Discovering the Past for GCSE - An SHP Study in Development (Paperback, Rev. ed)

This text has been written to meet the requirements of the Edexcel Schools History Project specification. It is based on SHP's "Medicine and Health Through Time" but has been completely revised and updated. It has been endorsed by Edexcel for use with their specification. The consultants for this revised edition are both experienced senior examiners. The volume takes a chronological approach to the content, combining the Edexcel core (key developments and turning points in the history of medicine in England from around 1350 to the present day) and Edexcel extension units (medicine in the ancient world and early Middle Ages; hospitals and training from around 1350 to the present day; and changes in surgery) into a single story of the development of medicine and public health through time and the links between events in medicine and their wider historical context. This approach puts the extension units in context within the chronological narrative while allowing them to be studied as discrete blocks. Key features include: analysis of the specification content; a chronological approach that explains the main changes and the reasons for them; regular summaries to reinforce learning; "K