This text aims to offer an innovative approach to studying 19th-century British social history. It features: a key question-based approach to take the reader to the heart of the debates and controversies that concern historians studying the changes in 19th-century Britain; extensive documentary and visual source material that has been carefully selected and analyzed to give insight into the period; accessible surveys of the relevant historiography and practical guidance on historical methodology as required for A level or equivalent examinations; and an innovative study guide approach that aims to make the period both interesting and comprehensible and which progressively develops historical understanding and the key skills required by the new A level specifications.