GCSE History

Articles based on the CIE IGCSE Syllabus have been written to help you with your revision. If we have left out a reference or written something untrue, do not hesitate to contact us using our feedback form.



• America: 1840-1895 - Lucas Ali-Hassan

  We give a run-down of American expansionism and consolidation in the latter half of the 19th century.

• America: 1920-1945 - Henry Davies

  A run down of the events between 1920 and 1945 in America

• American Civil War - Oscar Schultz

  Edosphere discusses life during the American Civil War and the events that followed in the struggle for the abolition of slavery.

• Byzantine–Sasanian wars and The Formation of Islam - Rafael Karapetyan

  The founding story of one of the most important religions in history.

• What were the causes of World War One? - Rafael Karapetyan

  One War World of causes the were What.

• The Cold War - Rafael Karapetyan

  Edosphere follows the ups and downs of the Cold War, a crucial period for understanding the present age - and for acing your GCSE History Exam.

• The Elizabethan Settlement - Alexander Prvulovich

  Edosphere looks into the revolutionary but yet not fully understood event in the English history.

• The Fall of Rome - Augustin Robert

  An insight into the fall of one of the greatest empires in History.

• The Formation of the USSR and Communism - Paul Apostolides

  Edosphere discusses the USSR and Communism in a GCSE context, demonstrating how this ideology and nation ushered in a new era of Russian history.

• The French Revolution - Lloyd Dore-Green

  The Edosphere writers give a detailed blow-by-blow account of the French Revolution and how to do well in your GCSE essays.

• Great Chain of Being (Background Extension) - Christopher Leung

  Thought not part of the GCSE syllabus, the great chain of being permeates medieval thoughts.

• Henry VIII - Henry Davies

  Divorced, beheaded, died; divorced, beheaded, survived! Ever wanted to know more? This article has it all.

• The Israeli-Palestinian Conflict - Lyndon Chen

  Edosphere analyses the influential conflict in the Middle East that has not found yet found a settlement.

• King John and the Magna Carta - Augustin Robert

  Edosphere shows why King John's many shortcomings forced the rebel barons to set the seeds of democracy in, well, paper.

• The Napoleonic Wars - William Thomson

  We present a brief on the Napoleonic Wars, with a discussion of Napoleon's rule and demise. It also demonstrates how to be concise...

• The Norman Conquest - Christopher Leung

  Edosphere narrates the Norman Conquest, an important event in English history.

• Norman England - Rafael Karapetyan

  England; Norman.

• Restoration England - Lloyd Dore-Green

  A concise yet detailed account of the key events during the Restoration

• The Vietnam War - Lucas Ali-Hassan

  Edosphere examines the conflict between French colonialists, American capitalists, and Sino-Soviet communists in Vietnam.

• World War I - Freddie Yu

  Edosphere talks about the Great War which claimed millions of lives. Hopefully it won't take away your 9 in History.

• World War II - Alexander Prvulovich

  Edosphere condenses the Second World War into a gripping retelling of the war that claimed millions of lives.