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Civil Rights Histories for A-Level

The history of the black freedom struggle now features on most A-Level History subject guides, and is a major topic of interest among young students of History.

The project

In the past fifteen years there has been a burst of fresh and innovative studies of the US black freedom struggle. ‘New Approaches to US Civil Rights History’ (2021), a booklet produced by members of the University of Manchester American Studies’ programme, outlines some of the ways in which academic scholarship on this topic has changed, and offers fresh approaches for those teaching the subject at A-Level.

The booklet is freely available, and can be downloaded as a PDF here. It is intended for anyone teaching US History at A-Level.

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If you are interested in the study of US History, and wish to be hear more about this project, our public events, or future resources produced by the American Studies programme, please contact  [email protected] , SALC Outreach Officer, in the first instance.

You can find out more about our American Studies programme here .  

Civil Rights A Level Revision Notes

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Lesson Snapshot:

• The African American Experience in WWI
• Blacks in WWII
• Black Education after WWII
• NAACP’s campaign against segregated public education was part of a two-phase process, begun before WWII
• Brown vs. Board of Education
• How important was the Nation of Islam in developing a “Black Consciousness”?

Revision Notes:

• Aimed at Students studying across AS/A2 Level or equivalent
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History - Rights, Race and Revolutions

Course type, awarding body, introduction to history - rights, race and revolutions.

"Revolutions are the locomotives of history." Karl Marx. Through History, you will learn to appreciate and weigh up different points of view, examine the impact of decisions and explore an individual’s motivations. These analytical skills support a wide range of career paths such as those in law, politics or management, and History is regularly cited by admissions tutors at competitive universities as good preparation for their courses.

• Entry requirements

Subject grades: option a

GCSE grade 6 in History

Subject grades: option b

GCSE grade 6 in English Language or English Literature, and 4 in History if studied

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The indicative Minimum Entry Admissions Score for ​History is 58.

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About the Course

Rights, Race and Revolutions focuses on the USA in the twentieth century, especially the struggle for Civil Rights in the USA 1865-1992, and the Cold War in Europe 1941-1995.

You will also study Revolution or Reform? UK 1783-1853, and you will be able to choose from a range of coursework topics which currently include: witch hunts in early modern Europe c.1450-1750, the French Revolution: Robespierre and the Terror 1793-94, and the end of the British Empire in Kenya. Students can only take one History course at the College.

2023 History - Rights, Race and Revolutions A level results

52% of our students achieved A* to A

78% of our students achieved A* to B 

100% of our students achieved A* to E

Course information

Why choose history - rights, race and revolutions a level.

Rights, Race and Revolutions explores the struggle for Civil Rights in the USA by African and Native Americans, Women and Workers. It considers the revolutionary moments faced in Europe during the period of the Cold War 1941-95 and it examines Britain at the crossroads between revolution or reform in the late 18th to the early 19th century. Students can choose between three coursework options; Early Modern European Witch Hunts, the terror during the French Revolution and Kenya independence in the shadow of the Mau Mau rebellion.

Course content

Personal characteristics, skills development, independent study beyond the classroom, extracurricular activities, subjects that go well with history, opportunities unique to this course, after hills road.

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I loved the fact I could learn another significant point in history for my coursework, that isn’t in either course Summer, Year 12 student

By choosing History at Hills I've not only learnt about the past, but also the present. It's extremely interesting to see how history has determined where we are today. Luke, Year 12 Student

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200 year 12 and 13 students take History - Rights, Race and Revolutions

4 hours and 20 minutes of weekly in-class learning time

Students are expected to undertake 5 hours of homework for each subject, every week.

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This is a 9-and-a-half-minute video guiding students through the 30-mark question that they will face in their A-Level OCR History exam. The guide focuses on trade unions and uses two passages that I created for the purpose of this video walkthrough and for classroom practice. The passages are about the Gilded Age in the USA.

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2022 - june series, unit group 1.

• Examiners' report - Topic based essay Y100/01/02 - PDF 380KB
• Question paper - Alfred and the making of England 871–1016 Y101/01 - PDF 847KB
• Mark scheme - Alfred and the making of England 871–1016 Y101/01 - PDF 373KB
• Examiners' report - Alfred and the making of England 871–1016 Y101/01 - PDF 3MB
• Question paper - Anglo-Saxon England and the Norman Conquest 1035–1107 Y102/01 - PDF 848KB
• Mark scheme - Anglo-Saxon England and the Norman Conquest 1035–1107 Y102/01 - PDF 375KB
• Examiners' report - Anglo-Saxon England and the Norman Conquest 1035-1107 Y102/01 - PDF 2MB
• Question paper - England 1199–1272 Y103/01 - PDF 835KB
• Mark scheme - England 1199–1272 Y103/01 - PDF 372KB
• Examiners' report - England 1199–1272 Y103/01 - PDF 3MB
• Question paper - England 1377–1455 Y104/01 - PDF 834KB
• Mark scheme - England 1377–1455 Y104/01 - PDF 373KB
• Question paper - England 1445–1509: Lancastrians, Yorkists and Henry VII Y105/01 - PDF 848KB
• Mark scheme - England 1445–1509: Lancastrians, Yorkists and Henry VII Y105/01 - PDF 410KB
• Examiners' report - England 1445–1509: Lancastrians, Yorkists and Henry VII Y105/01 - PDF 1MB
• Question paper - England 1485–1558: the early Tudors Y106/01 - PDF 859KB
• Mark scheme - England 1485–1558: the early Tudors Y106/01 - PDF 408KB
• Examiners' report - England 1485–1558: the early Tudors Y106/01 - PDF 946KB
• Question paper - England 1547–1603: the later Tudors Y107/01 - PDF 859KB
• Mark scheme - England 1547–1603: the later Tudors Y107/01 - PDF 418KB
• Examiners' report - England 1547–1603: the later Tudors Y107/01 - PDF 758KB
• Question paper - The early Stuarts and the origins of the Civil War 1603–1660 Y108/01 - PDF 869KB
• Mark scheme - The early Stuarts and the origins of the Civil War 1603–1660 Y108/01 - PDF 389KB
• Examiners' report - The early Stuarts and the origins of the Civil War 1603–1660 Y108/01 - PDF 847KB
• Question paper - The making of Georgian Britain 1678–c.1760 Y109/01 - PDF 859KB
• Mark scheme - The making of Georgian Britain 1678–c.1760 Y109/01 - PDF 390KB
• Question paper - From Pitt to Peel: Britain 1783–1853 Y110/01 - PDF 848KB
• Mark scheme - From Pitt to Peel: Britain 1783–1853 Y110/01 - PDF 404KB
• Examiners' report - From Pitt to Peel: Britain 1783–1853 Y110/01 - PDF 2MB
• Question paper - Liberals, Conservatives and the rise of Labour 1846–1918 Y111/01 - PDF 848KB
• Mark scheme - Liberals, Conservatives and the rise of Labour 1846–1918 Y111/01 - PDF 398KB
• Examiners' report - Liberals, Conservatives and the rise of Labour 1846–1918 Y111/01 - PDF 667KB
• Question paper - Britain 1900–1951 Y112/01 - PDF 847KB
• Mark scheme - Britain 1900–1951 Y112/01 - PDF 418KB
• Examiners' report - Britain 1900–1951 Y112/01 - PDF 5MB
• Question paper - Britain 1930–1997 Y113/01 - PDF 859KB
• Mark scheme - Britain 1930–1997 Y113/01 - PDF 388KB
• Examiners' report - Britain 1930–1997 Y113/01 - PDF 1MB

Unit group 2

• Question paper - The rise of Islam c.550–750 Y201/01 - PDF 831KB
• Mark scheme - The rise of Islam c.550–750 Y201/01 - PDF 403KB
• Question paper - Charlemagne 768–814 Y202/01 - PDF 831KB
• Mark scheme - Charlemagne 768–814 Y202/01 - PDF 347KB
• Question paper - The Crusades and the Crusader States 1095–1192 Y203/01 - PDF 834KB
• Mark scheme - The Crusades and the Crusader States 1095–1192 Y203/01 - PDF 352KB
• Examiners' report - The Crusades and the Crusader States 1095–1192 Y203/01 - PDF 2MB
• Question paper - Genghis Khan and the explosion from the Steppes c.1167–1405 Y204/01 - PDF 832KB
• Mark scheme - Genghis Khan and the explosion from the Steppes c. 1167–1405 Y204/01 - PDF 349KB
• Question paper - Exploration, encounters and empire 1445–1570 Y205/01 - PDF 830KB
• Mark scheme - Exploration, encounters and empire 1445–1570 Y205/01 - PDF 388KB
• Question paper - Spain 1469–1556 Y206/01 - PDF 833KB
• Mark scheme - Spain 1469–1556 Y206/01 - PDF 340KB
• Examiners' report - Spain 1469–1556 Y206/01 - PDF 3MB
• Question paper - The German Reformation and the rule of Charles V 1500–1559 Y207/01 - PDF 833KB
• Mark scheme - The German Reformation and the rule of Charles V 1500–1559 Y207/01 - PDF 365KB
• Examiners' report - The German Reformation and the rule of Charles V 1500–1559 Y207/01 - PDF 1MB
• Question paper - Philip II 1556–1598 Y208/01 - PDF 833KB
• Mark scheme - Philip II 1556–1598 Y208/01 - PDF 344KB
• Question paper - African kingdoms c.1400–1800: four case studies Y209/01 - PDF 834KB
• Mark scheme - African kingdoms c.1400–1800: four case studies Y209/01 - PDF 349KB
• Question paper - Russia 1645–1741 Y210/01 - PDF 833KB
• Mark scheme - Russia 1645–1741 Y210/01 - PDF 343KB
• Question paper - The American Revolution 1740–1796 Y212/01 - PDF 831KB
• Mark scheme - The American Revolution 1740–1796 Y212/01 - PDF 352KB
• Examiners' report - The American Revolution 1740–1796 Y212/01 - PDF 4MB
• Question paper - The French Revolution and the rule of Napoleon 1774–1815 Y213/01 - PDF 835KB
• Mark scheme - The French Revolution and the rule of Napoleon 1774–1815 Y213/01 - PDF 352KB
• Examiners' report - The French Revolution and the rule of Napoleon 1774–1815 Y213/01 - PDF 1MB
• Question paper - France 1814–1870 Y214/01 - PDF 832KB
• Mark scheme - France 1814–1870 Y214/01 - PDF 353KB
• Question paper - Italy and unification 1789–1896 Y215/01 - PDF 916KB
• Mark scheme - Italy and unification 1789–1896 Y215/01 - PDF 341KB
• Examiners' report - Italy and unification 1789–1896 Y215/01 - PDF 4MB
• Question paper - The USA in the 19th Century: Westward expansion and Civil War 1803–c.1890 Y216/01 - PDF 833KB
• Mark scheme - The USA in the 19th Century: Westward expansion and Civil War 1803–c.1890 Y216/01 - PDF 394KB
• Examiners' report - The USA in the 19th Century: Westward expansion and Civil War 1803–c1890 Y216/01 - PDF 5MB
• Question paper - Japan 1853–1937 Y217/01 - PDF 834KB
• Mark scheme - Japan 1853–1937 Y217/01 - PDF 349KB
• Question paper - International relations 1890–1941 Y218/01 - PDF 832KB
• Mark scheme - International relations 1890–1941 Y218/01 - PDF 348KB
• Examiners' report - International relations 1890–1941 Y218/01 - PDF 1024KB
• Question paper - Russia 1894–1941 Y219/01 - PDF 838KB
• Mark scheme - Russia 1894–1941 Y219/01 - PDF 340KB
• Examiners' report - Russia 1894–1941 Y219/01 - PDF 1MB
• Question paper - Italy 1896–1943 Y220/01 - PDF 834KB
• Mark scheme - Italy 1896–1943 Y220/01 - PDF 338KB
• Examiners' report - Italy 1896–1943 Y220/01 - PDF 2MB
• Question paper - Democracy and dictatorships in Germany 1919–1963 Y221/01 - PDF 833KB
• Mark scheme - Democracy and dictatorships in Germany 1919–1963 Y221/01 - PDF 340KB
• Examiners' report - Democracy and dictatorships in Germany 1919–1963 Y221/01 - PDF 2MB
• Question paper - The Cold War in Asia 1945–1993 Y222/01 - PDF 830KB
• Mark scheme - The Cold War in Asia 1945–1993 Y222/01 - PDF 339KB
• Examiners' report - The Cold War in Asia 1945–1993 Y222/01 - PDF 3MB
• Question paper - The Cold War in Europe 1941–1995 Y223/01 - PDF 830KB
• Mark scheme - The Cold War in Europe 1941–1995 Y223/01 - PDF 342KB
• Examiners' report - The Cold War in Europe 1941–1995 Y223/01 - PDF 2MB
• Question paper - Apartheid and reconciliation: South African politics 1948–1999 Y224/01 - PDF 830KB
• Mark scheme - Apartheid and reconciliation: South African politics 1948–1999 Y224/01 - PDF 344KB
• Examiners' report - Apartheid and reconciliation: South African politics 1948–1999 Y224/01 - PDF 3MB

Unit group 3

• Question paper - The Early Anglo‑Saxons c.400–800 Y301/01 - PDF 848KB
• Mark scheme - The Early Anglo‑Saxons c.400–800 Y301/01 - PDF 374KB
• Question paper - The Viking Age c.790–1066 Y302/01 - PDF 838KB
• Mark scheme - The Viking Age c.790–1066 Y302/01 - PDF 342KB
• Question paper - English government and the Church 1066–1216 Y303/01 - PDF 835KB
• Mark scheme - English government and the Church 1066–1216 Y303/01 - PDF 342KB
• Examiners' report - English Government and the Church 1066–1216 Y303/01 - PDF 2MB
• Question paper - The Church and medieval heresy c.1100–1437 Y304/01 - PDF 834KB
• Mark scheme - The Church and medieval heresy c.1100–1437 Y304/01 - PDF 360KB
• Question paper - The Renaissance c.1400 – c.1600 Y305/01 - PDF 1MB
• Mark scheme - The Renaissance c.1400–1600 Y305/01 - PDF 361KB
• Question paper - Rebellion and disorder under the Tudors 1485–1603 Y306/01 - PDF 835KB
• Mark scheme - Rebellion and disorder under the Tudors 1485–1603 Y306/01 - PDF 355KB
• Examiners' report - Rebellion and disorder under the Tudors 1485–1603 Y306/01 - PDF 2MB
• Question paper - Tudor foreign policy 1485–1603 Y307/01 - PDF 835KB
• Mark scheme - Tudor foreign policy 1485–1603 Y307/01 - PDF 351KB
• Question paper - The Catholic Reformation 1492–1610 Y308/01 - PDF 838KB
• Mark scheme - The Catholic Reformation 1492–1610 Y308/01 - PDF 371KB
• Question paper - The ascendancy of the Ottoman Empire 1453–1606 Y309/01 - PDF 849KB
• Mark scheme - The ascendancy of the Ottoman Empire 1453–1606 Y309/01 - PDF 380KB
• Question paper - The development of the nation state: France 1498–1610 Y310/01 - PDF 835KB
• Mark scheme - The development of the nation state: France 1498–1610 Y310/01 - PDF 416KB
• Question paper - The origins and growth of the British Empire 1558–1783 Y311/01 - PDF 835KB
• Mark scheme - The origins and growth of the British Empire 1558–1783 Y311/01 - PDF 349KB
• Question paper - Popular culture and the witchcraze of the 16th and 17th centuries Y312/01 - PDF 835KB
• Mark scheme - Popular culture and the witchcraze of the 16th and 17th centuries Y312/01 - PDF 357KB
• Examiners' report - Popular culture and the witchcraze of the 16th and 17th centuries Y312/01 - PDF 2MB
• Question paper - The ascendancy of France 1610–1715 Y313/01 - PDF 846KB
• Mark scheme - The ascendancy of France 1610–1715 Y313/01 - PDF 551KB
• Question paper - The challenge of German nationalism 1789–1919 Y314/01 - PDF 846KB
• Mark scheme - The challenge of German nationalism 1789–1919 Y314/01 - PDF 551KB
• Examiners' report - The challenge of German nationalism 1789–1919 Y314/01 - PDF 4MB
• Question paper - The changing nature of warfare 1792–1945 Y315/01 - PDF 835KB
• Mark scheme - The changing nature of warfare 1792–1945 Y315/01 - PDF 575KB
• Examiners' report - The changing nature of warfare 1792–1945 Y315/01 - PDF 1MB
• Question paper - Britain and Ireland 1791–1921 Y316/01 - PDF 835KB
• Mark scheme - Britain and Ireland 1791–1921 Y316/01 - PDF 530KB
• Examiners' report - Britain and Ireland 1791–1921 Y316/01 - PDF 3MB
• Question paper - China and its rulers 1839–1989 Y317/01 - PDF 838KB
• Mark scheme - China and its rulers 1839–1989 Y317/01 - PDF 346KB
• Examiners' report - China and its rulers 1839–1989 Y317/01 - PDF 10MB
• Question paper - Russia and its rulers 1855–1964 Y318/01 - PDF 847KB
• Mark scheme - Russia and its rulers 1855–1964 Y318/01 - PDF 338KB
• Examiners' report - Russia and its rulers 1855–1964 Y318/01 - PDF 6MB
• Question paper - Civil rights in the USA 1865–1992 Y319/01 - PDF 835KB
• Mark scheme - Civil rights in the USA 1865–1992 Y319/01 - PDF 556KB
• Examiners' report - Civil rights in the USA 1865–1992 Y319/01 - PDF 3MB
• Question paper - From colonialism to independence: The British Empire 1857–1965 Y320/01 - PDF 835KB
• Mark scheme - From Colonialism to Independence: the British Empire 1857–1965 Y320/01 - PDF 348KB
• Examiners' report - From colonialism to independence: The British Empire 1857–1965 Y320/01 - PDF 9MB
• Question paper - The Middle East 1908–2011: Ottomans to Arab Spring Y321/01 - PDF 836KB
• Mark scheme - The Middle East 1908-2011: Ottomans to Arab Spring Y321/01 - PDF 350KB
• Examiners' report - The Middle East 1908–2011: Ottomans to Arab Spring Y321/01 - PDF 4MB
• Modified papers ZIP 45MB

2021 - November series

• Question paper - Alfred and the making of England 871–1016 Y101/01 - PDF 856KB
• Mark scheme - Alfred and the making of England 871–1016 Y101/01 - PDF 341KB
• Question paper - Anglo-Saxon England and the Norman Conquest 1035–1107 Y102/01 - PDF 842KB
• Mark scheme - Anglo-Saxon England and the Norman Conquest 1035–1107 Y102/01 - PDF 337KB
• Question paper - England 1199–1272 Y103/01 - PDF 856KB
• Mark scheme - England 1199–1272 Y103/01 - PDF 337KB
• Question paper - England 1377–1455 Y104/01 - PDF 650KB
• Mark scheme - England 1377–1455 Y104/01 - PDF 336KB
• Question paper - England 1445–1509: Lancastrians, Yorkists and Henry VII Y105/01 - PDF 860KB
• Mark scheme - England 1445–1509: Lancastrians, Yorkists and Henry VII Y105/01 - PDF 339KB
• Question paper - England 1485–1558: The early Tudors Y106/01 - PDF 1MB
• Mark scheme - England 1485–1558: The early Tudors Y106/01 - PDF 386KB
• Question paper - England 1547–1603: The late Tudors Y107/01 - PDF 1MB
• Mark scheme - England 1547–1603: The late Tudors Y107/01 - PDF 389KB
• Question paper - The early Stuarts and the origins of the Civil War 1603–1660 Y108/01 - PDF 1MB
• Mark scheme - The early Stuarts and the origins of the Civil War 1603–1660 Y108/01 - PDF 365KB
• Question paper - The making of Georgian Britain 1678–c.1760 Y109/01 - PDF 847KB
• Question paper - From Pitt to Peel: Britain 1783–1853 Y110/01 - PDF 859KB
• Mark scheme - From Pitt to Peel: Britain 1783–1853 Y110/01 - PDF 389KB
• Question paper - Liberals, Conservatives and the rise of Labour 1846–1918 Y111/01 - PDF 859KB
• Mark scheme - Liberals, Conservatives and the rise of Labour 1846–1918 Y111/01 - PDF 360KB
• Question paper - Britain 1900–1951 Y112/01 - PDF 860KB
• Mark scheme - Britain 1900–1951 Y112/01 - PDF 361KB
• Question paper - Britain 1930–1997 Y113/01 - PDF 647KB
• Mark scheme - Britain 1930–1997 Y113/01 - PDF 370KB
• Question paper - The rise of Islam c.550–750 Y201/01 - PDF 1MB
• Mark scheme - The rise of Islam c.550–750 Y201/01 - PDF 348KB
• Question paper - Charlemagne 768–814 Y202/01 - PDF 839KB
• Mark scheme - Charlemagne 768–814 Y202/01 - PDF 363KB
• Question paper - The Crusades and the Crusader States 1095–1192 Y203/01 - PDF 929KB
• Mark scheme - The Crusades and the Crusader States 1095–1192 Y203/01 - PDF 359KB
• Question paper - Genghis Khan and the explosion from the Steppes c.1167–1405 Y204/01 - PDF 827KB
• Mark scheme - Genghis Khan and the explosion from the Steppes c.1167–1405 Y204/01 - PDF 348KB
• Mark scheme - Exploration, encounters and empire 1445 - 1570 Y205/01 - PDF 316KB
• Question paper - Spain 1469–1556 Y206/01 - PDF 839KB
• Mark scheme - Spain 1469–1556 Y206/01 - PDF 344KB
• Question paper - The German Reformation and the rule of Charles V 1500–1559 Y207/01 - PDF 893KB
• Mark scheme - The German Reformation and the rule of Charles V 1500 - 1559 Y207/01 - PDF 366KB
• Question paper - Philip II 1556–1598 Y208/01 - PDF 934KB
• Mark scheme - Philip II 1556–1598 Y208/01 - PDF 368KB
• Question paper - African kingdoms c.1400–c.1800: Four case studies Y209/01 - PDF 829KB
• Mark scheme - African kingdoms c.1400–c.1800: Four case studies Y209/01 - PDF 365KB
• Question paper - Russia 1645–1741 Y210/01 - PDF 828KB
• Mark scheme - Russia 1645–1741 Y210/01 - PDF 334KB
• Question paper - The American Revolution 1740–1796 Y212/01 - PDF 828KB
• Mark scheme - The American Revolution 1740–1796 Y212/01 - PDF 345KB
• Question paper - The French Revolution and the rule of Napoleon 1774–1815 Y213/01 - PDF 828KB
• Mark scheme - The French Revolution and the rule of Napoleon 1774–1815 Y213/01 - PDF 346KB
• Question paper - France 1814–1870 Y214/01 - PDF 829KB
• Mark scheme - France 1814–1870 Y214/01 - PDF 342KB
• Question paper - Italy and unification 1789–1896 Y215/01 - PDF 829KB
• Mark scheme - Italy and unification 1789–1896 Y215/01 - PDF 356KB
• Question paper - The USA in the 19th Century: Westward expansion and Civil War 1803–c.1890 Y216/01 - PDF 829KB
• Mark scheme - The USA in the 19th Century: Westward expansion and Civil War 1803–c.1890 Y216/01 - PDF 408KB
• Question paper - Japan 1853–1937 Y217/01 - PDF 842KB
• Mark scheme - Japan 1853–1937 Y217/01 - PDF 358KB
• Question paper - International relations 1890–1941 Y218/01 - PDF 839KB
• Mark scheme - International relations 1890–1941 Y218/01 - PDF 423KB
• Question paper - Russia 1894–1941 Y219/01 - PDF 842KB
• Mark scheme - Russia 1894–1941 Y219/01 - PDF 434KB
• Question paper - Italy 1896–1943 Y220/01 - PDF 828KB
• Mark scheme - Italy 1896–1943 Y220/01 - PDF 341KB
• Question paper - Democracy and dictatorships in Germany 1919–1963 Y221/01 - PDF 838KB
• Mark scheme - Democracy and dictatorships in Germany 1919–1963 Y221/01 - PDF 363KB
• Question paper - The Cold War in Asia 1945–1993 Y222/01 - PDF 922KB
• Mark scheme - The Cold War in Asia 1945–1993 Y222/01 - PDF 351KB
• Question paper - The Cold War in Europe 1941–1995 Y223/01 - PDF 828KB
• Mark scheme - The Cold War in Europe 1941–1995 Y223/01 - PDF 362KB
• Question paper - Apartheid and reconciliation: South African politics 1948–1999 Y224/01 - PDF 921KB
• Mark scheme - Apartheid and reconciliation: South African politics 1948–1999 Y224/01 - PDF 363KB
• Question paper - The Early Anglo-Saxons c.400–800 Y301/01 - PDF 845KB
• Question paper - The Viking Age c. 790–1066 Y302/01 - PDF 842KB
• Mark scheme - The Early Anglo-Saxons c.400–800 Y301/01 - PDF 427KB
• Mark scheme - The Viking Age c. 790–1066 Y302/01 - PDF 376KB
• Question paper - English government and the church 1066–1216 Y303/01 - PDF 844KB
• Mark scheme - English government and the church 1066–1216 Y303/01 - PDF 358KB
• Question paper - The church and medieval heresy 1100–1437 Y304/01 - PDF 842KB
• Mark scheme - The church and medieval heresy 1100–1437 Y304/01 - PDF 363KB
• Question paper - The Renaissance c.1400– c.1600 Y305/01 - PDF 633KB
• Mark scheme - The Renaissance c.1400–c.1600 Y305/01 - PDF 352KB
• Question paper - Rebellion and disorder under the Tudors 1485–1603 Y306/01 - PDF 843KB
• Mark scheme - Rebellion and disorder under the Tudors 1485–1603 Y306/01 - PDF 349KB
• Question paper - Tudor foreign policy 1485–1603 Y307/01 - PDF 843KB
• Mark scheme - Tudor foreign policy 1485–1603 Y307/01 - PDF 343KB
• Question paper - The Catholic Reformation 1492–1610 Y308/01 - PDF 843KB
• Mark scheme - The Catholic Reformation 1492–1610 Y308/01 - PDF 349KB
• Question paper - The ascendancy of the Ottoman Empire 1453–1606 Y309/01 - PDF 679KB
• Mark scheme - The ascendancy of the Ottoman Empire 1453–1606 Y309/01 - PDF 347KB
• Question paper - The development of the nation state: France 1498–1610 Y310/01 - PDF 842KB
• Mark scheme - The development of the nation state: France 1498–1610 Y310/01 - PDF 344KB
• Question paper - The origins and growth of the British Empire 1558–1783 Y311/01 - PDF 603KB
• Mark scheme - The origins and growth of the British Empire 1558–1783 Y311/01 - PDF 352KB
• Question paper - Popular culture and the witchcraze of the 16th and 17th centuries Y312/01 - PDF 832KB
• Mark scheme - Popular culture and the witchcraze of the 16th and 17th centuries Y312/01 - PDF 347KB
• Question paper - The ascendancy of France 1610–1715 Y313/01 - PDF 834KB
• Mark scheme - The ascendancy of France 1610–1715 Y313/01 - PDF 345KB
• Question paper - The challenge of German Nationalism 1789–1919 Y314/01 - PDF 842KB
• Mark scheme - The challenge of German nationalism 1789–1919 Y314/01 - PDF 349KB
• Question paper - The changing nature of warfare 1792–1945 Y315/01 - PDF 612KB
• Mark scheme - The changing nature of warfare 1792–1945 Y315/01 - PDF 347KB
• Question paper - Britain and Ireland 1791–1921 Y316/01 - PDF 832KB
• Mark scheme - Britain and Ireland 1791–1921 Y316/01 - PDF 338KB
• Question paper - China and its rulers 1839–1989 Y317/01 - PDF 1MB
• Mark scheme - China and its rulers 1839–1989 Y317/01 - PDF 347KB
• Question paper - Russia and its rulers 1855–1964 Y318/01 - PDF 832KB
• Mark scheme - Russia and its rulers 1855–1964 Y318/01 - PDF 337KB
• Question paper - Civil rights in the USA 1865–1992 Y319/01 - PDF 842KB
• Mark scheme - Civil rights in the USA 1865–1992 Y319/01 - PDF 349KB
• Question paper - From colonialism to independence: The British Empire 1857–1965 Y320/01 - PDF 853KB
• Mark scheme - From colonialism to independence: The British Empire 1857–1965 Y320/01 - PDF 337KB
• Question paper - The Middle East 1908–2011: Ottomans to Arab Spring Y321/01 - PDF 853KB
• Mark scheme - The Middle East 1908–2011: Ottomans to Arab Spring Y321/01 - PDF 336KB
• Modified papers ZIP 42MB

2020 - November series

• Question paper - Alfred and the making of England 871–1016 Y101/01 - PDF 869KB
• Mark scheme - Alfred and the making of England 871–1016 Y101/01 - PDF 323KB
• Question paper - Anglo-Saxon England and the Norman Conquest 1035–1107 Y102/01 - PDF 1MB
• Mark scheme - Anglo-Saxon England and the Norman Conquest 1035–1107 Y102/01 - PDF 308KB
• Question paper - England 1199–1272 Y103/01 - PDF 869KB
• Mark scheme - England 1199–1272 Y103/01 - PDF 325KB
• Question paper - England 1377–1455 Y104/01 - PDF 1MB
• Mark scheme - England 1377–1455 Y104/01 - PDF 323KB
• Question paper - England 1445–1509: Lancastrians, Yorkists and Henry VII Y105/01 - PDF 1MB
• Mark scheme - England 1445–1509: Lancastrians, Yorkists and Henry VII Y105/01 - PDF 369KB
• Mark scheme - England 1485–1558: The early Tudors Y106/01 - PDF 435KB
• Mark scheme - England 1547–1603: The late Tudors Y107/01 - PDF 437KB
• Mark scheme - The early Stuarts and the origins of the Civil War 1603–1660 Y108/01 - PDF 337KB
• Mark scheme - The making of Georgian Britain 1678–c.1760 Y109/01 - PDF 395KB
• Question paper - From Pitt to Peel: Britain 1783–1853 Y110/01 - PDF 614KB
• Mark scheme - From Pitt to Peel: Britain 1783–1853 Y110/01 - PDF 363KB
• Question paper - Liberals, Conservatives and the rise of Labour 1846–1918 Y111/01 - PDF 1MB
• Mark scheme - Liberals, Conservatives and the rise of Labour 1846–1918 Y111/01 - PDF 396KB
• Question paper - Britain 1900–1951 Y112/01 - PDF 655KB
• Mark scheme - Britain 1900–1951 Y112/01 - PDF 325KB
• Question paper - Britain 1930–1997 Y113/01 - PDF 645KB
• Question paper - The rise of Islam c.550–750 Y201/01 - PDF 675KB
• Mark scheme - The rise of Islam c.550–750 Y201/01 - PDF 302KB
• Question paper - Charlemagne 768–814 Y202/01 - PDF 903KB
• Question paper - The Crusades and the Crusader States 1095–1192 Y203/01 - PDF 1MB
• Mark scheme - The Crusades and the Crusader States 1095–1192 Y203/01 - PDF 328KB
• Question paper - Genghis Khan and the explosion from the Steppes c.1167–1405 Y204/01 - PDF 919KB
• Mark scheme - Genghis Khan and the explosion from the Steppes c.1167–1405 Y204/01 - PDF 364KB
• Question paper - Exploration, encounters and empire 1445–1570 Y205/01 - PDF 756KB
• Mark scheme - Exploration, encounters and empire 1445 - 1570 Y205/01 - PDF 277KB
• Mark scheme - Exploration, encounters and empire 1445–1570 Y205/01 - PDF 277KB
• Question paper - Spain 1469–1556 Y206/01 - PDF 1MB
• Mark scheme - Spain 1469–1556 Y206/01 - PDF 295KB
• Question paper - The German Reformation and the rule of Charles V 1500–1559 Y207/01 - PDF 756KB
• Mark scheme - The German Reformation and the rule of Charles V 1500 - 1559 Y207/01 - PDF 300KB
• Mark scheme - The German Reformation and the rule of Charles V 1500–1559 Y207/01 - PDF 300KB
• Question paper - Philip II 1556–1598 Y208/01 - PDF 839KB
• Mark scheme - Philip II 1556–1598 Y208/01 - PDF 374KB
• Question paper - African kingdoms c.1400–c.1800: Four case studies Y209/01 - PDF 675KB
• Mark scheme - African kingdoms c.1400–c.1800: Four case studies Y209/01 - PDF 338KB
• Question paper - Russia 1645–1741 Y210/01 - PDF 1MB
• Mark scheme - Russia 1645–1741 Y210/01 - PDF 249KB
• Question paper - The American Revolution 1740–1796 Y212/01 - PDF 1MB
• Mark scheme - The American Revolution 1740–1796 Y212/01 - PDF 258KB
• Question paper - The French Revolution and the rule of Napoleon 1774–1815 Y213/01 - PDF 1MB
• Mark scheme - The French Revolution and the rule of Napoleon 1774–1815 Y213/01 - PDF 288KB
• Question paper - France 1814–1870 Y214/01 - PDF 1MB
• Mark scheme - France 1814–1870 Y214/01 - PDF 315KB
• Question paper - Italy and unification 1789–1896 Y215/01 - PDF 828KB
• Mark scheme - Italy and unification 1789–1896 Y215/01 - PDF 328KB
• Question paper - The USA in the 19th Century: Westward expansion and Civil War 1803–c.1890 Y216/01 - PDF 1MB
• Mark scheme - The USA in the 19th Century: Westward expansion and Civil War 1803–c.1890 Y216/01 - PDF 356KB
• Question paper - Japan 1853–1937 Y217/01 - PDF 909KB
• Mark scheme - Japan 1853–1937 Y217/01 - PDF 285KB
• Question paper - International relations 1890–1941 Y218/01 - PDF 1MB
• Mark scheme - International relations 1890–1941 Y218/01 - PDF 250KB
• Question paper - Russia 1894–1941 Y219/01 - PDF 1MB
• Mark scheme - Russia 1894–1941 Y219/01 - PDF 251KB
• Question paper - Italy 1896–1943 Y220/01 - PDF 1MB
• Mark scheme - Italy 1896–1943 Y220/01 - PDF 251KB
• Question paper - Democracy and dictatorships in Germany 1919–1963 Y221/01 - PDF 1MB
• Mark scheme - Democracy and dictatorships in Germany 1919–1963 Y221/01 - PDF 299KB
• Question paper - The Cold War in Asia 1945–1993 Y222/01 - PDF 1MB
• Mark scheme - The Cold War in Asia 1945–1993 Y222/01 - PDF 280KB
• Question paper - The Cold War in Europe 1941–1995 Y223/01 - PDF 1MB
• Mark scheme - The Cold War in Europe 1941–1995 Y223/01 - PDF 299KB
• Question paper - Apartheid and reconciliation: South African politics 1948–1999 Y224/01 - PDF 1MB
• Mark scheme - Apartheid and reconciliation: South African politics 1948–1999 Y224/01 - PDF 296KB
• Question paper - The Viking Age c. 790–1066 Y302/01 - PDF 855KB
• Mark scheme - The Viking Age c. 790–1066 Y302/01 - PDF 304KB
• Question paper - English government and the church 1066–1216 Y303/01 - PDF 1MB
• Mark scheme - English government and the church 1066–1216 Y303/01 - PDF 266KB
• Question paper - The church and medieval heresy 1100–1437 Y304/01 - PDF 643KB
• Mark scheme - The church and medieval heresy 1100–1437 Y304/01 - PDF 289KB
• Question paper - The Renaissance c.1400– c.1600 Y305/01 - PDF 643KB
• Mark scheme - The Renaissance c.1400–c.1600 Y305/01 - PDF 283KB
• Question paper - Rebellion and disorder under the Tudors 1485–1603 Y306/01 - PDF 646KB
• Mark scheme - Rebellion and disorder under the Tudors 1485–1603 Y306/01 - PDF 262KB
• Question paper - Tudor foreign policy 1485–1603 Y307/01 - PDF 612KB
• Mark scheme - Tudor foreign policy 1485–1603 Y307/01 - PDF 280KB
• Question paper - The Catholic Reformation 1492–1610 Y308/01 - PDF 613KB
• Mark scheme - The Catholic Reformation 1492–1610 Y308/01 - PDF 284KB
• Question paper - The ascendancy of the Ottoman Empire 1453–1606 Y309/01 - PDF 613KB
• Mark scheme - The ascendancy of the Ottoman Empire 1453–1606 Y309/01 - PDF 279KB
• Question paper - The development of the nation state: France 1498–1610 Y310/01 - PDF 614KB
• Mark scheme - The development of the nation state: France 1498–1610 Y310/01 - PDF 294KB
• Question paper - The origins and growth of the British Empire 1558–1783 Y311/01 - PDF 1MB
• Mark scheme - The origins and growth of the British Empire 1558–1783 Y311/01 - PDF 268KB
• Question paper - Popular culture and the witchcraze of the 16th and 17th centuries Y312/01 - PDF 616KB
• Mark scheme - Popular culture and the witchcraze of the 16th and 17th centuries Y312/01 - PDF 264KB
• Question paper - The ascendancy of France 1610–1715 Y313/01 - PDF 612KB
• Mark scheme - The ascendancy of France 1610–1715 Y313/01 - PDF 281KB
• Question paper - The challenge of German Nationalism 1789–1919 Y314/01 - PDF 1MB
• Mark scheme - The challenge of German nationalism 1789–1919 Y314/01 - PDF 317KB
• Question paper - The changing nature of warfare 1792–1945 Y315/01 - PDF 1MB
• Question paper - The changing nature of warfare 1792–1945 post-exam correction Y315/01 - PDF 145KB
• Mark scheme - The changing nature of warfare 1792–1945 Y315/01 - PDF 322KB
• Question paper - Britain and Ireland 1791–1921 Y316/01 - PDF 1MB
• Mark scheme - Britain and Ireland 1791–1921 Y316/01 - PDF 319KB
• Question paper - China and its rulers 1839–1989 Y317/01 - PDF 644KB
• Mark scheme - China and its rulers 1839–1989 Y317/01 - PDF 339KB
• Question paper - Russia and its rulers 1855–1964 Y318/01 - PDF 1MB
• Mark scheme - Russia and its rulers 1855–1964 Y318/01 - PDF 312KB
• Examiners' report - Russia and its rulers 1855-1964 Y318/01 - PDF 327KB
• Question paper - Civil rights in the USA 1865–1992 Y319/01 - PDF 614KB
• Mark scheme - Civil rights in the USA 1865–1992 Y319/01 - PDF 269KB
• Examiners' report - Civil rights in the USA 1865-1992 Y319/01 - PDF 320KB
• Question paper - From colonialism to independence: The British Empire 1857–1965 Y320/01 - PDF 615KB
• Mark scheme - From colonialism to independence: The British Empire 1857–1965 Y320/01 - PDF 257KB
• Question paper - The Middle East 1908–2011: Ottomans to Arab Spring Y321/01 - PDF 614KB
• Mark scheme - The Middle East 1908–2011: Ottomans to Arab Spring Y321/01 - PDF 311KB
• Modified papers ZIP 18MB

2019 - June series

• Examiners' report - Topic based essay Y100/01/02 - PDF 437KB
• Question paper - Alfred and the making of England 871-1016 Y101/01 - PDF 1MB
• Mark scheme - Alfred and the making of England 871-1016 Y101/01 - PDF 493KB
• Examiners' report - Alfred and the making of England 871–1016 Y101/01 - PDF 795KB
• Question paper - Anglo-Saxon England and the Norman Conquest 1035-1107 Y102/01 - PDF 1MB
• Mark scheme - Anglo-Saxon England and the Norman Conquest 1035-1107 Y102/01 - PDF 493KB
• Examiners' report - Anglo-Saxon England and the Norman Conquest 1035-1107 Y102/01 - PDF 983KB
• Question paper - England 1199–1272 Y103/01 - PDF 1MB
• Mark scheme - England 1199–1272 Y103/01 - PDF 514KB
• Examiners' report - England 1199–1272 Y103/01 - PDF 698KB
• Question paper - England 1377–1455 Y104/01 - PDF 878KB
• Mark scheme - England 1377-1455 Y104/01 - PDF 513KB
• Question paper - England 1445–1509: Lancastrians, Yorkists and Henry VII Y105/01 - PDF 284KB
• Mark scheme - England 1445-1509: Lancastrians, Yorkists and Henry VII Y105/01 - PDF 594KB
• Examiners' report - England 1445–1509: Lancastrians, Yorkists and Henry VII Y105/01 - PDF 745KB
• Question paper - England 1485–1558: the early Tudors Y106/01 - PDF 1MB
• Mark scheme - England 1485-1558: the early Tudors Y106/01 - PDF 851KB
• Examiners' report - England 1485–1558: the early Tudors Y106/01 - PDF 619KB
• Question paper - England 1547–1603: the later Tudors Y107/01 - PDF 1MB
• Mark scheme - England 1547-1603: the later Tudors Y107/01 - PDF 841KB
• Examiners' report - England 1547–1603: the later Tudors Y107/01 - PDF 518KB
• Mark scheme - The early Stuarts and the origins of the Civil War 1603-1660 Y108/01 - PDF 849KB
• Examiners' report - The early Stuarts and the origins of the Civil War 1603–1660 Y108/01 - PDF 421KB
• Question paper - The making of Georgian Britain 1678–c.1760 Y109/01 - PDF 1MB
• Mark scheme - The making of Georgian Britain 1678-c.1760 Y109/01 - PDF 777KB
• Question paper - From Pitt to Peel: Britain 1783–1853 Y110/01 - PDF 1MB
• Mark scheme - From Pitt to Peel: Britain 1783-1853 Y110/01 - PDF 656KB
• Examiners' report - From Pitt to Peel: Britain 1783–1853 Y110/01 - PDF 1MB
• Question paper - Liberals, Conservatives and the rise of Labour 1846–1918 - Post exam correction Y111/01 - PDF 172KB
• Mark scheme - Liberals, Conservatives and the rise of Labour 1846-1918 Y111/01 - PDF 582KB
• Question paper - Britain 1900–1951 Y112/01 - PDF 1MB
• Mark scheme - Britain 1900-1951 Y112/01 - PDF 581KB
• Examiners' report - Britain 1900–1951 Y112/01 - PDF 756KB
• Question paper - Britain 1930–1997 Y113/01 - PDF 1MB
• Mark scheme - Britain 1930-1997 Y113/01 - PDF 783KB
• Examiners' report - Britain 1930–1997 Y113/01 - PDF 832KB
• Question paper - The rise of Islam c.550–750 Y201/01 - PDF 860KB
• Mark scheme - The rise of Islam c.550–750 Y201/01 - PDF 467KB
• Question paper - Charlemagne 768–814 Y202/01 - PDF 886KB
• Mark scheme - Charlemagne 768-814 Y202/01 - PDF 557KB
• Question paper - The Crusades and the Crusader States 1095–1192 Y203/01 - PDF 860KB
• Mark scheme - The Crusades and the Crusader States 1095-1192 Y203/01 - PDF 622KB
• Examiners' report - The Crusades and the Crusader States 1095–1192 Y203/01 - PDF 1MB
• Question paper - Genghis Khan and the explosion from the Steppes c.1167–1405 Y204/01 - PDF 911KB
• Mark scheme - Genghis Khan and the explosion from the Steppes c. 1167-1405 Y204/01 - PDF 728KB
• Question paper - Exploration, encounters and empire 1445–1570 Y205/01 - PDF 861KB
• Mark scheme - Exploration, encounters and empire 1445-1570 Y205/01 - PDF 558KB
• Question paper - Spain 1469–1556 Y206/01 - PDF 912KB
• Mark scheme - Spain 1469-1556 Y206/01 - PDF 888KB
• Examiners' report - Spain 1469–1556 Y206/01 - PDF 407KB
• Question paper - The German Reformation and the rule of Charles V 1500–1559 Y207/01 - PDF 929KB
• Mark scheme - The German Reformation and the rule of Charles V 1500-1559 Y207/01 - PDF 818KB
• Examiners' report - The German Reformation and the rule of Charles V 1500–1559 Y207/01 - PDF 490KB
• Question paper - Philip II 1556–1598 Y208/01 - PDF 676KB
• Mark scheme - Philip II 1556-1598 Y208/01 - PDF 822KB
• Question paper - African kingdoms c.1400–1800: four case studies Y209/01 - PDF 901KB
• Mark scheme - African kingdoms c.1400-1800: four case studies Y209/01 - PDF 858KB
• Question paper - Russia 1645–1741 Y210/01 - PDF 860KB
• Mark scheme - Russia 1645-1741 Y210/01 - PDF 886KB
• Question paper - The American Revolution 1740–1796 Y212/01 - PDF 898KB
• Mark scheme - The American Revolution 1740-1796 Y212/01 - PDF 631KB
• Examiners' report - The American Revolution 1740–1796 Y212/01 - PDF 1MB
• Question paper - The French Revolution and the rule of Napoleon 1774–1815 Y213/01 - PDF 676KB
• Mark scheme - The French Revolution and the rule of Napoleon 1774-1815 Y213/01 - PDF 822KB
• Question paper - France 1814–1870 Y214/01 - PDF 676KB
• Mark scheme - France 1814-1870 Y214/01 - PDF 734KB
• Question paper - Italy and unification 1789–1896 Y215/01 - PDF 861KB
• Mark scheme - Italy and unification 1789-1896 Y215/01 - PDF 1006KB
• Examiners' report - Italy and unification 1789–1896 Y215/01 - PDF 972KB
• Question paper - The USA in the 19th Century: Westward expansion and Civil War 1803–c.1890 Y216/01 - PDF 860KB
• Mark scheme - The USA in the 19th Century: Westward expansion and Civil War 1803 – c.1890 Y216/01 - PDF 721KB
• Examiners' report - The USA in the 19th Century: Westward expansion and Civil War 1803–c1890 Y216/01 - PDF 1MB
• Question paper - Japan 1853–1937 Y217/01 - PDF 910KB
• Mark scheme - Japan 1853-1937 Y217/01 - PDF 489KB
• Question paper - International relations 1890–1941 Y218/01 - PDF 919KB
• Mark scheme - International relations 1890-1941 Y218/01 - PDF 447KB
• Examiners' report - International relations 1890–1941 Y218/01 - PDF 575KB
• Question paper - Russia 1894–1941 Y219/01 - PDF 860KB
• Mark scheme - Russia 1894-1941 Y219/01 - PDF 714KB
• Examiners' report - Russia 1894–1941 Y219/01 - PDF 624KB
• Question paper - Italy 1896–1943 Y220/01 - PDF 916KB
• Mark scheme - Italy 1896-1943 Y220/01 - PDF 422KB
• Examiners' report - Italy 1896–1943 Y220/01 - PDF 524KB
• Question paper - Democracy and dictatorships in Germany 1919–1963 Y221/01 - PDF 861KB
• Mark scheme - Democracy and dictatorships in Germany 1919-1963 Y221/01 - PDF 724KB
• Examiners' report - Democracy and dictatorships in Germany 1919–1963 Y221/01 - PDF 606KB
• Question paper - The Cold War in Asia 1945–1993 Y222/01 - PDF 923KB
• Mark scheme - The Cold War in Asia 1945-1993 Y222/01 - PDF 560KB
• Examiners' report - The Cold War in Asia 1945–1993 Y222/01 - PDF 674KB
• Question paper - The Cold War in Europe 1941–1995 Y223/01 - PDF 932KB
• Mark scheme - The Cold War in Europe 1941-1995 Y223/01 - PDF 754KB
• Examiners' report - The Cold War in Europe 1941–1995 Y223/01 - PDF 649KB
• Question paper - Apartheid and reconciliation: South African politics 1948–1999 Y224/01 - PDF 676KB
• Mark scheme - Apartheid and reconciliation: South African politics 1948-1999 Y224/01 - PDF 839KB
• Examiners' report - Apartheid and reconciliation: South African politics 1948–1999 Y224/01 - PDF 446KB
• Question paper - The Viking Age c.790–1066 Y302/01 - PDF 876KB
• Mark scheme - The Viking Age c.790-1066 Y302/01 - PDF 428KB
• Question paper - English government and the Church 1066–1216 Y303/01 - PDF 1MB
• Mark scheme - English government and the Church 1066-1216 Y303/01 - PDF 418KB
• Question paper - The Church and medieval heresy c.1100–1437 Y304/01 - PDF 1MB
• Mark scheme - The Church and medieval heresy c.1100-1437 Y304/01 - PDF 428KB
• Mark scheme - The Renaissance c.1400-1600 Y305/01 - PDF 621KB
• Question paper - Rebellion and disorder under the Tudors 1485–1603 Y306/01 - PDF 1MB
• Mark scheme - Rebellion and disorder under the Tudors 1485-1603 Y306/01 - PDF 782KB
• Examiners' report - Rebellion and disorder under the Tudors 1485–1603 Y306/01 - PDF 413KB
• Question paper - Tudor foreign policy 1485–1603 Y307/01 - PDF 1MB
• Mark scheme - Tudor foreign policy 1485-1603 Y307/01 - PDF 716KB
• Examiners' report - Tudor foreign policy 1485–1603 Y307/01 - PDF 495KB
• Question paper - The Catholic Reformation 1492–1610 Y308/01 - PDF 1MB
• Mark scheme - The Catholic Reformation 1492-1610 Y308/01 - PDF 620KB
• Question paper - The ascendancy of the Ottoman Empire 1453–1606 Y309/01 - PDF 890KB
• Mark scheme - The ascendancy of the Ottoman Empire 1453-1606 Y309/01 - PDF 614KB
• Question paper - The development of the nation state: France 1498–1610 Y310/01 - PDF 1MB
• Mark scheme - The development of the nation state: France 1498-1610 Y310/01 - PDF 878KB
• Mark scheme - The origins and growth of the British Empire 1558 - 1783 Y311/01 - PDF 778KB
• Question paper - Popular culture and the witchcraze of the 16th and 17th centuries Y312/01 - PDF 1MB
• Mark scheme - Popular culture and the witchcraze of the 16th and 17th centuries Y312/01 - PDF 785KB
• Examiners' report - Popular culture and the witchcraze of the 16th and 17th centuries Y312/01 - PDF 417KB
• Question paper - The ascendancy of France 1610–1715 Y313/01 - PDF 1MB
• Mark scheme - The ascendancy of France 1610-1715 Y313/01 - PDF 889KB
• Question paper - The challenge of German nationalism 1789–1919 Y314/01 - PDF 1MB
• Mark scheme - The challenge of German nationalism 1789-1919 Y314/01 - PDF 786KB
• Examiners' report - The challenge of German nationalism 1789–1919 Y314/01 - PDF 756KB
• Question paper - The changing nature of warfare 1792–1945 Y315/01 - PDF 876KB
• Mark scheme - The changing nature of warfare 1792-1945 Y315/01 - PDF 786KB
• Examiners' report - The changing nature of warfare 1792–1945 Y315/01 - PDF 772KB
• Mark scheme - Britain and Ireland 1791-1921 Y316/01 - PDF 616KB
• Examiners' report - Britain and Ireland 1791–1921 Y316/01 - PDF 685KB
• Mark scheme - China and its rulers 1839-1989 Y317/01 - PDF 617KB
• Examiners' report - China and its rulers 1839–1989 Y317/01 - PDF 1MB
• Question paper - Russia and its rulers 1855–1964 Y318/01 - PDF 279KB
• Mark scheme - Russia and its rulers 1855-1964 Y318/01 - PDF 871KB
• Examiners' report - Russia and its rulers 1855–1964 Y318/01 - PDF 1MB
• Question paper - Civil rights in the USA 1865–1992 Y319/01 - PDF 878KB
• Mark scheme - Civil rights in the USA 1865-1992 Y319/01 - PDF 887KB
• Examiners' report - Civil rights in the USA 1865–1992 Y319/01 - PDF 832KB
• Question paper - From colonialism to independence: The British Empire 1857–1965 Y320/01 - PDF 1MB
• Mark scheme - From Colonialism to Independence: the British Empire 1857 - 1965 Y320/01 - PDF 940KB
• Examiners' report - From colonialism to independence: The British Empire 1857–1965 Y320/01 - PDF 1MB
• Question paper - The Middle East 1908–2011: Ottomans to Arab Spring Y321/01 - PDF 872KB
• Mark scheme - The Middle East 1908-2011: Ottomans to Arab Spring Y321/01 - PDF 723KB
• Examiners' report - The Middle East 1908–2011: Ottomans to Arab Spring Y321/01 - PDF 1MB
• Modified papers ZIP 51MB
• Summer highlights report H505 - PDF 366KB

Sample assessment materials

• Alfred and the making of England 871-1016 H505/Y101 - Sample question paper and mark scheme. PDF 765KB
• Anglo-Saxon England and the Norman Conquest 1035-1107 H505/Y102 - Sample question paper and mark scheme. PDF 775KB
• England 1199-1272 H505/Y103 - Sample question paper and mark scheme. PDF 779KB
• England 1377-1455 H505/Y104 - Sample question paper and mark scheme. PDF 629KB
• England 1445-1509: Lancastrians, Yorkists and Henry VII H505/Y105 - Sample question paper and mark scheme. PDF 617KB
• England 1485-1558: the early Tudors H505/Y106 - Sample question paper and mark scheme. PDF 625KB
• England 1547-1603: the later Tudors H505/Y107 - Sample question paper and mark scheme. PDF 697KB
• The early Stuarts and the origins of the Civil War 1603-1660 H505/Y108 - Sample question paper and mark scheme. PDF 623KB
• The making of Georgian Britain 1678-c.1760 H505/Y109 - Sample question paper and mark scheme. PDF 698KB
• From Pitt to Peel: Britain 1783-1853 H505/Y110 - Sample question paper and mark scheme. PDF 711KB
• Liberals, Conservatives and the rise of Labour 1846-1918 H505/Y111 - Sample question paper and mark scheme. PDF 618KB
• Britain 1900-1951 H505/Y112 - Sample question paper and mark scheme. PDF 623KB
• Britain 1930-1997 H505/Y113 - Sample question paper and mark scheme. PDF 625KB
• Exemplar - Britain 1930-1997 H505/Y113 - Sample question paper and mark scheme. PDF 2MB
• The rise of Islam c.550-750 H505/Y201 - Sample question paper and mark scheme. PDF 745KB
• Charlemagne 768-814 H505/Y202 - Sample question paper and mark scheme. PDF 735KB
• The Crusades and the Crusader States 1095-1192 H505/Y203 - Sample question paper and mark scheme. PDF 713KB
• Genghis Khan and the explosion from the Steppes c.1167-1405 H505/Y204 - Sample question paper and mark scheme. PDF 730KB
• Exploration, encounters and empire 1445-1570 H505/Y205 - Sample question paper and mark scheme. PDF 715KB
• Spain 1469-1556 H505/Y206 - Sample question paper and mark scheme. PDF 718KB
• The German Reformation and the rule of Charles V 1500–1559 H505/Y207 - Sample question paper and mark scheme. PDF 716KB
• Philip II 1556-1598 H505/Y208 - Sample question paper and mark scheme. PDF 725KB
• African kingdoms c.1400-c.1800: four case studies H505/Y209 - Sample question paper and mark scheme. PDF 711KB
• Russia 1645-1741 H505/Y210 - Sample question paper and mark scheme. PDF 711KB
• The rise and decline of the Mughal Empire in India 1526-1739 H505/Y211 - Sample question paper and mark scheme. PDF 711KB
• The American Revolution 1740-1796 H505/Y212 - Sample question paper and mark scheme. PDF 636KB
• The French Revolution and the rule of Napoleon 1774-1815 H505/Y213 - Sample question paper and mark scheme. PDF 724KB
• France 1814-1870 H505/Y214 - Sample question paper and mark scheme. PDF 716KB
• Italy and unification 1789-1896 H505/Y215 - Sample question paper and mark scheme. PDF 728KB
• The USA in the 19th Century: Westward expansion and civil war 1803-c.1890 H505/Y216 - Sample question paper and mark scheme. PDF 715KB
• Japan 1853-1937 H505/Y217 - Sample question paper and mark scheme. PDF 734KB
• International relations 1890-1941 H505/Y218 - Sample question paper and mark scheme. PDF 732KB
• Russia 1894-1941 H505/Y219 - Sample question paper and mark scheme. PDF 729KB
• Italy 1896-1943 H505/Y220 - Sample question paper and mark scheme. PDF 723KB
• Democracy and dictatorships in Germany 1919-1963 H505/Y221 - Sample question paper and mark scheme. PDF 734KB
• The Cold War in Asia 1945-1993 H505/Y222 - Sample question paper and mark scheme. PDF 737KB
• The Cold War in Europe 1941-1995 H505/Y223 - Sample question paper and mark scheme. PDF 722KB
• Apartheid and reconciliation: South African politics 1948-1999 H505/Y224 - Sample question paper and mark scheme. PDF 720KB
• The early Anglo-Saxons c.400-800 H505/Y301 - Sample question paper and mark scheme. PDF 710KB
• The Viking Age c.790-1066 H505/Y302 - Sample question paper and mark scheme. PDF 707KB
• English government and the Church 1066-1216 H505/Y303 - Sample question paper and mark scheme. PDF 697KB
• The Church and medieval heresy c.1100-1437 H505/Y304 - Sample question paper and mark scheme. PDF 692KB
• The Renaissance c.1400-c.1600 H505/Y305 - Sample question paper and mark scheme. PDF 736KB
• Rebellion and disorder under the Tudors 1485-1603 H505/Y306 - Sample question paper and mark scheme. PDF 712KB
• Tudor foreign policy 1485-1603 H505/Y307 - Sample question paper and mark scheme. PDF 707KB
• The Catholic Reformation 1492-1610 H505/Y308 - Sample question paper and mark scheme. PDF 692KB
• The ascendancy of the Ottoman Empire 1453-1606 H505/Y309 - Sample question paper and mark scheme. PDF 766KB
• The development of the nation state: France 1498-1610 H505/Y310 - Sample question paper and mark scheme. PDF 767KB
• The origins and growth of the British Empire 1558-1783 H505/Y311 - Sample question paper and mark scheme. PDF 705KB
• Popular culture and the witchcraze of the 16th and 17th centuries H505/Y312 - Sample question paper and mark scheme. PDF 701KB
• The ascendancy of France 1610-1715 H505/Y313 - Sample question paper and mark scheme. PDF 768KB
• The challenge of German nationalism 1789-1919 H505/Y314 - Sample question paper and mark scheme. PDF 776KB
• The changing nature of warfare 1792-1945 H505/Y315 - Sample question paper and mark scheme. PDF 703KB
• Britain and Ireland 1791-1921 H505/Y316 - Sample question paper and mark scheme. PDF 703KB
• China and its rulers 1839-1989 H505/Y317 - Sample question paper and mark scheme. PDF 692KB
• Russia and its rulers 1855-1964 H505/Y318 - Sample question paper and mark scheme. PDF 776KB
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• The USA in the 19th Century: Westward expansion and Civil War 1803–c.1890 Y216/01 - PDF 4MB

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• Question paper - Britain 1930–1997 Y143/01 - PDF 615KB
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• Question paper - The Cold War in Asia 1945–1993 Y252/01 - PDF 843KB
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• Question paper - The USA in the 19th century: Westward expansion and Civil War 1803-c1890 Y246/01 - PDF 977KB
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• Alfred and the making of England 871-1016 H105/Y131 - Sample question paper and mark scheme. PDF 792KB
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• The early Stuarts and the origins of the Civil War 1603-1660 H105/Y138 - Sample question and mark scheme. PDF 753KB
• The making of Georgian Britain 1678-c.1760 H105/Y139 - Sample question paper and mark scheme. PDF 793KB
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• Britain 1900-1951 H105/Y142 - Sample question paper and mark scheme. PDF 710KB
• Britain 1930-1997 H105/Y143 - Sample question paper and mark scheme. PDF 719KB
• The Crusades and the Crusader states 1095-1192 H105/Y233 - Sample question paper and mark scheme. PDF 762KB
• Genghis Khan and the explosion from the Steppes c1167-1405 H105/Y234 - Sample question paper and mark scheme. PDF 683KB
• The German Reformation and the rule of Charles V 1500-1559 H105/Y237 - Sample question paper and mark scheme. PDF 686KB
• Philip II 1556-1598 H105/Y238 - Sample question paper and mark scheme. PDF 688KB
• Russia 1645-1741 H105/Y240 - Sample question paper and mark scheme. PDF 680KB
• The American Revolution 1740-1796 H105/Y242 - Sample question paper and mark scheme. PDF 677KB
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• The USA in the 19th century: westward expansion and civil War H105/Y246 - Sample question paper and mark scheme. PDF 689KB
• International relations 1890-1941 H105/Y248 - Sample question paper and mark scheme. PDF 684KB
• Russia 1894-1941 H105/Y249 - Sample question paper and mark scheme. PDF 686KB
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AS and A-level History

• Specification
• Planning resources
• Teaching resources
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Introduction

• Specification at a glance
• 1A The Age of the Crusades, c1071–1204
• 1B Spain in the Age of Discovery, 1469–1598 (A-level only)
• 1C The Tudors: England, 1485–1603
• 1D Stuart Britain and the Crisis of Monarchy, 1603–1702
• 1E Russia in the Age of Absolutism and Enlightenment, 1682–1796 (A-level only)
• 1F Industrialisation and the people: Britain, c1783–1885
• 1G Challenge and transformation: Britain, c1851–1964
• 1H Tsarist and Communist Russia, 1855–1964
• 1J The British Empire, c1857–1967
• 1K The making of a Superpower: USA, 1865–1975
• 1L The quest for political stability: Germany, 1871–1991
• 2A Royal Authority and the Angevin Kings, 1154–1216
• 2B The Wars of the Roses, 1450–1499
• 2C The Reformation in Europe, c1500–1564 (A-level only)
• 2D Religious conflict and the Church in England, c1529–c1570
• 2E The English Revolution, 1625–1660
• 2F The Sun King: Louis XIV, France and Europe, 1643–1715 (A-level only)
• 2G The Birth of the USA, 1760–1801
• 2H France in Revolution, 1774–1815 (A-level only)
• 2J America: A Nation Divided, c1845–1877
• 2K International Relations and Global Conflict, c1890–1941 (A-level only)
• 2L Italy and Fascism, c1900–1945
• 2M Wars and Welfare: Britain in Transition, 1906–1957
• 2N Revolution and dictatorship: Russia, 1917–1953
• 2O Democracy and Nazism: Germany, 1918–1945
• 2P The Transformation of China, 1936–1997
• 2Q The American Dream: reality and illusion, 1945–1980
• 2R The Cold War, c1945–1991
• 2S The Making of Modern Britain, 1951–2007
• 2T The Crisis of Communism: The USSR and the Soviet Empire, 1953–2000 (A-level only)

Component 3: Historical investigation (non-exam assessment) (A-level only)

• Scheme of assessment
• Non-exam assessment administration
• General administration

Purpose of the Historical investigation

The purpose of the Historical Investigation is to enable students to develop the skills, knowledge and historical understanding acquired through the study of the examined components of the specification.

Through undertaking the Historical Investigation students will develop an enhanced understanding of the nature and purpose of history as a discipline and how historians work.

• ask relevant and significant questions about the past and undertake research
• develop as independent learners and critical and reflective thinkers
• acquire an understanding of the nature of historical study
• organise and communicate their knowledge and understanding in a piece of sustained writing

Students will be required to submit a Historical Investigation based on a development or issue which has been subject to different historical interpretations. The Historical Investigation must:

• be independently researched and written by the student
• be presented in the form of a piece of extended writing of between 3500 and 4500 words in length, with a limit of 4500 words
• draw upon the student's investigation of sources (both primary and secondary) which relate to the development or issue chosen and the differing interpretations that have been placed on this
• place the issue to be investigated within a context of approximately 100 years
• be an issue which does not duplicate the content of Components 1 and 2.

The Historical Investigation must be supervised in accordance with the requirements of Section 5.1 of this specification.

The centre must complete a non-examined assessment (NEA) title approval form no later than 20 October in the year before the intended completion of the A-level course. The form must detail the title and date range of the proposed historical investigation for each student. The teacher must state which examined components will be studied. This form must be submitted to AQA for review. AQA will check that the proposed historical investigation title, when combined with the examined components, meets the following requirements:

• the proposed title is set in the context of approximately 100 years
• there is no overlap with the content of the options studied for the examined components
• all three components together cover a chronological range of at least 200 years

AQA will inform the centre if any historical investigation title does not meet the requirements and the focus for the non-examined assessment will need to be changed.

Failure to comply with these requirements will invalidate the student’s entry and no A-level result will be issued.

It is therefore vital that the teacher ensures that all requirements are met. If a student changes their historical investigation title, a new form should be completed.

On completion of the NEA, each student must also complete a Candidate Record Form (CRF) detailing the options studied for the examined components. The student must sign this form. The teacher must counter sign the CRF and this declaration will confirm that the historical investigation complies with the NEA title approval form and has adhered to all requirements.

The CRF must be sent to the moderator at the same time as marks for the NEA are submitted. The moderator will check that all course requirements have been met.

If the requirements have not been met, then the entry will be invalid and no result issued.

Copies of all the documentation, including the NEA proposal form and guidance on submission procedures are available from the AQA website at www.aqa.org.uk/history

Further guidance is available from the History subject team: [email protected]

Choice of issue and question to be studied

Students will be required to identify an issue or topic they wish to study and develop a question from this issue or topic as the focus of the Historical Investigation. The issue or topic to be studied and the question which stems from it must place the issue or topic in the context of approximately 100 years of history. The question could be based on British history or non-British history or could be a multi-country issue. However, it must not duplicate content studied in Components 1 and 2.

The Historical Investigation could identify an issue and a related question which traces a development over approximately 100 years. Alternatively, it could focus on a narrower issue, but place it the context of approximately 100 years.

• A broad issue and related question which analyses its development over approximately 100 years, for example: assessing how Puritanism changed during the Seventeenth Century; or assessing the extent to which the condition of the Russian peasant improved over the period 1850–1950
• A more specific issue in the context of approximately 100 years, for example: assessing the extent to which the Glorious Revolution successfully settled relations between Crown and Parliament in the context of the Stuart period; or assessing the extent to which Tsar Nicholas I changed the nature of Tsarist rule set against the period of Catherine the Great, Alexander and Nicholas I.

Issues which relate to international, national or local developments are appropriate, as are investigations which adopt specific historical perspectives such as cultural, social or technological.

However, in choosing the issue, students need to take the following into account:

• Is there a range of primary sources and primary material available to support individual investigation?
• Is the issue and related question one which has promoted debate and differences of interpretation amongst historians?

When framing the question to be answered, students must ensure that it enables them to demonstrate skills of historical analysis, evaluation and judgement, to appraise the views of historians and to evaluate primary sources.

Students are advised to use the type of question formulations seen in examinations such as the use of questions which begin ‘To what extent’ or a quotation in the form of a judgement followed by ‘Assess the validity of this view’.

The A-level subject content for history requires that students carry out a Historical Investigation that is independently researched. It is acceptable that students within a centre base their Historical Investigations around the same topic. However, the essential pre-requisite of non-exam assessment and the principal purpose of the Historical Investigation both require that the Historical Investigation is the work of individual students each developing a question to investigate and each evaluating individually, primary sources and historical interpretations. Where students in a centre are studying a similar topic or topics, there may be only a limited number of primary sources and, more so, a limited number of historical interpretations. However, the centre must ensure that students assess and evaluate sources individually, even where sources used are similar. It is not permitted for centres to direct students to the same sources as this fundamentally undermines the need for the Historical Investigation to be the work of an individual student.

Further guidance and exemplar material are available via the AQA website.

The skills and qualities to be demonstrated and assessed

The skills and qualities of all three Assessment Objectives must be demonstrated in the Historical Investigation. These are:

AO1: demonstrate, organise and communicate knowledge and understanding to analyse and evaluate the key features related to the periods studied, making substantiated judgements and exploring concepts, as relevant, of cause, consequence, change, continuity, similarity, difference and significance.

AO2: analyse and evaluate appropriate source material, primary and/or contemporary to the period, within the historical context.

AO3: analyse and evaluate, in relation to the historical context, different ways in which aspects of the past have been interpreted.

The task required of students in responding to AO3 will be different from that in the examined components in that students will be expected to:

• show an understanding of the limitations placed on historians
• show an understanding of the significance of the time and/or context in which an historian writes
• compare and evaluate differing historical interpretations.

Students must base their analysis and evaluation of historical interpretations on the work of academic historians. It is not acceptable that the analysis and evaluation is based on textbook historians or course books.

Students are expected to use short quotations, paraphrase and/or footnotes to show the source of their interpretations. Lengthy extracts are not required.

In developing their response to a chosen issue to investigate, students are expected to consult a range of resources, which may include textbooks, course books and work of academic historians. Within the Historical Investigation, however, there must be explicit analysis and evaluation of two differing interpretations by academic historians where students analyse and evaluate the differences between the interpretations, show an awareness of the time and/or context of the interpretations and demonstrate an understanding of the limitations placed on historians.

The Historical Investigation must be written with the qualities of all three objectives integrated within the body of the work. For example, students will analyse, evaluate and reach judgements about the question chosen (AO1) and within this analysis and evaluation, appraise the views of historians (AO3) and analyse and evaluate primary source material and the extent to which it is useful in supporting arguments or conclusions (AO2).

Completion of the Historical investigation

The Investigation should be completed in approximately 3500-4500 words, excluding bibliography, footnotes, and appendices, with a limit of 4500 words. Work that exceeds this word limit will incur a five mark penalty. This penalty will be applied by AQA, and should not be applied by the teacher. A word count must be included on the Candidate Record Form.

The Investigation must contain an evaluation of three primary sources. At least two different types of primary source should be evaluated. These may be different types of written primary sources, for example: official publications; reports; diaries; speeches; letters; chronicles; observations of elite or ‘ordinary’ people (from the inside or from the outside). Other appropriate sources may include artefacts, archaeological or visual sources.

The Investigation must also demonstrate an understanding of differing interpretations presented by two academic historians about the issue.

Students are advised to avoid extensive, verbatim copying from sources and to ensure that the Investigation is written in their own words. Extensive verbatim copying can lead to malpractice.

The use of footnotes is strongly advised in order to demonstrate the range of evidence consulted and validate the bibliography. Additionally, footnotes alleviate concerns about plagiarism, as the source of comments, views, detail or others' judgements is acknowledged. Skill in the use of footnotes is also highly valued by Higher Education. A bibliography should be provided, listing the sources that have been consulted.

The role of the teacher

Teachers have a number of significant roles:

• to explain the requirements of the Historical Investigation to students
• to ensure that students do not duplicate content already covered in Components 1 and 2 and to ensure that the NEA title which forms the focus of the Historical Investigation is placed in the context of approximately 100 years
• to provide appropriate supervision of students, offering general guidance about the issue and question chosen for investigation
• to monitor the progress of the Investigation
• to submit to AQA, by 20 October in the year before intended A-level certification, an NEA title approval form. This form will require that options from Components 1 and 2 are identified, along with the title of Component 3 and its chronological range for each student
• to sign a declaration that the Investigation is the work of the individual working independently
• to inform AQA where there are concerns about malpractice, such as plagiarism or the submission of work that is not that of the student

Assessment and moderation

The Historical Investigation will be marked by centres and moderated by AQA. It is most important that centres establish rigorous internal standardisation to ensure that the rank order of the students is fair, accurate and appropriate. This is particularly important in larger centres where more than one teacher has prepared and assessed students.

The work of students is to be assessed by a levels of response mark scheme which addresses each of the following assessment objectives, with the weighting as indicated:

Mark Scheme to be used when assessing the Historical investigation

AO1: 20 marks

Demonstrate, organise and communicate knowledge and understanding to analyse and evaluate the key features related to the periods studied, making substantiated judgements and exploring concepts, as relevant, of cause, consequence, change, continuity, similarity and significance.

NOTE: An Historical investigation which fails to show an understanding of change and continuity within the context of approximately 100 years cannot be placed above Level 2 in AO1 (maximum 8 marks)

Level 5: 17–20 The response demonstrates a very good understanding of change and continuity within the context of approximately 100 years and meets the full demands of the chosen question. It is very well organised and effectively delivered. The supporting information is well-selected, specific and precise. It shows a very good understanding of key features, issues and concepts. The answer is fully analytical with a balanced argument and well-substantiated judgement.

Level 4: 13–16 The response demonstrates a good understanding of change and continuity within the context of approximately 100 years and meets the demands of the chosen question. It is well-organised and effectively communicated. There is a range of clear and specific supporting information, showing a good understanding of key features and issues, together with some conceptual awareness. The response is predominantly analytical in style with a range of direct comment relating to the question. The response is well-balanced with some judgement, which may, however, be only partially substantiated.

Level 3: 9–12 The response demonstrates an understanding of change and continuity within the context of approximately 100 years and shows an understanding of the chosen question. It provides a range of largely accurate information which shows an awareness of some of the key issues. This information may, however, be unspecific or lack precision of detail in parts. The response is effectively organised and shows adequate communication skills. There is a good deal of comment in relation to the chosen question, although some of this may be generalised. The response demonstrates some analytical qualities and balance of argument.

Level 2: 5–8 The response demonstrates some understanding of change and continuity but may have limitations in its coverage of a context of approximately 100 years. The response may be either descriptive or partial, showing some awareness of the chosen question but a failure to grasp its full demands. There is some attempt to convey material in an organised way although communication skills may be limited. The response contains some appropriate information and shows an understanding of some aspects of the investigation, but there may be some inaccuracy and irrelevance. There is some comment in relation to the question but comments may be unsupported and generalised.

Level 1: 1–4 The response demonstrates limited understanding of change and continuity and makes little reference to a context of approximately 100 years. The chosen question has been imperfectly understood and the response shows limited organisational and communication skills. The information conveyed is extremely limited in scope and parts may be irrelevant. There may be some unsupported, vague or generalised comment.

AO2: 10 marks

Analyse and evaluate appropriate source material, primary and/or contemporary to the period, within the historical context.

Level 5: 9–10 Provides a range of relevant and well-supported comments on the value of three sources of two or more different types used in the investigation to provide a balanced and convincing judgement on their merits in relation to the topic under investigation.

Level 4: 7–8 Provides relevant and well-supported comments on the value of three sources of two or more different types used in the investigation, to produce a balanced assessment on their merits in relation to the topic under investigation. Judgements may, however, be partial or limited in substantiation.

Level 3: 5–6 Provides some relevant comment on the value of three sources of at least two different types used in the Investigation. Some of the commentary is, however, of limited scope, not fully convincing or has only limited direction to the topic under investigation.

Level 2: 3–4 Either: provides some comment on the value of more than one source used in the investigation but may not address three sources in equal measure or refers to sources of the same 'type'. Or: provides some comment on the value of three sources of at least two types used in the investigation but the comment is excessively generalised and not well directed to the topic of the investigation.

Level 1: 1–2 Provides some comment on the value of at least one source used in the Investigation but the response is very limited and may be partially inaccurate. Comments are likely to be unsupported, vague or generalised.

In commenting and making judgements on the value of the sources, students will be expected to apply their own contextual knowledge and perspectives of time and place in order to assess the value and limitations of their sources as evidence. They will be expected to comment on, as appropriate to the investigation and chosen sources:

• the differing perspectives of the sources chosen
• the social, political, intellectual, religious and/or economic contexts in which the sources were written
• the credibility, authority, authenticity, consistency and comprehensiveness of the sources
• the bias, distortion or propagandist elements found in the sources

AO3: 10 marks

Analyse and evaluate, in relation to the historical context, different ways in which aspects of the past have been interpreted.

Level 5: 9–10 Shows a very good understanding of the differing historical interpretations raised by the question. There is a strong, well-substantiated and convincing evaluation of two interpretations with reference to the time, context and/or limitations placed on the historians.

Level 4: 7–8 Shows a good understanding of the differing historical interpretations raised by the question. There is some good evaluation of the two interpretations with reference to the time, context and/or limitations placed on historians, although not all comments are substantiated or convincing.

Level 3: 5–6 Shows an understanding of differing historical interpretations raised by the question. There is some supported comment on two interpretations with reference to the time, context and/or limitations placed on historians, but the comments are limited in depth and/or substantiation.

Level 2: 3–4 Shows some understanding of the differing historical interpretations raised by the question. They may refer to the time, context and/or limitations placed on the historians in an unconvincing way.

Level 1: 1–2 Shows limited understanding of the differing historical interpretations raised by the question. Comment on historical interpretations is generalised and vague.

In showing an understanding of historical interpretations and evaluating historical interpretations, students will be expected to apply their own contextual knowledge.

They will be expected, as appropriate to the investigation:

• to show an understanding of the limitations placed on historians
• to show an understanding of the significance of the time and/or context in which an historian writes
• to compare and evaluate differing historical interpretations.

NOTE: The Investigation has a limit of 4500 words. Work that exceeds this word limit will incur a 5 mark penalty. This deduction will be applied by AQA, and should not be applied by the teacher.