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How do I analyse a historical source?

Analysing historical sources can be daunting. But it need not be. Try asking yourself a series of questions every time you are presented with a source. Some of them might sound obvious, but it even obvious t...
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Answered by Patrick E. History tutor
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How do you write an A Level essay?

Writing an A Level essay which successfully hits the mark scheme with fluidity and a clear style can sometimes seem to be a daunting task. Where at GCSE level it is adequate to simply demonstrate subject kno...
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What motivations informed US foreign policy during the Cold War?

The question can be answered from three different historical perspectives: the orthodox, the revisionist, and the post-revisionist. The orthodox account blames the expansionary tendencies of the Soviet Union...
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Answered by Kaia K. History tutor
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Was religious change the foremost cause of rebellion during the Tudor period, 1485-1602?

Throughout the period 1485-1602, it is evident that there were many causes of rebellion. However, of these factors, it is clear that Religious change, following the schism between Henry VIII’s church of Engl...
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How do I remember all these dates?

The key to history is not in memorizing obscure dates and outlandish names, but in understanding the story of those dates and names. Accomplish the latter, and the former comes much, much more readily.
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Answered by Hailey O. History tutor
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