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Do you think the dumbing down of history for television and in museums is a good thing?

We must first question the idea that the history found in museums and on television is "history for dummies". Therefore, It is essential to deconstruct questions given in Oxbridge interviews, as of...
KS
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What is the difference between the pretérito and the imperfecto?

When you think of an action in the past, you must ask yourself: did it happen once, in a fixed time frame (where the beginning and end are specified) or did it happen multiple times (where no beginning or en...
RW
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Past interview question: 'Is power a useful lens with which to view history?'

With a thematic question like this one, it’s especially important to ‘show your working’. Here are my tips for how to answer a question like this: Think about the wider historical debate at hand - why are th...
LN
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Why do we have and use musical periods?

An oxbridge music interview won't require a written out answer, but it's good to get used to following your thought patterns through. categorising widespread media is a practical way of enabling conversation...
EL
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What do physical and human geography have in common?

I was asked this question in my Cambridge interview and I think it is a useful starting point to encourage students to articulate why they want to study combined 'Geography', as offered at Oxbridge, rather t...
VT
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