These notes and essays are typical of the sixth-form history work which had remained largely unchanged since the introduction of A level in 1951. Students were required to read and digest notes which were then discussed in class. Exams consisted of a series of single sentence essay questions to which students were required to respond in around 45 minutes. Topics included are Italian and German unification, the rise of Hitler and Nazi Germany and British political history in the nineteenth century. The work is decorated with the student's own cartoons and graffiti.