AQA GCSE History: Health and the People

A well-laid out textbook that is easy to access and has an interesting range of activities. The review sections and exam help are also very useful for helping students get to grips with the demands of the exam.

• How this book will help you in AQA GCSE History Introduction: The big story of health and the people 1 Medicine stands still 1.1 Context: Medieval Britain 1.2 Where did medieval ideas about health come from? 1.3 Medieval medicine 1.4 Medical progress 1.5 Public health in the Middle Ages 1.6 Pulling it all together: Medieval Britain 2 The beginnings of change 2.1 Context: Early modern Britain 2.2 The impact of the Renaissance on Britain 2.3 Dealing with disease 2.4 Prevention of disease ' a global success story? 2.5 Pulling it all together: Early modern Britain 3 A revolution in medicine, c1800'c1900 3.1 Context: Nineteenth-century Britain 3.2 The development of germ theory and its impact on the treatment of disease 3.3 A revolution in surgery 3.4 Improvements in public health 3.5 Pulling it all together: Nineteenth-century Britain 4 Modern medicine 4.1 Context: Twentieth-century Britain 4.2 Modern treatment of disease 4.3 The impact of war and technology on surgery 4.4 Modern public health 4.5 Pulling it all together: Modern-day Britain Conclusion and review Assessment Focus Glossary Index