GCSE History

Migration has played an important part in Britain's history from c1250 to the present day. It has influenced Britain’s economy, politics, culture and relationship with the wider world.

Methods of punishment in Tudor and Stuart times consisted of capital and corporal punishment carried out in public. The focus has now changed, with prison being the main form of punishment. How have methods of punishment changed over time?

Medicine in modern Britain has seen great advances in the 20th and 21st centuries as technology developed and the government became more involved in the health of the British people.

Attitudes towards punishments have changed over time. Methods of punishment that were deemed acceptable in the past are now considered cruel or harsh. Why have attitudes to punishment changed over time?

The methods of combatting crime have changed over time, with some proving more effective than others. These methods have changed and adapted in response to crime and crime rates. How effective have methods of combatting crime been over time?

Medicine in Renaissance England changed little in terms of everyday practice. However, the development of science, new learning and new technology led to new ideas about the human body.

Some crimes have always existed, whilst others are particular to certain periods in history. How has the nature of criminal activity differed and changed over time?

Medicine in medieval England was based on religious, supernatural and rational ideas. The Church held great power over the practice of medicine. This was clear in the case of the Black Death, which reached Britain in 1348.