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GCSE History past papers

Use these History papers to practise exam timing, check mark schemes and compare how different exam boards assess the same subject.

📄 268 papers 2018-2025
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2025 June

2025 Summer

CCEA GCSE History 4010/1 Paper 1 Modern World Studies in Depth and Local Study - Summer 2025

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CCEA GCSE History 4010/2 Paper 2 Outline Study - Summer 2025

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2024 June

AQA GCSE History 8145/1 Paper 1 Section B Option E Conflict and tension in the Gulf and Afghanistan, 1990-2009 - June 2024

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AQA GCSE History 8145/2 Paper 2 Section B Option D Restoration England, 1660-1685 - June 2024

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2024 Summer

CCEA GCSE History 4010/1 Paper 1 Modern World Studies in Depth and Local Study - Summer 2024

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CCEA GCSE History 4010/2 Paper 2 Outline Study - Summer 2024

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2023 June

2023 Summer

CCEA GCSE History 4010/1 Paper 1 Modern World Studies in Depth and Local Studies - Summer 2023

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CCEA GCSE History 4010/2 Paper 2 Outline Study - Summer 2023

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2022 June

2022 Summer

CCEA GCSE History 4010/1 Paper 1 Modern World Studies in Depth and Local Studies - Summer 2022

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CCEA GCSE History 4010/2 Paper 2 Outline Study - Summer 2022

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2021 Autumn

2021 November

Edexcel GCSE History 1HI0/10 Paper 10 Option 10 - November 2021

1HI0/10 · Mark scheme

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AQA GCSE History 8145/1 Paper 1 Section B Option D Conflict and tension in Asia, 1950-1975 - November 2021

8145/1 · Insert, Mark scheme, Question paper

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AQA GCSE History 8145/2 Paper 2 Section B Option D Restoration England, 1660-1685 - November 2021

8145/2 · Insert, Mark scheme, Question paper

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2021 Summer

CCEA GCSE History 4010/1 Paper 1 Modern World Studies in Depth and Local Study - Summer 2021

4010/1 · Mark scheme, Question paper

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CCEA GCSE History 4010/2 Paper 2 Outline Study - Summer 2021

4010/2 · Mark scheme, Question paper

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2020 Autumn

2020 November

Edexcel GCSE History 1HI0/10 Paper 10 Option 10 - November 2020

1HI0/10 · Mark scheme, Question paper

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Edexcel GCSE History 1HI0/11 Paper 11 Option 11 - November 2020

1HI0/11 · Mark scheme, Question paper

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Edexcel GCSE History 1HI0/12 Paper 12 Option 12 - November 2020

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Edexcel GCSE History 1HI0/30 Paper 30 Option 30 - November 2020

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Edexcel GCSE History 1HI0/31 Paper 31 Option 31 - November 2020

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Edexcel GCSE History 1HI0/32 Paper 32 Option 32 - November 2020

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Edexcel GCSE History 1HI0/33 Paper 33 Option 33 - November 2020

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AQA GCSE History 8145/1 Paper 1 Section B Option E Conflict and tension in the Gulf and Afghanistan, 1990-2009 - November 2020

8145/1 · Insert, Mark scheme, Question paper

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2019 June

2019 Summer

CCEA GCSE History 4010/1 Paper 1 Modern World Studies in Depth and Local Study-MS:0 - Summer 2019

4010/1 · Mark scheme, Question paper

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CCEA GCSE History 4010/2 Paper 2 Outline Study - Summer 2019

4010/2 · Mark scheme, Question paper

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2018 June

2018 Summer

CCEA GCSE History 4010/1 Paper 1 Modern World Studies in Depth and Local Study - Summer 2018

4010/1 · Mark scheme, Question paper

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CCEA GCSE History 4010/1F Paper 1 Studies in Depth (Foundation) - Summer 2018

4010/1F · Foundation · Mark scheme, Question paper

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CCEA GCSE History 4010/1H Paper 1 Studies in Depth (Higher) - Summer 2018

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CCEA GCSE History 4010/2F Paper 2 The Cold War 1945-1991 (Foundation) - Summer 2018

4010/2F · Foundation · Mark scheme

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CCEA GCSE History 4010/2H Paper 2 The Cold War 1945-1991 (Higher) - Summer 2018

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Sample set Sample set 1

AQA GCSE History 8145/1 Paper 1 Section B Option E Conflict and tension in the Gulf and Afghanistan, 1990-2009 - Sample set 1

8145/1 · Mark scheme, Question paper, Source booklet

Mark scheme Question paper Source booklet

AQA GCSE History 8145/2 Paper 2 Section B Option D Restoration England, 1660-1685 - Sample set 1

8145/2 · Mark scheme, Question paper

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Sample set Sample set 2

AQA GCSE History 8145/1 Paper 1 Section B Option E Conflict and tension in the Gulf and Afghanistan, 1990-2009 - Sample set 2

8145/1 · Mark scheme, Question paper, Source booklet

Mark scheme Question paper Source booklet

AQA GCSE History 8145/2 Paper 2 Section B Option D Restoration England, 1660-1685 - Sample set 2

8145/2 · Mark scheme, Question paper

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How to use these papers

Before you start. Check the mark allocation before you write anything. A 4-mark question and a 16-mark question want different shapes of answer, and the commonest mistake is writing the same paragraph for both.

While you work. Answer the question that was asked rather than the topic it came from. Examiner reports say more about irrelevant knowledge than about missing knowledge.

Marking it afterwards. The level descriptors matter more than the indicative content: the content list is examples, not a checklist. Find the level your answer sits in, then read the one above it.

Warm up first. Analysing Historical Interpretations is the shortest activity here, so it is the quickest way back into History before you open a paper.

Revise this subject

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History past papers by exam board

Schools enter the same subject with different boards, and the papers are not interchangeable. Check the code on your own paper before you revise from these.

Edexcel GCSE History past papers AQA GCSE History past papers Eduqas GCSE History past papers CCEA GCSE History past papers

Common questions

Are these GCSE History past papers free?

Yes. DoRevision links to official exam-board documents and keeps the revision page free to browse.

Can I use these for Year 10 and Year 11 mocks?

Yes. Past papers are useful for GCSE mocks, timed practice and checking answers against the mark scheme.