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AQA A Level History

7042 · 2017 to 2025

Past papers

Breadth Study:The Age of the Crusades, c1071-1204Breadth Study:Spain in the Age of Discovery, 1469-1598 (A-level only)Breadth Study:The Tudors: England, 1485-1603Breadth Study:Stuart Britain and the Crisis of Monarchy, 1603-1702Breadth Study:Russia in the Age of Absolutism and Enlightenment, 1682-1796 (A-level only)Breadth Study:Industrialisation and the people: Britain, c1783-1885
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Topic questions

America: A Nation Divided36 questionsChallenge and transformation: Britain, c1851–196436 questionsFrance in Revolution36 questions
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Edexcel A Level History

9HI0 · 2010 to 2025

Past papers

Paper 1 option:The crusades, c1095-1204Paper 1 option:England, 1509-1603: authority, nation and religionPaper 1 option:Britain, 1625-1701: conflict, revolution and settlementPaper 1 option:Britain, c1785-c1870: democracy, protest and reformPaper 1 option:Russia, 1917-91: from Lenin to YeltsinPaper 1 option:In search of the American Dream: the USA, c1917-96
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Topic questions

Britain, 1625–1701: conflict, revolution and settlement50 questionsBritain: losing and gaining an empire50 questionsBritain transformed, 1918–9750 questions
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OCR A Level History

H407 · 2017 to 2025

Past papers

Paper 11Paper 12Paper 13Paper 21Paper 22Paper 23
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WJEC A Level History

1100 · 2017 to 2025

Past papers

Unit 3Unit 4
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CCEA A Level History

4010

No CCEA A Level History papers in the archive yet. The CCEA page › carries the specification, the papers you sit and the years examined.

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About A Level History

Not sure which board? Look at the front of any past paper. It names the board and carries a code: 7042 is AQA, 9HI0 is Edexcel, H407 is OCR, 1100 is WJEC and 4010 is CCEA.

AQA (7042), Edexcel (9HI0), OCR (H407), WJEC (1100) and CCEA (4010) set GCE A Level History, and the code is printed on the front of your paper. Each board below shows its newest papers and its questions by topic; the board's own page holds the full list.

AQA7042

Since 2015

Also 6041, 6251

20,000 a year

AQA's own site
Edexcel9HI0

Since 2015

Also 9HT0, 9264

14,000 a year

Edexcel's own site
OCRH407

Since 2017

Also H505, 7835

11,000 a year

OCR's own site
WJEC1100

Since 2015

2,000 a year

WJEC's own site
CCEA4010

Since 2016

CCEA's own site

At a glance

1478papers from 5 exam boards, January 2010 to June 2025.
4,982documents - question papers, mark schemes and examiner reports.
70topics classified across 2,622 questions.

GCE A Level History is examined in January, June, November and October. Each board's own page holds its full list, back to its first exam.

History at other levels

International A Level History959 GCSE History754 GCE AS Level History705 International GCSE History617 Cambridge O Level History100

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