Uni history module without history A level :/

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I'm going to university in two weeks to study English and recently chose my option module for the first year. I chose modern history, with the modules "Renaissance to Enlightenment" and "Monarchy and Society". I chose them because I enjoyed learning a little about the Renaissance during my A level English studies and also they should help me understand the context of the novels we study in the core English modules.

Since I made that decision I've realised that I'm going to be studying alongside History students and I'm now really worried that I won't be able to keep up as I didn't do A level or even GCSE history. Can anyone who studies history at uni or A level tell me whether I'm likely to struggle with the history modules as I have no experience of writing history essays and my historical knowledge is at year 9 level? :/ I know it might sound stupid that I chose them when I've done so little history but it interests me and I'm prepared to work hard. I think I'll enjoy it but obviously not if it's far too difficult for me to keep up with the course. Any advice?


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