The long-term story
The long-term story
This topic follows a long shift in what the state, meaning Parliament, departments and local authorities, did about poverty and health. The c in c1780 means around, so you are tracing change over time rather than a single event.
Step-by-step lessons covering Edexcel A Level History Poverty, public health and the state in Britain, c1780–1939 for A Level History. Each lesson works through exam-style questions in Paper 1, Paper 2 and Paper 3 format. Build a secure grasp of the outline narrative for your breadth and depth periods first, since the source-evaluation and historical-interpretations questions that carry a large share of the marks depend on that contextual knowledge.