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Britain 1558–1689: The best-selling and trusted name in AS and A-level History! (Flagship History)

Britain 1558–1689: The best-selling and trusted name in AS and A-level History! (Flagship History)

by Derrick Murphy (Author), Elizabeth Sparey (Author), Irene Carrier (Author)

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    Paperback 2002

    $3.25
Synopsis

A comprehensive text on Elizabethan and Stuart history.

Includes historical interpretations, document source questions, explanation of difficult words and concepts and a study skills section for exam preparation.

* Britain 1558-1689: A Synoptic Assessment

* Elizabeth I and Religion

* Elizabethan Foreign Policy

* Elizabethan Government and Finance

* Elizabethan Social and Economic History

* James I, Religion, Parliament, Foreign Policy

* The Causes of the Civil Wars

* The Civil Wars and Interregnum, including an in-depth study of Cromwell

* Charles II

* James II, William III and the Glorious Revolution of 1668-9

* Index

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More Information

Format: Paperback
 Pages: 384
 Publisher: Collins Educational
Published: 20 Nov 2002
ISBN 10: 0007138504
ISBN 13: 9780007138500
Book Overview:

The best-selling and trusted name in AS and A-level History!


Media Reviews

TES review of the first book in the series (Britain 1815-1918):

Put out more flags
Hard-pressed heads of History with budgets to manage must have been waiting impatiently for years for someone to reinvent the one-volume textbook at a reasonable price. Collins have done it.

Author Bio

Derrick Murphy attended the universities of East Anglia, Birmingham and London and is an Educational Consultant. Formerly editor and contributor of the 'Modern History Review' he has extensive knowledge and experience of educational assessment. He has been Principal Examiner for GCE A level History at AQA, OCR and Cambridge University International Examinations. He has also been involved with assessment at Key Stage 3 and GCSE with AQA and a senior examiner with the International Baccalaureate. He has written specifications and syllabuses for examination boards within the UK but also for Hong Kong, Singapore and South Africa.

Elizabeth Sparey is Head of History, Ripon Grammar School, Chair of OCR Question Paper Evaluation Committee
Irene Carrier is Head of History, Withington Girls School, Manchester. AQA Principal Examiner in Stuart History, AS and A2.