About the author

Bob Pace was born and raised in the United States, three hundred and forty-three years after his ancestors left London for the New World. He has spent nearly all his teaching career in Britain and is presently Head of History at Belmont, Mill Hill Preparatory School. He is also the chief setter for the History Common Entrance examination.

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Contents

Introduction

Chapter 1 The Seven Years’ War

Chapter 2 The American Rebellion and world war

Chapter 3 The French Revolution and the Napoleonic Wars

Chapter 4 Dissent and calls for political reform, 1815–48

Chapter 5 The Agricultural and Industrial Revolutions

Chapter 6 The transportation revolution

Chapter 7 Social and industrial reform

Chapter 8 Religious life, 1750–1914

Chapter 9 Victorian England: success, war and politics

Chapter 10 The British Empire and the road to war

Appendix: ISEB mark schemes

Introduction

The suggested answers in this book are designed to be informative rather than prescriptive and should be used as a guide on what to look for in and how to assess an answer. The accompanying marks for the essay questions reflect the ISEB Common Entrance mark scheme.

The appendix at the back contains a copy of the ISEB Common Entrance mark scheme.