Practise by theme

A theme pulls questions from every chapter, so you can revise one subject end to end.

• Kings, Queens and the MonarchyRulers from Alfred the Great to King Charles the Third, and how royal power shrank.Test 1 of 482 questions
• Wars and BattlesEvery conflict the handbook tests, from the Roman invasion to Afghanistan.Test 1 of 491 questions
• Government, Parliament and PoliticsHow the UK is governed, who votes, and how democracy was won.Test 1 of 9198 questions
• Law, Courts and the PoliceWhich court hears which case, what the police do, and the laws everyone must keep.Test 1 of 481 questions
• Inventors, Science and IndustryBritish inventors, discoveries and the industrial age they built.Test 1 of 371 questions
• Equality, Welfare and Social ChangeHow daily life changed, from serfs and plague to the welfare state and equal rights.Test 1 of 356 questions
• Empire, Migration and the Wider WorldThe British Empire, the people who came to the UK, and the world groups the UK joined.Test 1 of 357 questions
• Geography, Places and SymbolsThe four nations of the UK, their cities, landmarks and flags.Test 1 of 597 questions
• Art, Music, Film and TheatrePainters, composers, architects, films and the stage.Test 1 of 5104 questions
• Writers, Poets and LanguageNovelists, poets, the words they left behind and the languages of the UK.Test 1 of 352 questions
• Festivals, Customs and TraditionsThe days the UK marks, the food it eats and the customs behind them.Test 1 of 372 questions
• Religion and BeliefsThe Reformation, the established churches and the faiths practised in the UK today.Test 1 of 359 questions
• SportSporting heroes, the games Britain gave the world and where they are played.Test 1 of 140 questions
• Everyday Life, Money and Your DutiesTax, driving, work and what the UK asks of everyone who lives here.Test 1 of 490 questions