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OCR Y106 — England, 1485–1558: the Early Tudors
Begin with England in 1485, then follow Henry VII, Henry VIII, Edward VI and Mary I through changes in power, government, society and religion.
Start OCR Y106: the Early Tudors
OCR Y107 — England, 1547–1603: the Later Tudors
Follow the difficult successions after Henry VIII, the religious changes under Edward and Mary, and the challenges faced by Elizabeth I.
Start OCR Y107: the Later Tudors
OCR Y221 — Democracy and Dictatorships in Germany, 1919–1963
Learn the story of the Weimar Republic, Nazi dictatorship, post-war division and the early development of the two German states. The present site coverage is thinner for 1939–1949 and East Germany.
Start OCR Y221: Germany, 1919–1963
OCR Y318 — Russia and its Rulers, 1855–1964
Compare government and society under the Tsars and Communist rulers while tracing reform, revolution, dictatorship and continuity across the whole period.
Start OCR Y318: Russia and its Rulers
OCR Y222 — The Cold War in Asia, 1945–1993
Follow reconstruction, revolution, decolonisation and conflict through China, Korea, Indochina and the changing Asian Cold War.
Start OCR Y222: The Cold War in Asia
OCR Y223 — The Cold War in Europe, 1941–1995
Trace wartime distrust, the division of Europe, crises and détente, the revolutions of 1989 and the difficult creation of a new European order.
Start OCR Y223: The Cold War in Europe
OCR Y311 — The Origins and Growth of the British Empire, 1558–1783
Trace the early empire through companies, settlement, slavery, commercial rivalry and the loss of the American colonies.
Start OCR Y311: Origins and Growth of the British Empire
OCR Y320 — From Colonialism to Independence: The British Empire, 1857–1965
Compare governance, economics, resistance, international pressures and turning points across the transformation from colonialism to independence.
Start OCR Y320: From Colonialism to Independence
OCR Y319 — Civil Rights in the USA, 1865–1992
Compare the connected struggles for African American, labour, Native American and women’s rights across the whole period.
Start OCR Y319: Civil Rights in the USA
OCR Y317 — China and its Rulers, 1839–1989
Compare government, economy, society and China’s wider-world relationships across imperial, republican, Nationalist and Communist rule.
Start OCR Y317: China and its Rulers
OCR Y213 — The French Revolution and the rule of Napoleon, 1774–1815
Follow the collapse of the Ancien Régime, constitutional revolution, republic and Terror, then examine Napoleon’s government, empire and defeat.
Start OCR Y213: The French Revolution and Napoleon
OCR Y214 — France, 1814–1870
Follow the Bourbon Restoration, July Monarchy and Second Republic, then examine Napoleon III’s government, foreign policy and fall.
Start OCR Y214: France, 1814–1870
OCR Y113 — Britain, 1930–1997
Study Churchill through contemporary sources from 1930 to 1951, then follow British politics, society, the economy and Britain’s world role from 1951 to 1997.
Start OCR Y113: Britain, 1930–1997
OCR Y112 — Britain, 1900–1951
Investigate political, social and wartime change to 1918 through contemporary sources, then follow British politics, economic crisis and welfare reform to 1951.
Start OCR Y112: Britain, 1900–1951
OCR Y108 — The Early Stuarts and the Origins of the Civil War, 1603–1660
Examine Crown, Parliament, finance, religion and the origins of civil war to 1646, then investigate regicide, republican government, Cromwell and Restoration through contemporary sources.
Start OCR Y108: The Early Stuarts and the Origins of the Civil War
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