AQA A Level History past papers
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June 2025 Latest
Breadth Study: Spain in the Age of Discovery, 1469-1598 (A-level only)
Breadth Study: Stuart Britain and the Crisis of Monarchy, 1603-1702
Breadth Study: Russia in the Age of Absolutism and Enlightenment, 1682-1796 (A-level only)
Breadth Study: Tsarist and Communist Russia, 1855-1964
Depth Study: The Reformation in Europe, c1500-1564 (A-level only)
Depth Study: Revolution and dictatorship: Russia, 1917-1953
Depth Study: The Crisis of Communism: The USSR and the Soviet Empire, 1953-2000 (A-level only)
Paper 3: Historical investigation (NEA)coursework
7042/3ERJune 2024
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Breadth Study: Russia in the Age of Absolutism and Enlightenment, 1682-1796 (A-level only)
Depth Study: The Reformation in Europe, c1500-1564 (A-level only)
June 2023
Breadth Study: Russia in the Age of Absolutism and Enlightenment, 1682-1796 (A-level only)
Depth Study: The Reformation in Europe, c1500-1564 (A-level only)
Depth Study: The Crisis of Communism: The USSR and the Soviet Empire, 1953-2000 (A-level only)
Paper 3: Historical investigation (NEA)coursework
7042/3ER2022June
June 2022
Breadth Study: Russia in the Age of Absolutism and Enlightenment, 1682-1796 (A-level only)
Depth Study: The Reformation in Europe, c1500-1564 (A-level only)
Depth Study: The Crisis of Communism: The USSR and the Soviet Empire, 1953-2000 (A-level only)
Paper 3: Historical investigation (NEA)coursework
7042/3ER2021November
November 2021
2020November
November 2020
Breadth Study: Russia in the Age of Absolutism and Enlightenment, 1682-1796 (A-level only)
2019June
June 2019
Breadth Study: Russia in the Age of Absolutism and Enlightenment, 1682-1796 (A-level only)
2018June
June 2018
Breadth Study: Russia in the Age of Absolutism and Enlightenment, 1682-1796 (A-level only)
2017June
June 2017
Breadth Study: Russia in the Age of Absolutism and Enlightenment, 1682-1796 (A-level only)
Paper by year
- Breadth Study: The Age of the Crusades, c1071-1204All years
- Breadth Study: Spain in the Age of Discovery, 1469-1598 (A-level only)All years
- Breadth Study: The Tudors: England, 1485-1603All years
- Breadth Study: Stuart Britain and the Crisis of Monarchy, 1603-1702All years
- Breadth Study: Russia in the Age of Absolutism and Enlightenment, 1682-1796 (A-level only)All years
- Breadth Study: Industrialisation and the people: Britain, c1783-1885All years
- Breadth Study: Challenge and transformation: Britain, c1851-1964All years
- Breadth Study: Tsarist and Communist Russia, 1855-1964All years
- Breadth Study: The British Empire, c1857-1967All years
- Breadth Study: The making of a Superpower: USA, 1865-1975All years
- Breadth Study: The quest for political stability: Germany, 1871-1991All years
- Depth Study: Royal Authority and the Angevin Kings, 1154-1216All years
- Depth Study: The Wars of the Roses, 1450-1499All years
- Depth Study: The Reformation in Europe, c1500-1564 (A-level only)All years
- Depth Study: Religious conflict and the Church in England, c1529-c1570All years
- Depth Study: The English Revolution, 1625-1660All years
- Depth Study: The Sun King: Louis XIV, France and Europe, 1643-1715 (A-level only)All years
- Depth Study: The Birth of the USA, 1760-1801All years
- Depth Study: France in Revolution, 1774-1815 (A-level only)All years
- Depth Study: America: A Nation Divided, c1845-1877All years
- Depth Study: International Relations and Global Conflict, c1890-1941 (A-level only)All years
- Depth Study: Italy and Fascism, c1900-1945All years
- Depth Study: Wars and Welfare: Britain in Transition, 1906-1957All years
- Depth Study: Revolution and dictatorship: Russia, 1917-1953All years
- Depth Study: Democracy and Nazism: Germany, 1918-1945All years
- Depth Study: The Transformation of China, 1936-1997All years
- Depth Study: The American Dream: reality and illusion, 1945-1980All years
- Depth Study: The Cold War, c1945-1991All years
- Depth Study: The Making of Modern Britain, 1951-2007All years
- Depth Study: The Crisis of Communism: The USSR and the Soviet Empire, 1953-2000 (A-level only)All years
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- The course
- AQA A Level History 7042, Ofqual QAN 601/4973/5, was first examined in 2015. It has 3 papers: Component 1: Breadth Study, Component 2: Depth Study and Paper 3: Historical investigation (NEA).
- The papers
- Component 1: Breadth Study, 7042/1: 2 hours 30 minutes, 80 marks, 40% weighting, 11 options.
- Component 2: Depth Study, 7042/2: 2 hours 30 minutes, 80 marks, 40% weighting, 19 options.
- Paper 3: Historical investigation (NEA), 7042/3.
- What we hold
- We hold 264 papers from 9 sittings, June 2017 to June 2025.
- Full title
- AQA Level 3 Advanced GCE in History · QAN 601/4973/5 · 2015 onwards
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