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Edexcel GCSE History · 1HI0

Edexcel GCSE History Paper 2

Period study and British depth study

Length: 1 hour 50 minutes
Marks: 64
Weighting: 40% of the GCSE

From the Edexcel specification (opens in a new tab), Issue 6, PDF page 9.

9 sections · 95 revision notes · 61 past papers

What’s on Paper 2

This paper has options. You answer on the ones your school chose, so revise those.

Option B1 Anglo-Saxon and Norman England

Anglo-Saxon England and the Norman Conquest · William I in Power · Norman England14 notes

Key topic 1 Anglo-Saxon England and the Norman Conquest

Government, Economy and Society Free

Paper 2 past papers

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Question paper Mark scheme

Succession Crisis

Pro

Rival Claimants Pro

The Norman Invasion Pro

Key topic 2 William I in Power

Key topic 3 Norman England

The Feudal System and the Church 3 notes
Norman Government Pro
The Norman Aristocracy Pro
William I and the Succession Pro

Anglo-Saxon and Norman England overview

Option B2 The Reigns of King Richard I and King John

Life and Government in England · Involvements Overseas · King John’s Downfall12 notes

Key topic 1 Life and Government in England

Key topic 2 Involvements Overseas

Key topic 3 King John’s Downfall

The Reigns of King Richard I and King John overview

Option B3 Henry VIII and His Ministers

Henry VIII and Wolsey · Henry VIII and Cromwell · The Reformation and Its Impact12 notes

Key topic 1 Henry VIII and Wolsey

Key topic 2 Henry VIII and Cromwell

Key topic 3 The Reformation and Its Impact

Henry VIII and His Ministers overview

Option B4 Early Elizabethan England

Queen, Government and Religion · Challenges at Home and Abroad · Elizabethan Society and Exploration12 notes

Key topic 1 Queen, Government and Religion

Key topic 2 Challenges at Home and Abroad

Key topic 3 Elizabethan Society and Exploration

Early Elizabethan England overview

Option P1 Spain and the New World

Spain Reaches the Americas · The Conquistadors · The Spanish Empire9 notes

Key topic 1 Spain Reaches the Americas

Key topic 2 The Conquistadors

Key topic 3 The Spanish Empire

Spain and the New World overview

Option P2 British America: Empire and Revolution

British Settlement in North America · A Disrupted Society · The Loss of an Empire9 notes

Key topic 1 British Settlement in North America

Key topic 2 A Disrupted Society

Key topic 3 The Loss of an Empire

British America: Empire and Revolution overview

Option P3 The American West

Early Settlement of the West · Development of the Plains · Later Developments in the West9 notes

Key topic 1 Early Settlement of the West

Key topic 2 Development of the Plains

Key topic 3 Later Developments in the West

The American West overview

Option P4 Superpower Relations and the Cold War

Origins of the Cold War · Cold War Crises · End of the Cold War9 notes

Key topic 1 Origins of the Cold War

Key topic 2 Cold War Crises

Key topic 3 End of the Cold War

Superpower Relations and the Cold War overview

Option P5 Conflict in the Middle East

Birth of the State of Israel · Escalating Conflict · Attempts at a Solution9 notes

Key topic 1 Birth of the State of Israel

Key topic 2 Escalating Conflict

Key topic 3 Attempts at a Solution

Conflict in the Middle East overview

All Edexcel GCSE History past papers

Pro

Loss of Normandy Pro

Pro

England in 1216 Pro

The Fall of Cromwell Pro

Pro

The Pilgrimage of Grace Pro

The Armada Pro

Colonisation of Virginia Pro

Pro