2021 OCR A level History A past papers
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2021 · Autumn
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An exceptional autumn sitting after summer exams were cancelled in England. A smaller, different entry cohort and exceptional grading arrangements make comparisons with ordinary summer results unreliable. Use this paper for practice; its boundaries do not predict a future grade.
Alfred and the making of England 871–1016
Y101
Anglo-Saxon England and the Norman Conquest 1035–1107
Y102
England 1199–1272
Y103
England 1377–1455
Y104
Examiner reportAwaiting checksEngland 1445–1509: Lancastrians, Yorkists and Henry VII
Y105
England 1485–1558: The early Tudors
Y106
England 1547–1603: The late Tudors
Y107
The early Stuarts and the origins of the Civil War 1603–1660
Y108
The making of Georgian Britain 1678–c.1760
Y109
From Pitt to Peel: Britain 1783–1853
Y110
Liberals, Conservatives and the rise of Labour 1846–1918
Y111
Examiner reportAwaiting checksBritain 1900–1951
Y112
Britain 1930–1997
Y113
The rise of Islam c.550–750
Y201
Charlemagne 768–814
Y202
The Crusades and the Crusader States 1095–1192
Y203
Genghis Khan and the explosion from the Steppes c.1167–1405
Y204
Exploration, encounters and empire 1445–1570
Y205
Spain 1469–1556
Y206
The German Reformation and the rule of Charles V 1500–1559
Y207
Philip II 1556–1598
Y208
African kingdoms c.1400–c.1800: Four case studies
Y209
Russia 1645–1741
Y210
The American Revolution 1740–1796
Y212
The French Revolution and the rule of Napoleon 1774–1815
Y213
France 1814–1870
Y214
Italy and unification 1789–1896
Y215
The USA in the 19th Century: Westward expansion and Civil War 1803–c.1890
Y216
Japan 1853–1937
Y217
International relations 1890–1941
Y218
Russia 1894–1941
Y219
Italy 1896–1943
Y220
Democracy and dictatorships in Germany 1919–1963
Y221
The Cold War in Asia 1945–1993
Y222
The Cold War in Europe 1941–1995
Y223
Apartheid and reconciliation: South African politics 1948–1999
Y224
The Early Anglo-Saxons c.400–800
Y301
The Viking Age c. 790–1066
Y302
English government and the church 1066–1216
Y303
The church and medieval heresy 1100–1437
Y304
The Renaissance c.1400– c.1600
Y305
Rebellion and disorder under the Tudors 1485–1603
Y306
Tudor foreign policy 1485–1603
Y307
The Catholic Reformation 1492–1610
Y308
The ascendancy of the Ottoman Empire 1453–1606
Y309
The development of the nation state: France 1498–1610
Y310
The origins and growth of the British Empire 1558–1783
Y311
Popular culture and the witchcraze of the 16th and 17th centuries
Y312
The ascendancy of France 1610–1715
Y313
The challenge of German Nationalism 1789–1919
Y314
The changing nature of warfare 1792–1945
Y315
Examiner reportAwaiting checksBritain and Ireland 1791–1921
Y316
China and its rulers 1839–1989
Y317
Russia and its rulers 1855–1964
Y318
Civil rights in the USA 1865–1992
Y319
From colonialism to independence: The British Empire 1857–1965
Y320
The Middle East 1908–2011: Ottomans to Arab Spring
Y321
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