Access to History


Access to History is a British book series designed for pre-university study. The series was conceived and developed by Keith Randell, who wanted to produce books for students "as they are, not as we might wish them to be". The series is published by Hodder Education, and features titles relevant for all of the major awarding bodies, including AQA, Pearson Edexcel, OCR and WJEC.

Incomplete list of titles

Organised by date of first publication:
  • Keith Randell. Luther and the German Reformation, 1517-1555. ; revised with Russel Tarr ; re-titled Luther and the Reformation in Europe, 1500-1564
  • Andrina Stiles. The Unification of Italy, 1815-1870. ; revised with Robert Pearce ; re-titled The Unification of Italy, 1789-1896
  • Adrina Stiles. The Unification of Germany 1815-1890 ; revised with Alan Farmer ; re-titled The Unification of Germany 1815-1919
  • Keith Randell. France, 1814-1870: Monarchy Republic and Empire.
  • Keith Randell. France: The Third Republic, 1870-1914.
  • Duncan Townson. France in Revolution, 1774-1815 ; revised with Dylan Rees
  • Keith Randell. Henry VIII and the Government of England.
  • Keith Randell. Henry VIII and the Reformation in England.
  • Mark Robson. Italy: Liberalism and Fascism, 1870-1945. ; re-titled Italy: The Rise of Fascism 1915-1945 ; re-titled Italy: The Rise of Fascism 1896-1946
  • Geoff Layton. Germany: The Third Reich 1933-1945.
  • Andrina Stiles. Sweden and the Baltic, 1523-1721.
  • Michael Lynch. Reaction and Revolution: Russia 1881-1924. ; re-titled Reaction and Revolution: Russia 1894-1924
  • Stewart MacDonald. Charles V: Ruler, Dynast and Defender of the Faith, 1500-1558.
  • Andrina Stiles. Napoleon, France and Europe. ; revised with Dylan Rees
  • John Warren. Elizabeth I: Religion and Foreign Affairs. ; re-titled Elizabeth I: Meeting the Challenge, England 1541-1603
  • Keith Randell. Elizabeth I and the Government of England.
  • Michael Lynch. The Interregnum, 1649-1660.
  • Duncan Watts. Tories, Conservatives and Unionists 1815-1914.
  • Robert Pearce & Roger Stearn. Government and Reform: Britain 1815-1918.
  • Michael Lynch. China: From Empire to People's Republic 1900-1949.
  • Peter Clements. Prosperity, Depression and the New Deal: The USA 1890-1954.
  • Oliver Edwards. The USA and the Cold War, 1945-1963.
  • Michael Lynch. The People's Republic Of China since 1949 ; re-titled The People's Republic of China, 1949-1976
  • Phil Chapple. The Industrialisation of Britain, 1780-1914.
  • Michael Lynch. Britain, 1900-1951 ; re-titled Britain, 1900-1957.
  • Michael Lynch. Britain, 1945-2007. ; re-titled Britain, 1951-2007.
  • Geoff Layton. From Second Reich to Third Reich Germany 1918-1945 - for Edexcel.
  • Michael Scott-Baumann. Crisis in the Middle East: Israel and the Arab States 1945-2007.
  • Angela Leonard & Nigel Bushnell. Germany Divided and Reunited 1945-1991.
  • Katherine Brice & Michael Lynch. The Early Stuarts and the English Revolution 1603-1660.
  • Oliver Bullock. The Later Stuarts and the Glorious Revolution 1660-1702.