History Reviews

Having completed my review on Damascus, I have decided to post this part of it separately for a couple of reasons: Firstly, as it is extremely long, though I have tried to shrink a lot of information into very few pages. I know that many people are not particularly interested in reading at length about the history of a city or country, ...

I tend to quote a lot of Robert Burns when I write opinions! For long years I have loved and cherished the works of Burns and appreciated the superb prose and the complex issues he discussed with great passion. He is known as the poet of the people and he manages to encompass every emotion in his songs, but there is more to Burns than that. ...

History, well what is it? It says here (Chambers Family Dictionary) "the knowledge of past events." Well, of course it is the knowledge of past events but it's so much more. I think history is the most fascinating subject I have ever studied. In fact it is my favourite subject. I'm currently studying hard (:p) ...

History is often seen as people with beards, looking through stuffy books etc. THIS IS NOT THE CASE!!! History is the most interesting subject you are able to do at A level. I've always found history incredibly interesting, as it unlocks the past, which is often amazing, and very informative. The course itself can be customised by the school, ...

I'm just about to complete my 2 year A-level course in History and it has definitely been my favourite subject, even if it has been a heavy workload. I've studied the period 1815-70 in both Britian and Europe (although the British part of the course focused mainly on 1820 - 1850) and I have to say I feel that studying this period ...

Last year I took three A levels - four if you count General Studies but it was History that I went on to study at University. But I'm not sure why. If you are thinking about taking history A level think carefully and look at the course that your sixth form or college offers. You really don't want to spend the next two years going ...

When I tell people I am taking an A level in history, many of them look disgusted and question the point in it. Well, as much as I love the subject, sometimes when I'm sat in a lesson listening to the economic situation of the 1930s I begin to question the point in it all. On the other hand, when I go home and turn on the news and ...