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Edexcel GCSE History 1HI0
Anglo-Saxon and Norman England, c1060–88British depth
Topic overviewAnglo-Saxon government, economy and societyThe last years of Edward the Confessor and the succession crisisThe rival claimants for the throneThe Norman invasion, 1060–66Establishing control, 1066–87Anglo-Saxon resistance, 1068–71The legacy of resistance to 1087Revolt of the Earls, 1075The feudal system and the ChurchNorman government, 1066–88The Norman aristocracy, 1066–88William I and the succession
British America, 1713–83: Empire and RevolutionPeriod study
Topic overviewDevelopments in colonial societySlavery in North AmericaProblems within the coloniesThe impact of cultural developmentsWar in the coloniesThe aftermath of the French and Indian warAmerican colonist relations with Britain: growing opposition, 1765-75The War of Independence 1775-83Consequences of the war in America
Conflict in the Middle East, 1945–95Period study
Crime and Punishment in Britain, c1000–presentPaper 1 option
Topic overviewFactors driving change in crime and punishment, c1000–presentNature and changing definitions of criminal activity, c1000–c1500The nature of law enforcement and punishment, c1000–c1500Case study: the Church, sanctuary and trial by ordealNature and changing definitions of criminal activity, c1500–c1700The nature of law enforcement and punishment, c1500–c1700Case studies: the Gunpowder Plot and Matthew HopkinsNature and changing definitions of criminal activity, c1700–c1900The nature of law enforcement and punishment, c1700–c1900Case studies: Pentonville prison and Robert PeelNature and changing definitions of criminal activity, c1900–presentThe nature of law enforcement and punishment, c1900–presentCase studies: conscientious objectors and Derek Bentley
Early Elizabethan England, 1558–88British depth
Topic overviewThe situation on Elizabeth’s accessionThe ‘settlement’ of religionChallenge to the religious settlementThe problem of Mary, Queen of ScotsPlots and revolts at homeRelations with Spain, 1569–88Outbreak of war with Spain, 1585–88The Armada, 1588Education and leisure, 1558–88The ‘problem’ of the poorExploration and voyages of discoveryAttempted colonisation of Virginia
Henry VIII and His Ministers, 1509–40British depth
Topic overviewHenry VIII, Renaissance PrinceThe rise of Wolsey and his policiesWolsey’s foreign policy, 1509–29Wolsey, Catherine, the succession and annulmentCromwell’s rise to power, 1529–34The king’s marriages, 1529–40Cromwell and government, 1534–40The fall of CromwellThe break with RomeOpposition to, and impact of, Reformation, 1534–40The dissolution of the monasteriesThe Pilgrimage of Grace, 1536
London and the Second World War, 1939–45Paper 1 option
Mao’s China, 1945–76Modern depth
Topic overviewThe Civil War, 1945–49Communist rule, 1945–59Consolidating the CCP’s hold on power, 1951–52The Hundred Flowers campaign, 1956–57Early changes in agriculture, 1949–57Industry and the Five-Year Plan, 1953–57The Great Leap ForwardEconomic reform, 1962–65Reasons for the Cultural RevolutionThe Red Guards and the Red TerrorThe effects of the Cultural RevolutionThe end of the Cultural Revolution, 1968–76Communist control, 1949–76Family life and the role of womenEducation and health, 1949–76Cultural change, 1949–76
Medicine in Britain, c1250–presentPaper 1 option
Topic overviewFactors driving change in medicine, c1250–presentIdeas about the cause of disease and illness, c1250–c1500Approaches to prevention and treatment, c1250–c1500Case study: the Black Death, 1348–49Ideas about the cause of disease and illness, c1500–c1700Approaches to prevention and treatment, c1500–c1700Case studies: William Harvey and the Great Plague of 1665Ideas about the cause of disease and illness, c1700–c1900Approaches to prevention and treatment, c1700–c1900Case studies: Jenner’s vaccination and the 1854 cholera outbreakIdeas about the cause of disease and illness, c1900–presentApproaches to prevention and treatment, c1900–presentCase studies: penicillin and the fight against lung cancer
Migrants in Britain, c800–presentPaper 1 option
Topic overviewFactors driving change in migration to Britain, c800–presentThe context for migration, c800–c1500The experience and impact of migrants, c800–c1500Case study: York under the VikingsThe context for migration, c1500–c1700The experience and impact of migrants, c1500–c1700Case studies: Flemish and Walloon migrants, and the HuguenotsThe context for migration, c1700–c1900The experience and impact of migrants, c1700–c1900Case studies: Liverpool, and Jewish migrants in the East EndThe context for migration, c1900–presentThe experience and impact of migrants, c1900–presentCase studies: Bristol, and Asian migrants in Leicester
Notting Hill, c1948–c1970Paper 1 option
Russia and the Soviet Union, 1917–41Modern depth
Topic overviewThe growth of opposition to the tsar in early 1917The February RevolutionThe Provisional GovernmentThe Bolshevik RevolutionEarly consolidation of power, 1917–18The Civil War, 1918–21Moves towards totalitarianism, 1917–24Economic and social change, 1918–24The struggle for power, 1924–28The use of terror in the 1930sPropaganda and censorship, 1924–41The Cult of StalinAgriculture and collectivisation, 1924–41Changes in industry, 1924–41Life in the Soviet UnionThe position of women and ethnic minorities
Spain and the ‘New World’, c1490–c1555Period study
Superpower Relations and the Cold War, 1941–91Period study
Topic overviewEarly tension between East and WestThe development of the Cold WarThe Cold War intensifiesIncreased tension between East and WestCold War crises, 1958–70Reaction to crisis, 1958–70Attempts to reduce superpower tensions in the 1970sThe end of détente and the ‘Second Cold War’The collapse of Soviet control of Eastern Europe, 1985-91
The American West, c1835–c1895Period study
Topic overviewIndigenous peoples of the Plains: their beliefs and ways of lifeMigration and early settlementConflict and tension, c1835–c1862The development of settlement in the WestRanching and the cattle industryChanges in the ways of life of Indigenous peoples of the PlainsChanges in farming, the cattle industry and settlementConflict and tension, c1876–c1895Indigenous peoples of the Plains: the destruction of their ways of life
The British Sector of the Western Front, 1914–18: Injuries, Treatment and the TrenchesPaper 1 option
Topic overviewThe British sector of the Western Front and the trench systemConditions requiring medical treatment on the Western FrontMedical treatment on the Western FrontExperiments in surgery and medicine on the Western FrontMedicine in the early twentieth centurySources for a Western Front enquiry
The Reigns of King Richard I and King John, 1189–1216British depth
Topic overviewThe feudal system, 1189–1216Kingship and succession, 1189–1216Royal government and financesEnglish society, 1189–1216The nature of crusadingRichard and the Third CrusadeAftermath of the crusadeRichard, John and the loss of NormandyThe dispute with the PapacyWorsening relations with the baronsMagna Carta and the First Barons’ WarEngland in 1216
The USA, 1954–75: Conflict at Home and AbroadModern depth
Topic overviewThe position of Black Americans in the early 1950sDevelopments in education, 1954–60The Montgomery Bus Boycott and its impact, 1955–60Opposition to the civil rights movementDevelopments, 1960–62Peaceful protests and their impact, 1963–65Malcolm X and Black Power, 1963–70The civil rights movement, 1965–75Reasons for US involvement in the conflict in Vietnam, 1954–63Escalation of the conflict under JohnsonThe nature of the conflict in Vietnam, 1964–68Changes under Nixon, 1969–73Opposition to the warSupport for the warThe peace process and end of the warReasons for the failure of the USA in Vietnam
Warfare and British Society, c1250–presentPaper 1 option
Topic overviewFactors driving change in warfare, c1250–presentThe nature of warfare, c1250–c1500The experience of war, c1250–c1500Case studies: the battles of Falkirk and AgincourtThe nature of warfare, c1500–c1700The experience of war, c1500–c1700Case study: the Battle of Naseby, 1645The nature of warfare, c1700–c1900The experience of war, c1700–c1900Case studies: the battles of Waterloo and BalaclavaThe nature of warfare, c1900–presentThe experience of war, c1900–presentCase studies: the Somme and the Iraq War
Weimar and Nazi Germany, 1918–39Modern depth
Topic overviewThe origins of the Republic, 1918–19The early challenges to the Weimar Republic, 1919–23The ‘Golden Years’: recovery of the Republic, 1924–29Changes in society, 1924–29Early development of the Nazi Party, 1920–22The Munich Putsch and the Nazi Party, 1923–28The growth in support for the Nazis, 1929–32How Hitler became Chancellor, 1932–33The creation of a dictatorship, 1933–34The police state, 1933–39Controlling and influencing attitudesOpposition, resistance and conformityNazi policies towards womenNazi policies towards the youngEmployment and living standardsThe persecution of minorities
Whitechapel, c1870–c1900: Crime, Policing and the Inner CityPaper 1 option
Notting Hill, c1948–c1970
- 6 subtopics
- 18 things to know
- Paper 1
- Paper 1, one thematic study with its linked historic environment, of four pairs
What Notting Hill, c1948–c1970 covers
Notting Hill, c1948–c1970 is examined in Paper 1, Thematic study and historic environment. It covers the local context of Notting Hill, the influence of Caribbean cultures on the area, racism and policing, black activism in the Notting Hill area, migration, race relations and the national context and sources for a Notting Hill enquiry.
Where it is assessed
Paper 1
Thematic study and historic environment, 30% of the GCSE, one option of four.
Check the Pearson Edexcel specification ↗The 6 subtopics
Each one has its own page.
- The local context of Notting HillDecayed Victorian terraces, why Caribbean newcomers settled there, the Empire Windrush, the British Nationality Act, reasons for leaving the Caribbean, houses in multiple occupation, Rachman and Rachmanism, Bruce Kenrick's housing trust and Portobello Road market.Open →
- The influence of Caribbean cultures on the areaShebeens and why they mattered, calypso, ska and sound systems, Lord Kitchener, Caribbean grocers, foods and cafes, Frank Crichlow's El Rio, All Saints Road, and pardner schemes, the banker who ran them and why families relied on them.Open →
- Racism and policingThe colour bar, complaints about police handling of attacks, the Morrison row and the riots of August 1958, how residents responded, the sentences, the murder of Kelso Cochrane and the funeral, and Mosley's 1959 campaign.Open →
- Black activism in the Notting Hill areaClaudia Jones and the West Indian Gazette, the first Caribbean Carnival at St Pancras Town Hall in 1959 and its growth into the Notting Hill Carnival, Frank Crichlow and the Mangrove, the police raids on it, the British Black Panthers, and the Mangrove Nine and their acquittal.Open →
- Migration, race relations and the national contextPost-war housing and labour shortages, recruitment in the Caribbean, British subject status, the 1962 Commonwealth Immigrants Act, the Race Relations Acts, the Swinging Sixties, London poverty and the sus law.Open →
- Sources for a Notting Hill enquiryLocal newspapers, Caribbean publications, council papers, police files, rent books, employers' records, residents' memories, photographs, the national press, government papers, the census, opinion polls, television and newsreels, the limits of each kind of evidence, and how to plan a follow-up enquiry from a detail in a source.Open →
What you need to know
Answer each one before you reveal it.
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What national developments formed the background to life in Notting Hill in the 1950s and 1960s?
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Which newspapers, magazines, council papers and police files would inform an enquiry into Notting Hill?
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Why did shebeens matter so much to Caribbean residents of Notting Hill?
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Who were the 'Mangrove Nine'?
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What sort of housing made up most of Notting Hill by the late 1940s?
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What incident set off the Notting Hill Riots in August 1958?
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Why did Caribbean newcomers settle in Notting Hill rather than in most other parts of London?
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What was a shebeen?
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Describe what happened in Notting Hill between 30 August and 5 September 1958.
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What state was Britain's housing in after the Second World War?
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Which newspapers would carry reports of court cases, council decisions and street incidents in Notting Hill?
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Which ship's arrival in June 1948 is taken as the beginning of large-scale Caribbean migration to Britain?
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What music was heard at Notting Hill's clubs and parties in the 1950s and 1960s?
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How did Caribbean residents respond while the attacks of 1958 were going on?
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Who was Claudia Jones?
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Why did Britain need workers from overseas in the late 1940s and 1950s?
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Which publications written for Caribbean readers would be useful for an enquiry into the area?
Take Notting Hill, c1948–c1970 further
The same content, four other ways.
Commonly confused
Pairs that lose marks when they are blurred together.
Shebeen vs Sound system
Shebeen: an unlicensed drinking club in a basement or front room with drink and music. Sound system: a DJ's set of speakers and turntables bringing recorded music to parties.
Rachmanism vs Colour bar
Rachmanism: the bullying and exploitation of tenants by a slum landlord. Colour bar: the everyday refusal of rooms, jobs and pub service to Black people.
Frank Crichlow vs Claudia Jones
Frank Crichlow: the Trinidadian businessman who opened the Mangrove Restaurant in 1968. Claudia Jones: the Trinidad-born campaigner who founded the West Indian Gazette and the first Carnival.
Questions from this topic
Each one with the model answer underneath.
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What sort of housing made up most of Notting Hill by the late 1940s?
Model answer
Large Victorian terraces built for wealthy families a century earlier, which had decayed and been split into cheap rented rooms.
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Why did Caribbean newcomers settle in Notting Hill rather than in most other parts of London?
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Rents there were low, and its landlords would take Black tenants when landlords almost everywhere else refused them.
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Which ship's arrival in June 1948 is taken as the beginning of large-scale Caribbean migration to Britain?
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The Empire Windrush, which docked at Tilbury carrying 1,027 passengers, more than 800 of them from the Caribbean.
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What right did the British Nationality Act of 1948 give people living in Britain's Caribbean colonies?
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It confirmed them as British subjects, free to enter Britain and to live and work there.
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Give two reasons why people left the Caribbean for Britain in the 1950s.
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Unemployment and low wages at home, and the promise of steady, better-paid work in Britain.
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What is a house in multiple occupation?
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One house divided up so that several separate households each rent a single room and share the kitchen and lavatory.
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Notting Hill, c1948–c1970 revision questions
- What does Notting Hill, c1948–c1970 cover in Edexcel GCSE History?
- 6 subtopics: the local context of notting hill, the influence of caribbean cultures on the area, racism and policing, black activism in the notting hill area, migration, race relations and the national context and sources for a notting hill enquiry. Each one has its own page with questions and model answers.
- How is Notting Hill, c1948–c1970 organised?
- By the Edexcel 1HI0 specification, subtopic by subtopic, so it matches the order you are taught it in.
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