However, the rest of my degree has helped me consolidate how to weave together a consistent narrative of past events which can be transposed to the present. This skill has taught me how to make a principled argument about the past, present – and future. 

My advice to anyone thinking about heading to university is – make friends with your lecturers. They’re obviously there to help you, but the ways in which they can are vast, specifically if you’re looking for an elusive fact that barely anyone seems to have recorded!  

To this end, also find out who your School’s Academic Librarian is. They will be able to help you find research sources. Their services are fantastic, and not enough students seem to know they exist.