AS+British+(12B)

WJEC A LEVEL HISTORY

PERIOD STUDY 3

ASPECTS OF THE HISTORY OF WALES AND ENGLAND, c.1780-1886

Nb - There are four possible units, of which we will teach you two - these are the two you will answer questions on in the exam

Early attempts at reform in the 1780s including the work of the Younger Pitt The impact of the French Revolution, 1790-1801 Lord Liverpool’s government and the radical challenge, 1812-1822 The impact of Catholic Emancipation in1828 and the election of 1830. The Reform Bill Crisis 1830-32 and the Great Reform Act of 1832 ||
 * || **General topic 1** ||  ||   || **Parliamentary reform and politics 1780-1832** ||   ||
 * Focus: |||||| A study of the main developments in Parliamentary reform, 1780- 1832 ||
 * Origins: |||||| The political and electoral system in Wales and England in the late eighteenth century. ||
 * Key Issues: |||||| The reasons for the growth of the Parliamentary reform movement
 * Key Issues: |||||| The reasons for the growth of the Parliamentary reform movement
 * Significance / consequences: |||||| The significance and consequences of the developments in Parliamentary reform in Wales and England to 1832. ||


 * || **General topic 2** ||  ||   || **Popular protest c.1815-1848** ||   ||
 * Focus: |||||| A study of the growth of popular protest in Wales and England, c.1815-1848 ||
 * Origins: |||||| The economic and social condition of Wales and England in 1815 ||
 * Key Issues: |||||| General reasons for unrest in the rural and urban areas
 * Key Issues: |||||| General reasons for unrest in the rural and urban areas

The causes of, and events connected with, popular protest in the rural areas of Wales and England with a particular focus on the Swing Riots and Rebecca

The causes of, and events connected with, popular protest in the urban areas of Wales and England with a particular focus on the Merthyr Rising, the trade union movement, Chartism and the Anti- Corn Law League ||
 * Significance / consequences: |||||| The significance and consequences of popular protest in the rural and urban areas ||