Britain 1815-1851 Student's Book : Discovering the Past for GCSE

• An SHP depth study created by the expert team at the Schools History Project
• Provides an engaging enquiry approach to the specification content
• Comprehensive coverage of the specification to allow access to the highest grades
• Based on well-trialled teaching in real schools

Table of Contents:
Section 1 Pressure for political reform
Chapter 1: How near to revolution was Britain at the end of the Napoleonic Wars?
Chapter 2: Why did so many people demand electoral reforms?
Section 2 Dealing with the torrent of social problems
Chapter 3: How were the poor treated and how did they respond?
Chapter 4: How did people attempt to improve living conditions in the towns?
Chapter 5: Had working conditions improved by 1851?
Chapter 6: Why did people emigrate?
Section 3 The railways
Chapter 7: Were railways the real revolution?
Section 4 Revolution averted
Chapter 8: Why was there no revolution in Britain in 1848?

About the Author(s):
Dave Martin is a freelance History Adviser currently working with Dorset and Sussex and with the Open University

Contributors:
Series Editors: Christopher Culpin, former Director of the Schools History Project; and Ian Dawson Publications Director of the Schools History Project