Syllabus coverage

Public topic guides aligned to Edexcel GCSE History. Choose a topic to see explanations, worked examples and exam-style questions.

• Medicine & Health Through Time

  • Medicine in Britain: Medieval Period c1250–c1500·
  • Medicine in Britain: Renaissance c1500–c1700·
  • Medicine in Britain: Industrial c1700–c1900·
  • Medicine in Britain: Modern Era c1900–present·
  • The British Sector of the Western Front 1914–18
  • +3 more

• Modern World History

  • Weimar Germany: Origins & Problems 1919–1929·
  • Rise of the Nazi Party 1929–1933·
  • Nazi Germany: Control & Propaganda 1933–1939·
  • Life in Nazi Germany: Persecution & Opposition·
  • The American West: Native Americans c1835–1875
  • +11 more

• Historical Analysis Skills

  • Source Utility: What Makes a Source Useful?·
  • Source Comparison: Similarities & Differences·
  • Context & Purpose in Historical Sources·
  • Interpretations: Why Do Historians Disagree?·
  • Causation: Long-term & Short-term Factors
  • +3 more

• Exam Technique

  • How to Use Provenance in Your Answer·
  • Inference Questions (4-mark)·
  • Explain Two Consequences (8-mark)·
  • 'How Useful?' Source Questions·
  • Judgement Essays (16-mark)
  • +4 more