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Book SynopsisEnsure your students have access to the authoritative and in-depth content of this popular and trusted A Level History series.
For over twenty years Access to History has been providing students with reliable, engaging and accessible content on a wide range of topics. Each title in the series provides comprehensive coverage of different history topics on current AS and A2 level history specifications, alongside exam-style practice questions and tips to help students achieve their best.
The series:
- Ensures students gain a good understanding of the AS and A2 level history topics through an engaging, in-depth and up-to-date narrative, presented in an accessible way.
- Aids revision of the key A level history topics and themes through frequent summary diagrams
- Gives support with assessment, both through the books providing exam-style questions and tips for AQA, Edexcel and OCR A level history specifications and through FREE model answers
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Table of Contents
- : Chapter 1 Ending the Wars of the Roses: The Rise of Henry Tudor and the Fall of Richard III
- : 1 The Wars of the Roses
- : 2 The Usurpation of Richard III
- : 3 Challenges to Richard’s Rule: Buckingham’s Rebellion
- : 4 Politics and Government in the Reign of Richard III
- : 5 Richard III's Overthrow
- : 6 Henry Tudor's Claim to the Throne
- : 7 The Battle of Bosworth: Henry becomes King
- : Study Guide
- : Chapter 2 Securing the Throne: Threats to the Dynasty
- : 1 Aims and character of the new King
- : 2 The Search for Security
- : 3 Challenges to Henry's Rule: Pretenders and Protest
- : 4 Lambert Simnel, 1486–7
- : 5 Perkin Warbeck, 1491–9
- : 6 Further Yorkist Threats, 1499–1506
- : 7 The Key Debate
- : Study Guide
- : Chapter 3 Safeguarding the Monarchy:Nobility and the Church
- : 1 The Nobility
- : 2 Retaining
- : 3 The Church
- : Study Guide
- : Chapter 4 Establishing ‘Good Governance’: Government and Administration
- : 1 Central Government
- : 2 Regional Government
- : 3 Local Government
- : 4 Parliament
- : 5 The Key Debate
- : Study Guide
- : Chapter 5 Seeking Solvency: Henry’s Financial Policy
- : 1 Henry’s Financial Aims
- : 2 Financial Administration
- : 3 The Financial resources of the Crown
- : 4 The Key Debate
- : Study Guide
- : Chapter 6 Stabilising the Economy: Economic Policy and Change
- : 1 Rural Society and Enclosure
- : 2 Urban Society: Towns and Merchants
- : 3 Industry
- : 4 Trade
- : 5 Exploration
- : Study Guide
- : Chapter 7 Diplomacy and Alliance: Henry’s Foreign Policy
- : 1 Europe in 1485
- : 2 1485–92: Developing Diplomacy
- : 3 1493–1502: Successful Diplomacy
- : 4 1503–9: Changing Diplomacy
- : 5 The Key Debate
- : Study Guide
- : Chapter 8 Henry's Legacy: History's Verdict on Henry VII
- : 1 History’s Treatment of Henry VII
- : 2 The Key Debate
- : 3 Henry’s Legacy: Did He Achieve His Aims?
- : Further Reading
