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umar riaz Saturday, May 12, 2012 01:17 PM

need guidance regarding British History
 
[B]can anyone be kind enough to guide me (and other forum members interested) regarding British history. Is this paper General in nature, or are their specified books under which its course is tested?? the scoring trend ?? And anything of this sort.. Thanks in advance.!![/B]

thrilled student Saturday, May 12, 2012 02:03 PM

yes it is a good subject to choose.
1).Mastering Modern British History by (Norman Lowe)
2).British History by (Bridall S. Vault)

these are good books.

umar riaz Sunday, May 13, 2012 02:00 AM

[B]thanks alot.. but is it scoring? and what about the length of the course..?? and are the questions in this paper GENERAL or no??[/B][QUOTE=thrilled student;429469]yes it is a good subject to choose.
1).Mastering Modern British History by (Norman Lowe)
2).British History by (Bridall S. Vault)

these are good books.[/QUOTE]

thrilled student Sunday, May 13, 2012 08:46 AM

Yes as it is a history subject therefore its a bit lenghty.
paper 1 is easy and short
paper 2 is lenghty and have to remember alot of things.

Its upto you if you are interested in history and can learn alot than go for it.See the british history past papers they will help you to know about the questions.

[URL]http://www.cssforum.com.pk/css-optional-subjects/group-e-history-subjects/british-history/28500-british-history-past-papers.html[/URL]

About the paper being general. See the syllabus of british history from below mentioned link. It will cover these areas.
[URL]http://www.cssforum.com.pk/british-history.php[/URL]

The books i mentioned will help you to cover a lot of area of british history.This is not confined that everything will come in paper from these books

alishahid Friday, May 18, 2012 03:28 PM

In 2012 both paper 1 and paper 2 of British History, were quite easy and expected.
Its a good subject to choose as British history is quite interesting. It gets a bit lengthy at times especially if you delve into details and contexts but its not boring at all. I am not sure about scoring trend though.
The books to read are as follows

1.British History by Southgate ( Volume 2) (Paper 1 & 2)
This book is a great concise introduction in simple language to building concepts, events, personalities, wars and pacts. The democratic development and agrarian/industrial revolution part is quite nicely written.

2- England Since 1688 By V.D Mahajan (Paper 1)
This books is more advanced reading and needs a background information and contexts of british history. French Revolution and Napoleanic wars, Union with Ireland, William Pitt and American Independence are explained with details, quotations and perspectives.

3.Mastering B. History by Norman Lowe (Paper 2)
Abook which is essential to read for Paper II. Its quite lengthy but easy to read and understand. I feel it is a textbook for Paper II

4.British History by P.C Thomas (Paper 1)
A very good book for making to-the-point notes for Paper 1. Its like a textbook for Paper I.

One can write a lot in history papers so I made bullet points and practiced writing answers with a watch in hand. If you have a fast and speedy handwriting and can form different perspectives to historical events, personalities, wars and pacts with arguments and logic and also if you are a secular/liberal than British History is definitely the subject for you.

umar riaz Saturday, June 16, 2012 01:49 AM

[B]oh thank you soo much for such an Insight... God BLESS, its surely gonna help[/B][QUOTE=alishahid;431605]In 2012 both paper 1 and paper 2 of British History, were quite easy and expected.
Its a good subject to choose as British history is quite interesting. It gets a bit lengthy at times especially if you delve into details and contexts but its not boring at all. I am not sure about scoring trend though.
The books to read are as follows

1.British History by Southgate ( Volume 2) (Paper 1 & 2)
This book is a great concise introduction in simple language to building concepts, events, personalities, wars and pacts. The democratic development and agrarian/industrial revolution part is quite nicely written.

2- England Since 1688 By V.D Mahajan (Paper 1)
This books is more advanced reading and needs a background information and contexts of british history. French Revolution and Napoleanic wars, Union with Ireland, William Pitt and American Independence are explained with details, quotations and perspectives.

3.Mastering B. History by Norman Lowe (Paper 2)
Abook which is essential to read for Paper II. Its quite lengthy but easy to read and understand. I feel it is a textbook for Paper II

4.British History by P.C Thomas (Paper 1)
A very good book for making to-the-point notes for Paper 1. Its like a textbook for Paper I.

One can write a lot in history papers so I made bullet points and practiced writing answers with a watch in hand. If you have a fast and speedy handwriting and can form different perspectives to historical events, personalities, wars and pacts with arguments and logic and also if you are a secular/liberal than British History is definitely the subject for you.[/QUOTE]

ali maqsood Wednesday, September 19, 2012 10:40 AM

could you please tell me how much time it will take to complete the course content, because i am thinking to opt it, would i have enough time to cover the syllabus while i have started the preparation of css from this month and also about the scoring trend..

siddiqui88 Saturday, September 22, 2012 09:34 PM

[QUOTE=ali maqsood;481175]could you please tell me how much time it will take to complete the course content, because i am thinking to opt it, would i have enough time to cover the syllabus while i have started the preparation of css from this month and also about the scoring trend..[/QUOTE]
You may cover it within a month, but as being a history subject,it needs many revisions. So decide keeping in view time span available for you. Its a good scoring subject.

Silicon Battery Thursday, July 25, 2013 01:52 AM

Suggest me !
 
i,am the student of English Literature.can i select British History as opt. ? it will help me to get good score or not..??
Please share your experiences ?
is there any Student Of Literature ?

Tassawur Thursday, July 25, 2013 02:28 AM

[QUOTE=Silicon Battery;629800]i,am the student of English Literature.can i select British History as opt. ? it will help me to get good score or not..??
Please share your experiences ?
is there any Student Of Literature ?[/QUOTE]

[I][B][COLOR="Sienna"]Yes brother i have both my graduation and Masters in Literature. Definitely you can go for British history. The better thing about British History is that over the years is has not remained low scoring at least. If it does not give very high marks , at the same time it does not disappoint either. I myself have this subject in my combination. And one good thing for you is that the students of English literature find this subject relatively interesting and familiar one. The reason is that we have gone through the History of English Literature and various movements in English Literature during our Masters and Graduations courses. Therefore, while studying British History we keep on comming across familiar personalities and incidents. In my opinion , based on my personal experience, its a better choice particularly for the students of literature. [/COLOR][/B][/I]


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