Postgraduate degree in Politics?

I'm in Scotland so I can't help much with location and I suppose some circumstances are different, so bear that in mind. With regards doing a Masters in Politics after an Undergraduate in History, I'd say there'd be no issues if you have the prerequisite 2:1 required. History degrees at undergrad are intensely political anyway, and most of the skills you're learning are easily transferable to a lot of the other Humanities. A lot of what is required at Masters level isn't necessarily previous knowledge of content, but application of skills. If your interest is great enough and you're able to express that well in a personal statement, along with showing how the content of your undergrad degree relates to what you want to study at postgrad, you shouldn't have any issues. Think about doing a dissertation which analyses historical political systems in some way, or something like that. I was accepted onto a postgrad in Medieval studies after doing my undergrad in Sociology and Politics. Circumstances changed and I ended up doing a 2nd undergrad in History instead, and am only now going onto do my Medieval masters. Either way, it can be done!

As for funding, it's different for everyone, and unfortunately it's not easy in Arts & Humanities. I worked full-time for the last 7 years, put myself through the 2nd undergrad and saved as much as possible while living at home. There's no loans in Scotland for my area of study at PG level, either. I'd suggest you think about taking a year or two off to work and get earning, then see where you are. But if it's something you want to go straight into...maybe do your Masters part-time across 2 years instead of 1? Split your costs and take a part-time job to make things easier. A break between UG and PG could be healthy anyway! Hope that helps.