Henry VII’s Foreign Policy, 1485–1509: A Visual Overview
FOREIGN POLICY OVERVIEW | A LEVEL HISTORY | HISTPOLOGY.CO.UK On 22 August 1485, Henry Tudor defeated Richard III at Bosworth Field and took the English throne with a claim so thin that almost no European ruler regarded him as secure. For the next twenty-four years, foreign policy was Henry’s main defence against that insecurity: he […]
Henry VII and Ireland, 1485–1509
Ireland in 1500, during the reign of Henry VII, was geographically divided between the small area of direct English control and the much larger territories dominated by Gaelic and Hiberno‑Norman lordships. The red area on the map, representing the Pale, covered only the region around Dublin and parts of Meath, Kildare, and Louth. This was […]
Henry VII and Spain, 1485–1509
Spain in 1485 was a patchwork of Christian and Muslim territories on the Iberian Peninsula, with the crowns of Castile and Aragon newly united under Ferdinand and Isabella. Most of central and northern Spain was under Christian control, while the Kingdom of Granada remained the last major Muslim state. The geography of Spain at this […]
5 Minute Read: The looking-glass self and symbolic interactionism
A 5-minute read | the looking-glass self and symbolic interactionism, condensed Full study notes: The Self and Identity — The Looking-Glass Self and Symbolic Interactionist Approaches In 2018, the dermatologists Rajanala, Maymone and Vashi coined the term “Snapchat dysmorphia”. Cosmetic surgeons reported a sharp rise in patients bringing in filtered selfies and asking to be […]
5 Minute Read: Culture, Socialisation and the Formation of Identity
A 5-minute read | socialisation, identity and free will, condensed Full study notes: Culture, Socialisation and the Formation of Identity In November 1938, a six-year-old girl known as Isabelle was discovered in Ohio, having spent almost her whole life shut away with her deaf and mute mother. She could not speak, and doctors first suspected […]
5 Minute Read: Cultural Diversity and Hybridity
A 5-minute read | subculture, multiculturalism and hybridity, condensed Full study notes: Cultural Diversity, Subculture and Cultural Hybridity In January 1959, the activist Claudia Jones organised an indoor Caribbean carnival at St Pancras Town Hall in London, partly in response to violent race riots in Notting Hill the previous year. Today, Notting Hill Carnival attracts […]
5 Minute Read: Concept of Culture
A 5-minute read | high, popular and mass culture, condensed Full study notes: L13: The Concept of Culture — High, Popular and Mass Culture In 1599, Shakespeare’s plays were performed at the Globe Theatre in London to a mixed audience of dockworkers and wealthy patrons. Today, a ticket to see the Royal Shakespeare Company can […]
Culture, Socialisation and the Formation of Identity: Activities
Suggested teacher activities: socialisation, agencies of socialisation and the formation of identity AQA 7192 3.2.1 Culture and Identity. Built from L15 Culture, Socialisation and the Formation of Identity. The activities below are all built directly from the Culture, Socialisation and Formation of Identity page. Each one is labelled with the AQA assessment objective(s) (AO1, AO2 […]