Why historians disagree: reading history as an argument
A-level History teaches you to weigh a source. The discipline itself turns on a harder question: why do historians, working from the same evidence, reach opposite conclusions? Learning to read that disagreement is the real preparation for university.
The summer before you apply: a plan for October 2026 applicants
If you are applying to Oxford, Cambridge, medicine or another early-deadline course this October, this summer is when the work happens. Here is how to use it.