Britain 1815-1851 Student's Book

Summary:
This is an SHP Official Text which means it has been created by the Schools History Project for use with the SHP specifications.

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Britain 1815-1851 is an SHP depth study for use with GCSE specifications from all boards. It thoroughly covers the content requirements of the OCR, Edexcel and AQA SHP specifications using an enquiry based approach. It is written by experts who understand both how to design good teaching material but also understand the exact assessment requirements of each specification.

• An SHP depth study created by the expert team at the Schools History Project
• Provides an engaging enquiry approach to the specification content
• Comprehensive coverage of the specification to allow access to the highest grades
• Based on well-trialled teaching in real schools

Table of Contents:
Section 1 Pressure for political reform
Chapter 1: How near to revolution was Britain at the end of the Napoleonic Wars?
Chapter 2: Why did so many people demand electoral reforms?
Section 2 Dealing with the torrent of social problems
Chapter 3: How were the poor treated and how did they respond?
Chapter 4: How did people attempt to improve living conditions in the towns?
Chapter 5: Had working conditions improved by 1851?
Chapter 6: Why did people emigrate?
Section 3 The railways
Chapter 7: Were railways the real revolution?
Section 4 Revolution averted
Chapter 8: Why was there no revolution in Britain in 1848?

About the Author(s):
Dave Martin is a freelance History Adviser currently working with Dorset and Sussex and with the Open University

Contributors:
Series Editors: Christopher Culpin, former Director of the Schools History Project; and Ian Dawson Publications Director of the Schools History Project