History is a guide to navigation in perilous times. History is who we are and why we are the way we are. David McCullough, American Historian
History is not just about memorising facts, such as events and dates; it is far mor than that. It is the interpretation of past human experience, in all of its diversity. The historian seeks to chart what has happened and why in order to make sense of the present and to provide some guidance as to what is to come. In this search historians have disagreed with one another, emphasising different factors or causes to explain the same experience.
It is the diversity of historical approaches and explanations which make History such a stimulating and worthwhile subject. At the same time, the study of History will provide you with important transferable skills, such as, the ability to make sound judgements between competing explanations of a particular problem or set of problems, to write in a fluent and coherent way, and to research, organise and present material in a logical and ordered manner.
We hope that these pages will help you to get a taste for History at Farnborough Hill and help you with your studies of this fascinating subject.
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