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There is no fixed method or style to writing a history essay. There are, however, certain elements which must be included to both engage a reader and satisfy the stipulations of an exam board - it is impo...

Knowing how to write a good essay is key to achieving higher grades. The principle point is that you must avoid simply 'telling a story' and instead, use this knowledge of events to present a set of argum...

On the one hand, it can be argued that president Truman (in office from 1945-53) achieved far more for Civil Rights than president Eisenhower. In 1947, Truman released a report entitled "To Secure th...

In the late Victorian to Edwardian period in Britain, cities were growing. The nineteenth century was witness to a huge boom in urban population – in Birmingham for example, it had increased from seventy-...

Although there are several examples that suggest Elizabeth I was sometimes out of control of her parliament, the assessment that she was ‘never’ in control can be questioned. Over the course of her reign ...