We are no longer selling subscriptions to this website, but please visit our new free Access to History Online website that is updated to match the 2008 History A level specifications: www.hoddereducation.co.uk/accesstohistory2

Update for all Edexcel Subscribers:
We have now resolved an issue relating to the content for 'Unit 1 F The Seeds of Evil - the Rise of National Socialism in Germany to 1933'. If you have previously added this topic to your course then please note that you will need to edit your course by logging in using your teacher login name and password and adding this topic again. This will resolve any technical difficulties you may have experienced and we are sorry for any inconvenience this has caused.

IMPORTANT INFORMATION FOR EDEXCEL AND OCR USERS: In line with changes to OCR and Edexcel's AS and A2 specifications, Access to History Online has been updated to provide you with content that is up-to-date and relevant to the new requirements of the courses. Please visit the OCR and Edexcel specification overview pages (available from the links opposite) to see lists of Units available in the new format.

Access to History Online is for all AS and A2 students of history
and their teachers.

Here you will find the history topics you’re studying at AS and A2,
with a range of supporting material provided by OCR, AQA or
Edexcel examiners. This content is designed to provide you with a
better understanding of what is demanded by your history
specification, and the coursework assignments, personal studies
and final exams.

Access to History Online offers:

• General advice from examiners;
• Model answers to sample questions, from average to
  excellent, designed to show you what’s required;
• Accompanying source material where appropriate;
• Examiners’ step-by-step analysis of the exemplar answers,
  and pointers on how to improve your own answers;
• Tips on how to improve your exam technique and develop key
  historical skills;
• Extensive mark schemes with commentary;
• Additional practice questions and activities;
• Chronologies for each topic;
• Guidance by examiners on the all-important approach to
  coursework and personal studies.

We would like to stress that the content is neither endorsed nor vetted
by the exam boards themselves. The opinions expressed are those of
the individual examiners and no guarantees are offered as to success
in the final exams.