Pearson Edexcel A-level History
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Pearson Edexcel A-level History (9HI0)
Pearson Edexcel A-level History (9HI0) has three written papers and coursework, all completed in May/June of one year. Paper 1, a breadth study with interpretations, is 2 hours 15 minutes, 60 marks and 30%. Paper 2, a depth study, is 1 hour 30 minutes, 40 marks and 20%. Paper 3, themes in breadth with aspects in depth, is 2 hours 15 minutes, 60 marks and 30%. Papers 1 and 2 are taken as one of eight linked routes (1A–1H with 2A–2H). Coursework (20%, 40 marks) is a centre-set enquiry into historians' interpretations, with 3,000–4,000 words recommended.
| Paper | What it covers | Time | Marks | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9HI0/1A Paper 1, Option 1A: The crusades, c1095–1204 | Breadth study of The crusades, c1095–1204: Sections A and B each offer a choice of two essays on the period in breadth, and Section C is one compulsory question evaluating two extracts of historians' interpretations on what explains the failure of the Fourth Crusade. | 2h 15m | 60 | 30% |
| 9HI0/1B Paper 1, Option 1B: England, 1509–1603: authority, nation and religion | Breadth study of England, 1509–1603: authority, nation and religion: Sections A and B each offer a choice of two essays on the period in breadth, and Section C is one compulsory question evaluating two extracts of historians' interpretations on whether there was a general crisis of government in the last years of Elizabeth I's reign, 1589–1603. | 2h 15m | 60 | 30% |
| 9HI0/1C Paper 1, Option 1C: Britain, 1625–1701: conflict, revolution and settlement | Breadth study of Britain, 1625–1701: conflict, revolution and settlement: Sections A and B each offer a choice of two essays on the period in breadth, and Section C is one compulsory question evaluating two extracts of historians' interpretations on how revolutionary, in the years to 1701, the Glorious Revolution of 1688–89 was. | 2h 15m | 60 | 30% |
| 9HI0/1D Paper 1, Option 1D: Britain, c1785–c1870: democracy, protest and reform | Breadth study of Britain, c1785–c1870: democracy, protest and reform: Sections A and B each offer a choice of two essays on the period in breadth, and Section C is one compulsory question evaluating two extracts of historians' interpretations on what explains the abolition of the slave trade, c1785–1807. | 2h 15m | 60 | 30% |
| 9HI0/1E Paper 1, Option 1E: Russia, 1917–91: from Lenin to Yeltsin | Breadth study of Russia, 1917–91: from Lenin to Yeltsin: Sections A and B each offer a choice of two essays on the period in breadth, and Section C is one compulsory question evaluating two extracts of historians' interpretations on what explains the fall of the USSR, c1985–91. | 2h 15m | 60 | 30% |
| 9HI0/1F Paper 1, Option 1F: In search of the American Dream: the USA, c1917–96 | Breadth study of In search of the American Dream: the USA, c1917–96: Sections A and B each offer a choice of two essays on the period in breadth, and Section C is one compulsory question evaluating two extracts of historians' interpretations on what impact the Reagan presidency had on the USA, 1981–96. | 2h 15m | 60 | 30% |
| 9HI0/1G Paper 1, Option 1G: Germany and West Germany, 1918–89 | Breadth study of Germany and West Germany, 1918–89: Sections A and B each offer a choice of two essays on the period in breadth, and Section C is one compulsory question evaluating two extracts of historians' interpretations on how far Hitler's foreign policy was responsible for the Second World War. | 2h 15m | 60 | 30% |
| 9HI0/1H Paper 1, Option 1H: Britain transformed, 1918–97 | Breadth study of Britain transformed, 1918–97: Sections A and B each offer a choice of two essays on the period in breadth, and Section C is one compulsory question evaluating two extracts of historians' interpretations on what impact Thatcher's governments had on Britain, 1979–97. | 2h 15m | 60 | 30% |
| 9HI0/2A Paper 2, Options 2A.1 / 2A.2: Anglo-Saxon England and the Anglo-Norman Kingdom, c1053–1106 / England and the Angevin Empire in the reign of Henry II, 1154–89 | Depth study; candidates answer on the one option their centre chose (2A.1 Anglo-Saxon England and the Anglo-Norman Kingdom, c1053–1106, or 2A.2 England and the Angevin Empire in the reign of Henry II, 1154–89): Section A is one compulsory question analysing and evaluating two contemporary sources, and Section B offers a choice of two essays on the period in depth. | 1h 30m | 40 | 20% |
| 9HI0/2B Paper 2, Options 2B.1 / 2B.2: Luther and the German Reformation, c1515–55 / The Dutch Revolt, c1563–1609 | Depth study; candidates answer on the one option their centre chose (2B.1 Luther and the German Reformation, c1515–55, or 2B.2 The Dutch Revolt, c1563–1609): Section A is one compulsory question analysing and evaluating two contemporary sources, and Section B offers a choice of two essays on the period in depth. | 1h 30m | 40 | 20% |
| 9HI0/2C Paper 2, Options 2C.1 / 2C.2: France in revolution, 1774–99 / Russia in revolution, 1894–1924 | Depth study; candidates answer on the one option their centre chose (2C.1 France in revolution, 1774–99, or 2C.2 Russia in revolution, 1894–1924): Section A is one compulsory question analysing and evaluating two contemporary sources, and Section B offers a choice of two essays on the period in depth. | 1h 30m | 40 | 20% |
| 9HI0/2D Paper 2, Options 2D.1 / 2D.2: The unification of Italy, c1830–70 / The unification of Germany, c1840–71 | Depth study; candidates answer on the one option their centre chose (2D.1 The unification of Italy, c1830–70, or 2D.2 The unification of Germany, c1840–71): Section A is one compulsory question analysing and evaluating two contemporary sources, and Section B offers a choice of two essays on the period in depth. | 1h 30m | 40 | 20% |
| 9HI0/2E Paper 2, Options 2E.1 / 2E.2: Mao's China, 1949–76 / The German Democratic Republic, 1949–90 | Depth study; candidates answer on the one option their centre chose (2E.1 Mao's China, 1949–76, or 2E.2 The German Democratic Republic, 1949–90): Section A is one compulsory question analysing and evaluating two contemporary sources, and Section B offers a choice of two essays on the period in depth. | 1h 30m | 40 | 20% |
| 9HI0/2F Paper 2, Options 2F.1 / 2F.2: India, c1914–48: the road to independence / South Africa, 1948–94: from apartheid state to ‘rainbow nation’ | Depth study; candidates answer on the one option their centre chose (2F.1 India, c1914–48: the road to independence, or 2F.2 South Africa, 1948–94: from apartheid state to ‘rainbow nation’): Section A is one compulsory question analysing and evaluating two contemporary sources, and Section B offers a choice of two essays on the period in depth. | 1h 30m | 40 | 20% |
| 9HI0/2G Paper 2, Options 2G.1 / 2G.2: The rise and fall of fascism in Italy, c1911–46 / Spain, 1930–78: republicanism, Francoism and the re-establishment of democracy | Depth study; candidates answer on the one option their centre chose (2G.1 The rise and fall of fascism in Italy, c1911–46, or 2G.2 Spain, 1930–78: republicanism, Francoism and the re-establishment of democracy): Section A is one compulsory question analysing and evaluating two contemporary sources, and Section B offers a choice of two essays on the period in depth. | 1h 30m | 40 | 20% |
| 9HI0/2H Paper 2, Options 2H.1 / 2H.2: The USA, c1920–55: boom, bust and recovery / The USA, 1955–92: conformity and challenge | Depth study; candidates answer on the one option their centre chose (2H.1 The USA, c1920–55: boom, bust and recovery, or 2H.2 The USA, 1955–92: conformity and challenge): Section A is one compulsory question analysing and evaluating two contemporary sources, and Section B offers a choice of two essays on the period in depth. | 1h 30m | 40 | 20% |
| 9HI0/30 Paper 3, Option 30: Lancastrians, Yorkists and Henry VII, 1399–1509 | Themes in breadth with aspects in depth on Lancastrians, Yorkists and Henry VII, 1399–1509: Section A is one compulsory question evaluating a single contemporary source in relation to two related enquiries, Section B offers a choice of two essays on the aspects in depth, and Section C a choice of two essays on change over at least 100 years in breadth. | 2h 15m | 60 | 30% |
| 9HI0/31 Paper 3, Option 31: Rebellion and disorder under the Tudors, 1485–1603 | Themes in breadth with aspects in depth on Rebellion and disorder under the Tudors, 1485–1603: Section A is one compulsory question evaluating a single contemporary source in relation to two related enquiries, Section B offers a choice of two essays on the aspects in depth, and Section C a choice of two essays on change over at least 100 years in breadth. | 2h 15m | 60 | 30% |
| 9HI0/32 Paper 3, Option 32: The Golden Age of Spain, 1474–1598 | Themes in breadth with aspects in depth on The Golden Age of Spain, 1474–1598: Section A is one compulsory question evaluating a single contemporary source in relation to two related enquiries, Section B offers a choice of two essays on the aspects in depth, and Section C a choice of two essays on change over at least 100 years in breadth. | 2h 15m | 60 | 30% |
| 9HI0/33 Paper 3, Option 33: The witch craze in Britain, Europe and North America, c1580–c1750 | Themes in breadth with aspects in depth on The witch craze in Britain, Europe and North America, c1580–c1750: Section A is one compulsory question evaluating a single contemporary source in relation to two related enquiries, Section B offers a choice of two essays on the aspects in depth, and Section C a choice of two essays on change over at least 100 years in breadth. | 2h 15m | 60 | 30% |
| 9HI0/34 Paper 3, Options 34.1 / 34.2: Industrialisation and social change in Britain, 1759–1928: forging a new society / Poverty, public health and the state in Britain, c1780–1939 | Themes in breadth with aspects in depth; candidates answer on the one option their centre chose (34.1 Industrialisation and social change in Britain, 1759–1928: forging a new society, or 34.2 Poverty, public health and the state in Britain, c1780–1939): Section A is one compulsory question evaluating a single contemporary source in relation to two related enquiries, Section B offers a choice of two essays on the aspects in depth, and Section C a choice of two essays on change over at least 100 years in breadth. | 2h 15m | 60 | 30% |
| 9HI0/35 Paper 3, Options 35.1 / 35.2: Britain: losing and gaining an empire, 1763–1914 / The British experience of warfare, c1790–1918 | Themes in breadth with aspects in depth; candidates answer on the one option their centre chose (35.1 Britain: losing and gaining an empire, 1763–1914, or 35.2 The British experience of warfare, c1790–1918): Section A is one compulsory question evaluating a single contemporary source in relation to two related enquiries, Section B offers a choice of two essays on the aspects in depth, and Section C a choice of two essays on change over at least 100 years in breadth. | 2h 15m | 60 | 30% |
| 9HI0/36 Paper 3, Options 36.1 / 36.2: Protest, agitation and parliamentary reform in Britain, c1780–1928 / Ireland and the Union, c1774–1923 | Themes in breadth with aspects in depth; candidates answer on the one option their centre chose (36.1 Protest, agitation and parliamentary reform in Britain, c1780–1928, or 36.2 Ireland and the Union, c1774–1923): Section A is one compulsory question evaluating a single contemporary source in relation to two related enquiries, Section B offers a choice of two essays on the aspects in depth, and Section C a choice of two essays on change over at least 100 years in breadth. | 2h 15m | 60 | 30% |
| 9HI0/37 Paper 3, Options 37.1 / 37.2: The changing nature of warfare, 1859–1991: perception and reality / Germany, 1871–1990: united, divided and reunited | Themes in breadth with aspects in depth; candidates answer on the one option their centre chose (37.1 The changing nature of warfare, 1859–1991: perception and reality, or 37.2 Germany, 1871–1990: united, divided and reunited): Section A is one compulsory question evaluating a single contemporary source in relation to two related enquiries, Section B offers a choice of two essays on the aspects in depth, and Section C a choice of two essays on change over at least 100 years in breadth. | 2h 15m | 60 | 30% |
| 9HI0/38 Paper 3, Options 38.1 / 38.2: The making of modern Russia, 1855–1991 / The making of modern China, 1860–1997 | Themes in breadth with aspects in depth; candidates answer on the one option their centre chose (38.1 The making of modern Russia, 1855–1991, or 38.2 The making of modern China, 1860–1997): Section A is one compulsory question evaluating a single contemporary source in relation to two related enquiries, Section B offers a choice of two essays on the aspects in depth, and Section C a choice of two essays on change over at least 100 years in breadth. | 2h 15m | 60 | 30% |
| 9HI0/39 Paper 3, Options 39.1 / 39.2: Civil rights and race relations in the USA, 1850–2009 / Mass media and social change in Britain, 1882–2004 | Themes in breadth with aspects in depth; candidates answer on the one option their centre chose (39.1 Civil rights and race relations in the USA, 1850–2009, or 39.2 Mass media and social change in Britain, 1882–2004): Section A is one compulsory question evaluating a single contemporary source in relation to two related enquiries, Section B offers a choice of two essays on the aspects in depth, and Section C a choice of two essays on change over at least 100 years in breadth. | 2h 15m | 60 | 30% |
June 202526 papers
9HI0/1APaper 1A (The crusades, c1095–1204)
9HI0/1BPaper 1B (England, 1509–1603: authority, nation and religion)
9HI0/1CPaper 1C (Britain, 1625–1701: conflict, revolution and settlement)
9HI0/1DPaper 1D (Britain, c1785–c1870: democracy, protest and reform)
9HI0/1EPaper 1E (Russia, 1917–91: from Lenin to Yeltsin)
9HI0/1FPaper 1F (In search of the American Dream: the USA, c1917–96)
9HI0/1GPaper 1G (Germany and West Germany, 1918–89)
9HI0/1HPaper 1H (Britain transformed, 1918–97)
9HI0/2APaper 2A (2A.1 Anglo-Saxon England and the Anglo-Norman Kingdom, c1053–1106 / 2A.2 England and the Angevin Empire in the reign of Henry II, 1154–89)
9HI0/2BPaper 2B (2B.1 Luther and the German Reformation, c1515–55 / 2B.2 The Dutch Revolt, c1563–1609)
9HI0/2CPaper 2C (2C.1 France in revolution, 1774–99 / 2C.2 Russia in revolution, 1894–1924)
9HI0/2DPaper 2D (2D.1 The unification of Italy, c1830–70 / 2D.2 The unification of Germany, c1840–71)
9HI0/2EPaper 2E (2E.1 Mao's China, 1949–76 / 2E.2 The German Democratic Republic, 1949–90)
9HI0/2FPaper 2F (2F.1 India, c1914–48: the road to independence / 2F.2 South Africa, 1948–94: from apartheid state to ‘rainbow nation’)
9HI0/2GPaper 2G (2G.1 The rise and fall of fascism in Italy, c1911–46 / 2G.2 Spain, 1930–78: republicanism, Francoism and the re-establishment of democracy)
9HI0/2HPaper 2H (2H.1 The USA, c1920–55: boom, bust and recovery / 2H.2 The USA, 1955–92: conformity and challenge)
9HI0/30Paper 30 (Lancastrians, Yorkists and Henry VII, 1399–1509)
9HI0/31Paper 31 (Rebellion and disorder under the Tudors, 1485–1603)
9HI0/32Paper 32 (The Golden Age of Spain, 1474–1598)
9HI0/33Paper 33 (The witch craze in Britain, Europe and North America, c1580–c1750)
9HI0/34Paper 34 (34.1 Industrialisation and social change in Britain, 1759–1928: forging a new society / 34.2 Poverty, public health and the state in Britain, c1780–1939)
9HI0/35Paper 35 (35.1 Britain: losing and gaining an empire, 1763–1914 / 35.2 The British experience of warfare, c1790–1918)
9HI0/36Paper 36 (36.1 Protest, agitation and parliamentary reform in Britain, c1780–1928 / 36.2 Ireland and the Union, c1774–1923)
9HI0/37Paper 37 (37.1 The changing nature of warfare, 1859–1991: perception and reality / 37.2 Germany, 1871–1990: united, divided and reunited)
9HI0/38Paper 38 (38.1 The making of modern Russia, 1855–1991 / 38.2 The making of modern China, 1860–1997)
9HI0/39Paper 39 (39.1 Civil rights and race relations in the USA, 1850–2009 / 39.2 Mass media and social change in Britain, 1882–2004)
June 202426 papers
9HI0/1APaper 1A (The crusades, c1095–1204)
9HI0/1BPaper 1B (England, 1509–1603: authority, nation and religion)
9HI0/1CPaper 1C (Britain, 1625–1701: conflict, revolution and settlement)
9HI0/1DPaper 1D (Britain, c1785–c1870: democracy, protest and reform)
9HI0/1EPaper 1E (Russia, 1917–91: from Lenin to Yeltsin)
9HI0/1FPaper 1F (In search of the American Dream: the USA, c1917–96)
9HI0/1GPaper 1G (Germany and West Germany, 1918–89)
9HI0/1HPaper 1H (Britain transformed, 1918–97)
9HI0/2APaper 2A (2A.1 Anglo-Saxon England and the Anglo-Norman Kingdom, c1053–1106 / 2A.2 England and the Angevin Empire in the reign of Henry II, 1154–89)
9HI0/2BPaper 2B (2B.1 Luther and the German Reformation, c1515–55 / 2B.2 The Dutch Revolt, c1563–1609)
9HI0/2CPaper 2C (2C.1 France in revolution, 1774–99 / 2C.2 Russia in revolution, 1894–1924)
9HI0/2DPaper 2D (2D.1 The unification of Italy, c1830–70 / 2D.2 The unification of Germany, c1840–71)
9HI0/2EPaper 2E (2E.1 Mao's China, 1949–76 / 2E.2 The German Democratic Republic, 1949–90)
9HI0/2FPaper 2F (2F.1 India, c1914–48: the road to independence / 2F.2 South Africa, 1948–94: from apartheid state to ‘rainbow nation’)
9HI0/2GPaper 2G (2G.1 The rise and fall of fascism in Italy, c1911–46 / 2G.2 Spain, 1930–78: republicanism, Francoism and the re-establishment of democracy)
9HI0/2HPaper 2H (2H.1 The USA, c1920–55: boom, bust and recovery / 2H.2 The USA, 1955–92: conformity and challenge)
9HI0/30Paper 30 (Lancastrians, Yorkists and Henry VII, 1399–1509)
9HI0/31Paper 31 (Rebellion and disorder under the Tudors, 1485–1603)
9HI0/32Paper 32 (The Golden Age of Spain, 1474–1598)
9HI0/33Paper 33 (The witch craze in Britain, Europe and North America, c1580–c1750)
9HI0/34Paper 34 (34.1 Industrialisation and social change in Britain, 1759–1928: forging a new society / 34.2 Poverty, public health and the state in Britain, c1780–1939)
9HI0/35Paper 35 (35.1 Britain: losing and gaining an empire, 1763–1914 / 35.2 The British experience of warfare, c1790–1918)
9HI0/36Paper 36 (36.1 Protest, agitation and parliamentary reform in Britain, c1780–1928 / 36.2 Ireland and the Union, c1774–1923)
9HI0/37Paper 37 (37.1 The changing nature of warfare, 1859–1991: perception and reality / 37.2 Germany, 1871–1990: united, divided and reunited)
9HI0/38Paper 38 (38.1 The making of modern Russia, 1855–1991 / 38.2 The making of modern China, 1860–1997)
9HI0/39Paper 39 (39.1 Civil rights and race relations in the USA, 1850–2009 / 39.2 Mass media and social change in Britain, 1882–2004)
June 202326 papers
9HI0/1APaper 1A (The crusades, c1095–1204)
9HI0/1BPaper 1B (England, 1509–1603: authority, nation and religion)
9HI0/1CPaper 1C (Britain, 1625–1701: conflict, revolution and settlement)
9HI0/1DPaper 1D (Britain, c1785–c1870: democracy, protest and reform)
9HI0/1EPaper 1E (Russia, 1917–91: from Lenin to Yeltsin)
9HI0/1FPaper 1F (In search of the American Dream: the USA, c1917–96)
9HI0/1GPaper 1G (Germany and West Germany, 1918–89)
9HI0/1HPaper 1H (Britain transformed, 1918–97)
9HI0/2APaper 2A (2A.1 Anglo-Saxon England and the Anglo-Norman Kingdom, c1053–1106 / 2A.2 England and the Angevin Empire in the reign of Henry II, 1154–89)
9HI0/2BPaper 2B (2B.1 Luther and the German Reformation, c1515–55 / 2B.2 The Dutch Revolt, c1563–1609)
9HI0/2CPaper 2C (2C.1 France in revolution, 1774–99 / 2C.2 Russia in revolution, 1894–1924)
9HI0/2DPaper 2D (2D.1 The unification of Italy, c1830–70 / 2D.2 The unification of Germany, c1840–71)
9HI0/2EPaper 2E (2E.1 Mao's China, 1949–76 / 2E.2 The German Democratic Republic, 1949–90)
9HI0/2FPaper 2F (2F.1 India, c1914–48: the road to independence / 2F.2 South Africa, 1948–94: from apartheid state to ‘rainbow nation’)
9HI0/2GPaper 2G (2G.1 The rise and fall of fascism in Italy, c1911–46 / 2G.2 Spain, 1930–78: republicanism, Francoism and the re-establishment of democracy)
9HI0/2HPaper 2H (2H.1 The USA, c1920–55: boom, bust and recovery / 2H.2 The USA, 1955–92: conformity and challenge)
9HI0/30Paper 30 (Lancastrians, Yorkists and Henry VII, 1399–1509)
9HI0/31Paper 31 (Rebellion and disorder under the Tudors, 1485–1603)
9HI0/32Paper 32 (The Golden Age of Spain, 1474–1598)
9HI0/33Paper 33 (The witch craze in Britain, Europe and North America, c1580–c1750)
9HI0/34Paper 34 (34.1 Industrialisation and social change in Britain, 1759–1928: forging a new society / 34.2 Poverty, public health and the state in Britain, c1780–1939)
9HI0/35Paper 35 (35.1 Britain: losing and gaining an empire, 1763–1914 / 35.2 The British experience of warfare, c1790–1918)
9HI0/36Paper 36 (36.1 Protest, agitation and parliamentary reform in Britain, c1780–1928 / 36.2 Ireland and the Union, c1774–1923)
9HI0/37Paper 37 (37.1 The changing nature of warfare, 1859–1991: perception and reality / 37.2 Germany, 1871–1990: united, divided and reunited)
9HI0/38Paper 38 (38.1 The making of modern Russia, 1855–1991 / 38.2 The making of modern China, 1860–1997)
9HI0/39Paper 39 (39.1 Civil rights and race relations in the USA, 1850–2009 / 39.2 Mass media and social change in Britain, 1882–2004)
June 202226 papers
9HI0/1APaper 1A (The crusades, c1095–1204)
9HI0/1BPaper 1B (England, 1509–1603: authority, nation and religion)
9HI0/1CPaper 1C (Britain, 1625–1701: conflict, revolution and settlement)
9HI0/1DPaper 1D (Britain, c1785–c1870: democracy, protest and reform)
9HI0/1EPaper 1E (Russia, 1917–91: from Lenin to Yeltsin)
9HI0/1FPaper 1F (In search of the American Dream: the USA, c1917–96)
9HI0/1GPaper 1G (Germany and West Germany, 1918–89)
9HI0/1HPaper 1H (Britain transformed, 1918–97)
9HI0/2APaper 2A (2A.1 Anglo-Saxon England and the Anglo-Norman Kingdom, c1053–1106 / 2A.2 England and the Angevin Empire in the reign of Henry II, 1154–89)
9HI0/2BPaper 2B (2B.1 Luther and the German Reformation, c1515–55 / 2B.2 The Dutch Revolt, c1563–1609)
9HI0/2CPaper 2C (2C.1 France in revolution, 1774–99 / 2C.2 Russia in revolution, 1894–1924)
9HI0/2DPaper 2D (2D.1 The unification of Italy, c1830–70 / 2D.2 The unification of Germany, c1840–71)
9HI0/2EPaper 2E (2E.1 Mao's China, 1949–76 / 2E.2 The German Democratic Republic, 1949–90)
9HI0/2FPaper 2F (2F.1 India, c1914–48: the road to independence / 2F.2 South Africa, 1948–94: from apartheid state to ‘rainbow nation’)
9HI0/2GPaper 2G (2G.1 The rise and fall of fascism in Italy, c1911–46 / 2G.2 Spain, 1930–78: republicanism, Francoism and the re-establishment of democracy)
9HI0/2HPaper 2H (2H.1 The USA, c1920–55: boom, bust and recovery / 2H.2 The USA, 1955–92: conformity and challenge)
9HI0/30Paper 30 (Lancastrians, Yorkists and Henry VII, 1399–1509)
9HI0/31Paper 31 (Rebellion and disorder under the Tudors, 1485–1603)
9HI0/32Paper 32 (The Golden Age of Spain, 1474–1598)
9HI0/33Paper 33 (The witch craze in Britain, Europe and North America, c1580–c1750)
9HI0/34Paper 34 (34.1 Industrialisation and social change in Britain, 1759–1928: forging a new society / 34.2 Poverty, public health and the state in Britain, c1780–1939)
9HI0/35Paper 35 (35.1 Britain: losing and gaining an empire, 1763–1914 / 35.2 The British experience of warfare, c1790–1918)
9HI0/36Paper 36 (36.1 Protest, agitation and parliamentary reform in Britain, c1780–1928 / 36.2 Ireland and the Union, c1774–1923)
9HI0/37Paper 37 (37.1 The changing nature of warfare, 1859–1991: perception and reality / 37.2 Germany, 1871–1990: united, divided and reunited)
9HI0/38Paper 38 (38.1 The making of modern Russia, 1855–1991 / 38.2 The making of modern China, 1860–1997)
9HI0/39Paper 39 (39.1 Civil rights and race relations in the USA, 1850–2009 / 39.2 Mass media and social change in Britain, 1882–2004)
November 202123 papers
9HI0/1APaper 1A (The crusades, c1095–1204)
9HI0/1CPaper 1C (Britain, 1625–1701: conflict, revolution and settlement)
9HI0/1DPaper 1D (Britain, c1785–c1870: democracy, protest and reform)
9HI0/1EPaper 1E (Russia, 1917–91: from Lenin to Yeltsin)
9HI0/1FPaper 1F (In search of the American Dream: the USA, c1917–96)
9HI0/1GPaper 1G (Germany and West Germany, 1918–89)
9HI0/1HPaper 1H (Britain transformed, 1918–97)
9HI0/2APaper 2A (2A.1 Anglo-Saxon England and the Anglo-Norman Kingdom, c1053–1106 / 2A.2 England and the Angevin Empire in the reign of Henry II, 1154–89)
9HI0/2CPaper 2C (2C.1 France in revolution, 1774–99 / 2C.2 Russia in revolution, 1894–1924)
9HI0/2DPaper 2D (2D.1 The unification of Italy, c1830–70 / 2D.2 The unification of Germany, c1840–71)
9HI0/2EPaper 2E (2E.1 Mao's China, 1949–76 / 2E.2 The German Democratic Republic, 1949–90)
9HI0/2FPaper 2F (2F.1 India, c1914–48: the road to independence / 2F.2 South Africa, 1948–94: from apartheid state to ‘rainbow nation’)
9HI0/2GPaper 2G (2G.1 The rise and fall of fascism in Italy, c1911–46 / 2G.2 Spain, 1930–78: republicanism, Francoism and the re-establishment of democracy)
9HI0/2HPaper 2H (2H.1 The USA, c1920–55: boom, bust and recovery / 2H.2 The USA, 1955–92: conformity and challenge)
9HI0/30Paper 30 (Lancastrians, Yorkists and Henry VII, 1399–1509)
9HI0/31Paper 31 (Rebellion and disorder under the Tudors, 1485–1603)
9HI0/33Paper 33 (The witch craze in Britain, Europe and North America, c1580–c1750)
9HI0/34Paper 34 (34.1 Industrialisation and social change in Britain, 1759–1928: forging a new society / 34.2 Poverty, public health and the state in Britain, c1780–1939)
9HI0/35Paper 35 (35.1 Britain: losing and gaining an empire, 1763–1914 / 35.2 The British experience of warfare, c1790–1918)
9HI0/36Paper 36 (36.1 Protest, agitation and parliamentary reform in Britain, c1780–1928 / 36.2 Ireland and the Union, c1774–1923)
9HI0/37Paper 37 (37.1 The changing nature of warfare, 1859–1991: perception and reality / 37.2 Germany, 1871–1990: united, divided and reunited)
9HI0/38Paper 38 (38.1 The making of modern Russia, 1855–1991 / 38.2 The making of modern China, 1860–1997)
9HI0/39Paper 39 (39.1 Civil rights and race relations in the USA, 1850–2009 / 39.2 Mass media and social change in Britain, 1882–2004)
November 202025 papers
9HI0/1APaper 1A (The crusades, c1095–1204)
9HI0/1BPaper 1B (England, 1509–1603: authority, nation and religion)
9HI0/1CPaper 1C (Britain, 1625–1701: conflict, revolution and settlement)
9HI0/1DPaper 1D (Britain, c1785–c1870: democracy, protest and reform)
9HI0/1EPaper 1E (Russia, 1917–91: from Lenin to Yeltsin)
9HI0/1FPaper 1F (In search of the American Dream: the USA, c1917–96)
9HI0/1GPaper 1G (Germany and West Germany, 1918–89)
9HI0/1HPaper 1H (Britain transformed, 1918–97)
9HI0/2APaper 2A (2A.1 Anglo-Saxon England and the Anglo-Norman Kingdom, c1053–1106 / 2A.2 England and the Angevin Empire in the reign of Henry II, 1154–89)
9HI0/2BPaper 2B (2B.1 Luther and the German Reformation, c1515–55 / 2B.2 The Dutch Revolt, c1563–1609)
9HI0/2CPaper 2C (2C.1 France in revolution, 1774–99 / 2C.2 Russia in revolution, 1894–1924)
9HI0/2DPaper 2D (2D.1 The unification of Italy, c1830–70 / 2D.2 The unification of Germany, c1840–71)
9HI0/2EPaper 2E (2E.1 Mao's China, 1949–76 / 2E.2 The German Democratic Republic, 1949–90)
9HI0/2FPaper 2F (2F.1 India, c1914–48: the road to independence / 2F.2 South Africa, 1948–94: from apartheid state to ‘rainbow nation’)
9HI0/2GPaper 2G (2G.1 The rise and fall of fascism in Italy, c1911–46 / 2G.2 Spain, 1930–78: republicanism, Francoism and the re-establishment of democracy)
9HI0/2HPaper 2H (2H.1 The USA, c1920–55: boom, bust and recovery / 2H.2 The USA, 1955–92: conformity and challenge)
9HI0/30Paper 30 (Lancastrians, Yorkists and Henry VII, 1399–1509)
9HI0/31Paper 31 (Rebellion and disorder under the Tudors, 1485–1603)
9HI0/33Paper 33 (The witch craze in Britain, Europe and North America, c1580–c1750)
9HI0/34Paper 34 (34.1 Industrialisation and social change in Britain, 1759–1928: forging a new society / 34.2 Poverty, public health and the state in Britain, c1780–1939)
9HI0/35Paper 35 (35.1 Britain: losing and gaining an empire, 1763–1914 / 35.2 The British experience of warfare, c1790–1918)
9HI0/36Paper 36 (36.1 Protest, agitation and parliamentary reform in Britain, c1780–1928 / 36.2 Ireland and the Union, c1774–1923)
9HI0/37Paper 37 (37.1 The changing nature of warfare, 1859–1991: perception and reality / 37.2 Germany, 1871–1990: united, divided and reunited)
9HI0/38Paper 38 (38.1 The making of modern Russia, 1855–1991 / 38.2 The making of modern China, 1860–1997)
9HI0/39Paper 39 (39.1 Civil rights and race relations in the USA, 1850–2009 / 39.2 Mass media and social change in Britain, 1882–2004)
June 201926 papers
9HI0/1APaper 1A (The crusades, c1095–1204)
9HI0/1BPaper 1B (England, 1509–1603: authority, nation and religion)
9HI0/1CPaper 1C (Britain, 1625–1701: conflict, revolution and settlement)
9HI0/1DPaper 1D (Britain, c1785–c1870: democracy, protest and reform)
9HI0/1EPaper 1E (Russia, 1917–91: from Lenin to Yeltsin)
9HI0/1FPaper 1F (In search of the American Dream: the USA, c1917–96)
9HI0/1GPaper 1G (Germany and West Germany, 1918–89)
9HI0/1HPaper 1H (Britain transformed, 1918–97)
9HI0/2APaper 2A (2A.1 Anglo-Saxon England and the Anglo-Norman Kingdom, c1053–1106 / 2A.2 England and the Angevin Empire in the reign of Henry II, 1154–89)
9HI0/2BPaper 2B (2B.1 Luther and the German Reformation, c1515–55 / 2B.2 The Dutch Revolt, c1563–1609)
9HI0/2CPaper 2C (2C.1 France in revolution, 1774–99 / 2C.2 Russia in revolution, 1894–1924)
9HI0/2DPaper 2D (2D.1 The unification of Italy, c1830–70 / 2D.2 The unification of Germany, c1840–71)
9HI0/2EPaper 2E (2E.1 Mao's China, 1949–76 / 2E.2 The German Democratic Republic, 1949–90)
9HI0/2FPaper 2F (2F.1 India, c1914–48: the road to independence / 2F.2 South Africa, 1948–94: from apartheid state to ‘rainbow nation’)
9HI0/2GPaper 2G (2G.1 The rise and fall of fascism in Italy, c1911–46 / 2G.2 Spain, 1930–78: republicanism, Francoism and the re-establishment of democracy)
9HI0/2HPaper 2H (2H.1 The USA, c1920–55: boom, bust and recovery / 2H.2 The USA, 1955–92: conformity and challenge)
9HI0/30Paper 30 (Lancastrians, Yorkists and Henry VII, 1399–1509)
9HI0/31Paper 31 (Rebellion and disorder under the Tudors, 1485–1603)
9HI0/32Paper 32 (The Golden Age of Spain, 1474–1598)
9HI0/33Paper 33 (The witch craze in Britain, Europe and North America, c1580–c1750)
9HI0/34Paper 34 (34.1 Industrialisation and social change in Britain, 1759–1928: forging a new society / 34.2 Poverty, public health and the state in Britain, c1780–1939)
9HI0/35Paper 35 (35.1 Britain: losing and gaining an empire, 1763–1914 / 35.2 The British experience of warfare, c1790–1918)
9HI0/36Paper 36 (36.1 Protest, agitation and parliamentary reform in Britain, c1780–1928 / 36.2 Ireland and the Union, c1774–1923)
9HI0/37Paper 37 (37.1 The changing nature of warfare, 1859–1991: perception and reality / 37.2 Germany, 1871–1990: united, divided and reunited)
9HI0/38Paper 38 (38.1 The making of modern Russia, 1855–1991 / 38.2 The making of modern China, 1860–1997)
9HI0/39Paper 39 (39.1 Civil rights and race relations in the USA, 1850–2009 / 39.2 Mass media and social change in Britain, 1882–2004)
June 201826 papers
9HI0/1APaper 1A (The crusades, c1095–1204)
9HI0/1BPaper 1B (England, 1509–1603: authority, nation and religion)
9HI0/1CPaper 1C (Britain, 1625–1701: conflict, revolution and settlement)
9HI0/1DPaper 1D (Britain, c1785–c1870: democracy, protest and reform)
9HI0/1EPaper 1E (Russia, 1917–91: from Lenin to Yeltsin)
9HI0/1FPaper 1F (In search of the American Dream: the USA, c1917–96)
9HI0/1GPaper 1G (Germany and West Germany, 1918–89)
9HI0/1HPaper 1H (Britain transformed, 1918–97)
9HI0/2APaper 2A (2A.1 Anglo-Saxon England and the Anglo-Norman Kingdom, c1053–1106 / 2A.2 England and the Angevin Empire in the reign of Henry II, 1154–89)
9HI0/2BPaper 2B (2B.1 Luther and the German Reformation, c1515–55 / 2B.2 The Dutch Revolt, c1563–1609)
9HI0/2CPaper 2C (2C.1 France in revolution, 1774–99 / 2C.2 Russia in revolution, 1894–1924)
9HI0/2DPaper 2D (2D.1 The unification of Italy, c1830–70 / 2D.2 The unification of Germany, c1840–71)
9HI0/2EPaper 2E (2E.1 Mao's China, 1949–76 / 2E.2 The German Democratic Republic, 1949–90)
9HI0/2FPaper 2F (2F.1 India, c1914–48: the road to independence / 2F.2 South Africa, 1948–94: from apartheid state to ‘rainbow nation’)
9HI0/2GPaper 2G (2G.1 The rise and fall of fascism in Italy, c1911–46 / 2G.2 Spain, 1930–78: republicanism, Francoism and the re-establishment of democracy)
9HI0/2HPaper 2H (2H.1 The USA, c1920–55: boom, bust and recovery / 2H.2 The USA, 1955–92: conformity and challenge)
9HI0/30Paper 30 (Lancastrians, Yorkists and Henry VII, 1399–1509)
9HI0/31Paper 31 (Rebellion and disorder under the Tudors, 1485–1603)
9HI0/32Paper 32 (The Golden Age of Spain, 1474–1598)
9HI0/33Paper 33 (The witch craze in Britain, Europe and North America, c1580–c1750)
9HI0/34Paper 34 (34.1 Industrialisation and social change in Britain, 1759–1928: forging a new society / 34.2 Poverty, public health and the state in Britain, c1780–1939)
9HI0/35Paper 35 (35.1 Britain: losing and gaining an empire, 1763–1914 / 35.2 The British experience of warfare, c1790–1918)
9HI0/36Paper 36 (36.1 Protest, agitation and parliamentary reform in Britain, c1780–1928 / 36.2 Ireland and the Union, c1774–1923)
9HI0/37Paper 37 (37.1 The changing nature of warfare, 1859–1991: perception and reality / 37.2 Germany, 1871–1990: united, divided and reunited)
9HI0/38Paper 38 (38.1 The making of modern Russia, 1855–1991 / 38.2 The making of modern China, 1860–1997)
9HI0/39Paper 39 (39.1 Civil rights and race relations in the USA, 1850–2009 / 39.2 Mass media and social change in Britain, 1882–2004)
June 201726 papers
9HI0/1APaper 1A (The crusades, c1095–1204)
9HI0/1BPaper 1B (England, 1509–1603: authority, nation and religion)
9HI0/1CPaper 1C (Britain, 1625–1701: conflict, revolution and settlement)
9HI0/1DPaper 1D (Britain, c1785–c1870: democracy, protest and reform)
9HI0/1EPaper 1E (Russia, 1917–91: from Lenin to Yeltsin)
9HI0/1FPaper 1F (In search of the American Dream: the USA, c1917–96)
9HI0/1GPaper 1G (Germany and West Germany, 1918–89)
9HI0/1HPaper 1H (Britain transformed, 1918–97)
9HI0/2APaper 2A (2A.1 Anglo-Saxon England and the Anglo-Norman Kingdom, c1053–1106 / 2A.2 England and the Angevin Empire in the reign of Henry II, 1154–89)
9HI0/2BPaper 2B (2B.1 Luther and the German Reformation, c1515–55 / 2B.2 The Dutch Revolt, c1563–1609)
9HI0/2CPaper 2C (2C.1 France in revolution, 1774–99 / 2C.2 Russia in revolution, 1894–1924)
9HI0/2DPaper 2D (2D.1 The unification of Italy, c1830–70 / 2D.2 The unification of Germany, c1840–71)
9HI0/2EPaper 2E (2E.1 Mao's China, 1949–76 / 2E.2 The German Democratic Republic, 1949–90)
9HI0/2FPaper 2F (2F.1 India, c1914–48: the road to independence / 2F.2 South Africa, 1948–94: from apartheid state to ‘rainbow nation’)
9HI0/2GPaper 2G (2G.1 The rise and fall of fascism in Italy, c1911–46 / 2G.2 Spain, 1930–78: republicanism, Francoism and the re-establishment of democracy)
9HI0/2HPaper 2H (2H.1 The USA, c1920–55: boom, bust and recovery / 2H.2 The USA, 1955–92: conformity and challenge)
9HI0/30Paper 30 (Lancastrians, Yorkists and Henry VII, 1399–1509)
9HI0/31Paper 31 (Rebellion and disorder under the Tudors, 1485–1603)
9HI0/32Paper 32 (The Golden Age of Spain, 1474–1598)
9HI0/33Paper 33 (The witch craze in Britain, Europe and North America, c1580–c1750)
9HI0/34Paper 34 (34.1 Industrialisation and social change in Britain, 1759–1928: forging a new society / 34.2 Poverty, public health and the state in Britain, c1780–1939)
9HI0/35Paper 35 (35.1 Britain: losing and gaining an empire, 1763–1914 / 35.2 The British experience of warfare, c1790–1918)
9HI0/36Paper 36 (36.1 Protest, agitation and parliamentary reform in Britain, c1780–1928 / 36.2 Ireland and the Union, c1774–1923)
9HI0/37Paper 37 (37.1 The changing nature of warfare, 1859–1991: perception and reality / 37.2 Germany, 1871–1990: united, divided and reunited)
9HI0/38Paper 38 (38.1 The making of modern Russia, 1855–1991 / 38.2 The making of modern China, 1860–1997)
9HI0/39Paper 39 (39.1 Civil rights and race relations in the USA, 1850–2009 / 39.2 Mass media and social change in Britain, 1882–2004)
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