History questions tend to test specific dates, monarchs, and turning points, so active recall (trying to answer before checking) works better than passive reading.
Early Britain to the Stuarts
Covers the Romans, the Anglo-Saxons and Vikings, the Norman Conquest of 1066, the Magna Carta, the Tudor dynasty, the English Civil War, and the Glorious Revolution of 1688.
The Empire to Modern Britain
Covers the Industrial Revolution, the abolition of the slave trade, the suffragette movement, both World Wars, the founding of the NHS in 1948, and devolution.
Sample questions
The Hundred Years War was fought between England and:
Correct answer: B) France
The Hundred Years War was a long conflict between England and France, ending in 1453.
One social consequence of the Black Death was:
Correct answer: A) Labour shortages and higher wages for peasants
With a much smaller population, labour was scarce, so peasants could demand higher wages, and new social classes such as the gentry emerged.
The Vikings first raided Britain from which countries?
Correct answer: A) Denmark and Norway
Viking raiders came from Denmark and Norway, first attacking coastal settlements before later settling.
Napoleon was finally defeated in 1815 at the Battle of:
Correct answer: B) Waterloo
The Duke of Wellington, alongside allied forces, defeated Napoleon at Waterloo in 1815.
The Commonwealth is best described as:
Correct answer: B) An association of countries, most with historic links to Britain
The Commonwealth is a voluntary association of independent countries, most of which had historical ties to the British Empire.
The Battle of Trafalgar in 1805 was won by a British fleet commanded by:
Correct answer: B) Admiral Lord Nelson
Admiral Lord Nelson defeated the combined French and Spanish fleets at Trafalgar, though he died in the battle.