Making of the Uk: For Common Entrance and Key Stage 3

History for Common Entrance is a new series covering the requirements of ISEB's Common Entrance syllabus. It is endorsed by ISEB and fully prepares students for the Common Entrance. This volume covers the popular topic the Making of the United Kingdom 1500-1750 especially focusing on - Who was in charge? Struggles for power in the 16th and 17th centuries - Rethinking religion - the Reformation - Vagabonds and merchants - rich and poor in a changing society Key features of our approach: - A bold, meaty and authoritative narrative providing clear explanation of the content - Carefully constructed tasks developing pupils understanding of the content and building their extended writing skills particularly preparing them for the challenge of the Common Entrance essay - Source Investigations on each of the current and planned nominated topics in the syllabus - Digging Deeper tasks providing challenge for scholarship candidates