How should I plan my revision for a History A Level?

History A levels are focused more on analysis than simple recall of facts. While it's important to know plenty of relevant facts, you shouldn't focus too heavily on mere factual revision, and don't worry about remembering every single date or figure you've ever been taught. Instead, try to identify the most important facts, and apply them when planning or writing essay questions - think about which facts back up your points, and what you can extrapolate from them. I'd suggest focusing primarily on planning or writing essays, rather than rote memorisation. In planning essays, you'll not only become familiar with the kinds of questions you'll be asked, and come up with strategies to deal with them, but you'll also find yourself learning facts when you look them up and put them in your essays. A Level examiners want to see that you can think for yourself and produce an argument, rather than just a narrative or a list of facts.