History
What is History?
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Thomas Jefferson said: “A morsel of genuine history is a thing so rare as to be always valuable.”
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George Macaulay Trevelyan said: “Every true history must force us to remember that the past was once as real as the present and as uncertain as the future.”
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Mark M. Krug said: “The historian and the detective have much in common.”
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Alex Haley said: “History is written by the winners.”
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Napoleon I said: “History paints the human heart.”
These are famous people’s views on ‘history’ – what is yours? If you study history it will challenge you to analyse and make judgements about the past.
The History department is a dynamic department and continues to achieve high performances both at GCSE, AS and A2. It’s strong academic record and successes have made this subject a popular choice for students both at GCSE and A level.
