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Your introduction is one of the most important parts of the essay. it is the first thing which the examiner or your teacher will read and it is what sets the tone for the rest of the essay. For these reasons...

Approach: What I like to do when studying a specific event in history, is to read some contemporary fiction in order to understand the conditions leading to that event. In the case of the Russian revolution,...

Approach: What I like to do first is to analyze the essay question, what they are asking for and how you should write down the information needed. After I have done this, I like to use what I call the “Icebe...

Example question: How far were economic pressures a decisive factor in persuading Saddam Hussein to invade Kuwait in 1990? As this is an A-Level question, the candidate will have to assess the different oppo...

My top tip for remembering dates is, grab a family member (mums are least likely to say no) and talk them thorugh your history curriculum. If when you're teaching them, you find big gaps in your knowledge th...