STUDY OF ANGLO-SAXON HISTORY

Early day motion 829, tabled 14 July 1999 by Edward Davey (Liberal Democrat). Signed by 24 members.

That this House deplores the decision by the Oxford and Cambridge Examination Board to remove the study of the Anglo-Saxon period from their A-level History syllabus; believes that the study of this period can provide a unique opportunity for history students to develop critical faculties and foster imagination given the challenges posed by the type of historical evidence that is available to scholars on the Anglo-Saxons and the Vikings; acknowledges that during this period there were key developments in the country's political, religious and legal institutions and culture which still affect the lives of our citizens today; and urges the Oxford and Cambridge Examination Board to rescind this decision immediately.

Signatures by party: Liberal Democrat 11, Labour 7, Conservative 5, UUP 1.