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It was important for both practical, strategic reasons, as well as symbolic reasons.

From a strategic point of view, Germany was located in central Europe and was the key to Western Europe. The USS...

The first thing to remember when analysing a historical primary source is that it will always be of some value. Most primary source exam questions ask of a source's value, or of its use to a historian, an...

During this period the papacy saw itself as the ultimate power in Christendom to which all men from peasants to emperors were subject. During the period of 1095-1204, popes such as Innocent III began to a...

This is a very common question for those studying history, even I sometimes find myself asking the same question when approaching essays at university. Its natural to fall into a narrative style, as we of...

(Assuming you are completing an A-level source question like the one in Edexcel papers)

First of all, read the sources very carefully. When reading them, use 3 different coloured highlighters for e...