How to revise for History?

I would also suggest mindmaps - this is what I did for the majority of my revision and it paid off. Similar to an essay plan, you can structure it around a main question/point of contention in the spec so that you’re still thinking critically about the information but you aren’t limited to a narrower essay question (so it’s easier to make sure you’re still covering all of the content). This particularly helped me as I’m quite a visual learner, and I think it’s often more useful if you have all the information condensed in one place - rather than an essay plan which a few months later can be quite hard to navigate in my experience.
‘Blurting’ is also a really good method - basically you write down anything you can remember/ already know about the topic (ie in mindmap format), and then fill in the gaps - so that way you’re targeting what you really don’t know and making a better use of time.
But honestly if you want to get the best grade possible, I would suggest a mix - flashcards are really good for learning simply factual stuff like dates etc. (and often what I’d surrender to right before the exam lmao), and it’s good to do practice papers, even if you only do one, to develop some exam technique, plan your timings, and just generally feel less stressed about what’s coming, so you can focus on the info and your argument rather than the format.
hope this helped 😊