A Level History or English Literature?

It sounds like you'd enjoy English Literature more so I'd go for that option. I did history for AS level but it's very tough and challenging and you have to put a lot of work into it and I got very stressed with it all!

I didn't study Literature but I studied English Language at A Level which I loved - don't worry about the linguistic side of things, I wasn't sure about it either but it's turned out to have been one of my favourite subjects. Besides, with Literature there wouldn't be as much linguistics as there was in English Language, just lots of reading, which if you like, would probably be the best option. Many of my friends did Literature and they all enjoyed it.

When making your final decision chose what you want to do - there is no point in choosing a subject that you won't enjoy because you will end up regretting it. Go with your instinct

Why not go the whole nine yards and do chemistry. If you love maths you will find Eng Lit a really tedious pain. If you love books you can read in your own time.

I did English Literature on AQA spec B and I don't think there was any linguistic analysis - that's English Language. Although if you're doing specificiation A then it might be different for you, I wouldn't know.

Anyway I did both and enjoyed both. From what it sounds like, English Lit might be better if you're not interested in the topics in History. It's really hard to get into but it was rewarding, and I loved A2 (even though I'm not sure how the exam went ). I did actually enjoy History more, but that's because I really really like it (I'm doing it as my degree) and I liked the topics - its really important you're confident your going to enjoy what you study!

I do both but I'll warn you there is no creative writing at a level lit (OCR for me BTW), so don't be basing it on that. Both subjects are very analytical and for me if you love history any topic is interesting. I don't know whether you love these subjects or not so I cannot advise any further.

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I loved AQA Eng Lit, and I studied it along M&FM. If you like reading, and then looking deeper into what you have read, then go for it!

I think my sixth form do Spec B. Phew, linguistic analysis drives me nuts

I loved GCSE History, so I really wanted to carry it on at A Level, but because my sixth form is part of a C of E school, they study stuff about the Church in the 16th century which doesn't sound all that interesting to me. What topics did you study?

Also, what were the exams like?

When I went to my pre-enrolment, I asked a Year 12 student about English Literature as she said she studies it, and she told me you get to write poems and stories? I suppose it's different for AQA...

I did love History at GCSE, but the topics that they do at my sixth form don't sound too interesting.

If linguistic analysis is what I think it is - analysing language structures - then no there is none of that

I studied Mussolini, French Revolution, Early Modern Witch-hunts and Elizabeth I. I've got to say when I was picking my A-Levels I would have been wary of the reformation and 16th century church (I had the option to study Henry VIII at AS) but since studying it a little bit at A2 with witches + Liz, its a lot more interesting that I originally found it, although still a little dry in places. However, if you don't see yourself enjoying it, it may be safer to avoid it.

English exams are hard; there is a huge emphasis on the technique when writing essays and it can take time to adjust from GCSE to A-Level. However, I did very well at AS, managed to get full marks, and I know plenty of others who did well too. My A2 exam went a bit poo but I'll find out in August It's got a coursework element to it too which is pretty standard, its really good at A2 where you choose your own books and topic to study
History exams felt pretty normal compared to English; not easy, but I didn't feel there was so much emphasis on essay-writing (or at least the techniques were easier to grasp) and more focus on content

Ooo sounds interesting but if I were you double check how heavily weighted the creative writing is. In OCR there was an option to write a poem in the style of a writer (Heaney in my case) and then write an essay explaining how its similar. But this is for Coursework only 40% of overall grade. Tbh friends who did this found their creative juices restricted rather than being free to flow(excuse the analogy-it sounds vile), as writing in another's style is rather difficult.

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I studied English Lit and my friend studied it and History. Not on AQA though.
I would say Eng Lit is easier than History, since you are doing quite draining subjects, i wouldn't recommend either of them :/

However out of the two, possibly Eng Lit would be the best. Somebody said above that there's no creative elements, make sure you really know that. It's all poetry, play and novel analysis; you know "Explain why the storm in King Lear is a representation of Lear's growing insanity throughout the play"sort of thing.

Exams for Eng are fairly standard you learn the stuff and write various essays about it.

I had exactly the same decision to make (same subjects + chemistry) and I'll explain the process I went through
Basically I chose history for a few reasons. I decided that the books on the English syllabus I could read in my own time and not bother with the annoying analysis haha. Secondly, I feel like history is a lot easier to revise, even though there is a lot to learn there's still really set views and facts so your opinions don't matter as much as in English, where my perceptions often aren't detailed enough.
Thirdly, I absolutely loved the modules our sixth form does (ask which ones your college does) we did russia 1924 - 41 and Britain 1906 - 1951, both of which seemed very interesting, especially the russia module because I am russian. That's the main reason I wanted to do history - to get the knowledge I wouldn't have from English that is useful general knowledge to know anyway.

Anyway, this has been quite long so I hope it's helpful, but either way I'm sure you enjoy what you choose!

I'm quite good at English and coming up with different interpretations and explaining them in detail. It's just a question of whether I'd enjoy it.

Yeah I asked my sixth form, and they do the Reformation in Europe 1500-1564, and the Church in England: the Struggle for Supremacy, 1529-1541. It's a Church of England school, so I guess that's why they study those topics, but honestly, studying C16 stuff sounds boring, so that's my problem. I loved GCSE History though. :/