionism: a new worker’s paradise?
9.2 The Tolpuddle Martyrs
9.3 New Unionism: how successful were working class unions?
Part four: Equality and rights
Chapter 10: Women’s rights and the campaign for the vote
10.1 Where was a woman’s place?
10.2A What was the impact of the campaign for women’s suffrage?
10.2B What was the impact of the campaign for women’s suffrage?
Chapter 11: Workers rights
11.1A The General Strike, 1926
11.1B The General Strike, 1926
11.2 Trade union reform
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