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2022

June 2022 Unit 1 Option 1: Written: Government, rebellion and society in Wales and England c.1485–1603 (QP)June 2022 Unit 1 Option 1: Written: Government, rebellion and society in Wales and England c.1485–1603 (MS)
June 2022 Unit 1 Option 2: Written: Government, revolution and society in Wales and England c.1603–1715 (QP)June 2022 Unit 1 Option 2: Written: Government, revolution and society in Wales and England c.1603–1715 (MS)
June 2022 Unit 1 Option 3: Written: Politics, protest and reform in Wales and England c.1780–1880 (QP)June 2022 Unit 1 Option 3: Written: Politics, protest and reform in Wales and England c.1780–1880 (MS)
June 2022 Unit 1 Option 4: Written: Politics, people and progress in Wales and England c.1880–1980 (QP)June 2022 Unit 1 Option 4: Written: Politics, people and progress in Wales and England c.1880–1980 (MS)
June 2022 Unit 1 Option 5: Written: Political and Religious Change in Europe c.1500–1598 (QP)June 2022 Unit 1 Option 5: Written: Political and Religious Change in Europe c.1500–1598 (MS)
June 2022 Unit 1 Option 6: Written: Europe in the age of absolutism and revolution c.1682–1815 (QP)June 2022 Unit 1 Option 6: Written: Europe in the age of absolutism and revolution c.1682–1815 (MS)
June 2022 Unit 1 Option 7: Written: Revolution and new ideas in Europe c.1780–1881 (QP)June 2022 Unit 1 Option 7: Written: Revolution and new ideas in Europe c.1780–1881 (MS)
June 2022 Unit 1 Option 8: Europe in an age of conflict and co-operation c.1890–1991 (QP)June 2022 Unit 1 Option 8: Europe in an age of conflict and co-operation c.1890–1991 (MS)
June 2022 Unit 2 Option 1: Written: Part 1: Problems, threats and challenges c.1529–1553 (QP)June 2022 Unit 2 Option 1: Written: Part 1: Problems, threats and challenges c.1529–1553 (MS)
June 2022 Unit 2 Option 2: Written: Part 1: The pressure on the monarchy and the drift to civil war c.1625–1642 (QP)June 2022 Unit 2 Option 2: Written: Part 1: The pressure on the monarchy and the drift to civil war c.1625–1642 (MS)
June 2022 Unit 2 Option 3: Written: Part 1: Radicalism and the fight for parliamentary reform c.1783–1832 (QP)June 2022 Unit 2 Option 3: Written: Part 1: Radicalism and the fight for parliamentary reform c.1783–1832 (MS)
June 2022 Unit 2 Option 4: Written: Part 1: Politics, society and the War: Wales and England c.1900–1918 (QP)June 2022 Unit 2 Option 4: Written: Part 1: Politics, society and the War: Wales and England c.1900–1918 (MS)
June 2022 Unit 2 Option 5: Written: Part 1: The outbreak and spread of the Reformation in Germany c.1500–1531 (QP)June 2022 Unit 2 Option 5: Written: Part 1: The outbreak and spread of the Reformation in Germany c.1500–1531 (MS)
June 2022 Unit 2 Option 6: Written: Part 1: France: the causes and course of revolution c.1774–1792 (QP)June 2022 Unit 2 Option 6: Written: Part 1: France: the causes and course of revolution c.1774–1792 (MS)
June 2022 Unit 2 Option 7: Written: Part 1: Sectional differences and the road to civil war c.1840–1861 (QP)June 2022 Unit 2 Option 7: Written: Part 1: Sectional differences and the road to civil war c.1840–1861 (MS)
June 2022 Unit 2 Option 8: Written: Part 1: Weimar and its challenges c.1918–1933 (QP)June 2022 Unit 2 Option 8: Written: Part 1: Weimar and its challenges c.1918–1933 (MS)

2019

June 2019 Unit 1 Option 1: Written: Government, rebellion and society in Wales and England c.1485–1603 (QP)June 2019 Unit 1 Option 1: Written: Government, rebellion and society in Wales and England c.1485–1603 (MS)
June 2019 Unit 1 Option 2: Written: Government, revolution and society in Wales and England c.1603–1715 (QP)June 2019 Unit 1 Option 2: Written: Government, revolution and society in Wales and England c.1603–1715 (MS)
June 2019 Unit 1 Option 3: Written: Politics, protest and reform in Wales and England c.1780–1880 (QP)June 2019 Unit 1 Option 3: Written: Politics, protest and reform in Wales and England c.1780–1880 (MS)
June 2019 Unit 1 Option 4: Written: Politics, people and progress in Wales and England c.1880–1980 (QP)June 2019 Unit 1 Option 4: Written: Politics, people and progress in Wales and England c.1880–1980 (MS)
June 2019 Unit 1 Option 5: Written: Political and Religious Change in Europe c.1500–1598 (QP)June 2019 Unit 1 Option 5: Written: Political and Religious Change in Europe c.1500–1598 (MS)
June 2019 Unit 1 Option 6: Written: Europe in the age of absolutism and revolution c.1682–1815 (QP)June 2019 Unit 1 Option 6: Written: Europe in the age of absolutism and revolution c.1682–1815 (MS)
June 2019 Unit 1 Option 7: Written: Revolution and new ideas in Europe c.1780–1881 (QP)June 2019 Unit 1 Option 7: Written: Revolution and new ideas in Europe c.1780–1881 (MS)
June 2019 Unit 1 Option 8: Europe in an age of conflict and co-operation c.1890–1991 (QP)June 2019 Unit 1 Option 8: Europe in an age of conflict and co-operation c.1890–1991 (MS)
June 2019 Unit 2 Option 1: Written: Part 1: Problems, threats and challenges c.1529–1553 (QP)June 2019 Unit 2 Option 1: Written: Part 1: Problems, threats and challenges c.1529–1553 (MS)
June 2019 Unit 2 Option 2: Written: Part 1: The pressure on the monarchy and the drift to civil war c.1625–1642 (QP)June 2019 Unit 2 Option 2: Written: Part 1: The pressure on the monarchy and the drift to civil war c.1625–1642 (MS)
June 2019 Unit 2 Option 3: Written: Part 1: Radicalism and the fight for parliamentary reform c.1783–1832 (QP)June 2019 Unit 2 Option 3: Written: Part 1: Radicalism and the fight for parliamentary reform c.1783–1832 (MS)
June 2019 Unit 2 Option 4: Written: Part 1: Politics, society and the War: Wales and England c.1900–1918 (QP)June 2019 Unit 2 Option 4: Written: Part 1: Politics, society and the War: Wales and England c.1900–1918 (MS)
June 2019 Unit 2 Option 5: Written: Part 1: The outbreak and spread of the Reformation in Germany c.1500–1531 (QP)June 2019 Unit 2 Option 5: Written: Part 1: The outbreak and spread of the Reformation in Germany c.1500–1531 (MS)
June 2019 Unit 2 Option 6: Written: Part 1: France: the causes and course of revolution c.1774–1792 (QP)June 2019 Unit 2 Option 6: Written: Part 1: France: the causes and course of revolution c.1774–1792 (MS)
June 2019 Unit 2 Option 7: Written: Part 1: Sectional differences and the road to civil war c.1840–1861 (QP)June 2019 Unit 2 Option 7: Written: Part 1: Sectional differences and the road to civil war c.1840–1861 (MS)
June 2019 Unit 2 Option 8: Written: Part 1: Weimar and its challenges c.1918–1933 (QP)June 2019 Unit 2 Option 8: Written: Part 1: Weimar and its challenges c.1918–1933 (MS)
June 2019 Unit 1 Option 8: Europe in an age of conflict and co-operation c.1890–1991 (QP)June 2019 Unit 1 Option 8: Europe in an age of conflict and co-operation c.1890–1991 (MS)

2018

June 2018 Unit 1 Option 1: Written: Government, rebellion and society in Wales and England c.1485–1603 (QP)June 2018 Unit 1 Option 1: Written: Government, rebellion and society in Wales and England c.1485–1603 (MS)
June 2018 Unit 1 Option 2: Written: Government, revolution and society in Wales and England c.1603–1715 (QP)June 2018 Unit 1 Option 2: Written: Government, revolution and society in Wales and England c.1603–1715 (MS)
June 2018 Unit 1 Option 3: Written: Politics, protest and reform in Wales and England c.1780–1880 (QP)June 2018 Unit 1 Option 3: Written: Politics, protest and reform in Wales and England c.1780–1880 (MS)
June 2018 Unit 1 Option 4: Written: Politics, people and progress in Wales and England c.1880–1980 (QP)June 2018 Unit 1 Option 4: Written: Politics, people and progress in Wales and England c.1880–1980 (MS)
June 2018 Unit 1 Option 5: Written: Political and Religious Change in Europe c.1500–1598 (QP)June 2018 Unit 1 Option 5: Written: Political and Religious Change in Europe c.1500–1598 (MS)
June 2018 Unit 1 Option 6: Written: Europe in the age of absolutism and revolution c.1682–1815 (QP)June 2018 Unit 1 Option 6: Written: Europe in the age of absolutism and revolution c.1682–1815 (MS)
June 2018 Unit 1 Option 7: Written: Revolution and new ideas in Europe c.1780–1881 (QP)June 2018 Unit 1 Option 7: Written: Revolution and new ideas in Europe c.1780–1881 (MS)
June 2018 Unit 2 Option 1: Written: Part 1: Problems, threats and challenges c.1529–1553 (QP)June 2018 Unit 2 Option 1: Written: Part 1: Problems, threats and challenges c.1529–1553 (MS)
June 2018 Unit 2 Option 2: Written: Part 1: The pressure on the monarchy and the drift to civil war c.1625–1642 (QP)June 2018 Unit 2 Option 2: Written: Part 1: The pressure on the monarchy and the drift to civil war c.1625–1642 (MS)
June 2018 Unit 2 Option 3: Written: Part 1: Radicalism and the fight for parliamentary reform c.1783–1832 (QP)June 2018 Unit 2 Option 3: Written: Part 1: Radicalism and the fight for parliamentary reform c.1783–1832 (MS)
June 2018 Unit 2 Option 4: Written: Part 1: Politics, society and the War: Wales and England c.1900–1918 (QP)June 2018 Unit 2 Option 4: Written: Part 1: Politics, society and the War: Wales and England c.1900–1918 (MS)
June 2018 Unit 2 Option 5: Written: Part 1: The outbreak and spread of the Reformation in Germany c.1500–1531 (QP)June 2018 Unit 2 Option 5: Written: Part 1: The outbreak and spread of the Reformation in Germany c.1500–1531 (MS)
June 2018 Unit 2 Option 6: Written: Part 1: France: the causes and course of revolution c.1774–1792 (QP)June 2018 Unit 2 Option 6: Written: Part 1: France: the causes and course of revolution c.1774–1792 (MS)
June 2018 Unit 2 Option 7: Written: Part 1: Sectional differences and the road to civil war c.1840–1861 (QP)June 2018 Unit 2 Option 7: Written: Part 1: Sectional differences and the road to civil war c.1840–1861 (MS)
June 2018 Unit 2 Option 8: Written: Part 1: Weimar and its challenges c.1918–1933 (QP)June 2018 Unit 2 Option 8: Written: Part 1: Weimar and its challenges c.1918–1933 (MS)
June 2018 Unit 1 Option 8: Europe in an age of conflict and co-operation c.1890–1991 (QP)June 2018 Unit 1 Option 8: Europe in an age of conflict and co-operation c.1890–1991 (MS)

2017

June 2017 Unit 1 Option 1: Written: Government, rebellion and society in Wales and England c.1485–1603 (QP)June 2017 Unit 1 Option 1: Written: Government, rebellion and society in Wales and England c.1485–1603 (MS)
June 2017 Unit 1 Option 2: Written: Government, revolution and society in Wales and England c.1603–1715 (QP)June 2017 Unit 1 Option 2: Written: Government, revolution and society in Wales and England c.1603–1715 (MS)
June 2017 Unit 1 Option 3: Written: Politics, protest and reform in Wales and England c.1780–1880 (QP)June 2017 Unit 1 Option 3: Written: Politics, protest and reform in Wales and England c.1780–1880 (MS)
June 2017 Unit 1 Option 4: Written: Politics, people and progress in Wales and England c.1880–1980 (QP)June 2017 Unit 1 Option 4: Written: Politics, people and progress in Wales and England c.1880–1980 (MS)
June 2017 Unit 1 Option 5: Written: Political and Religious Change in Europe c.1500–1598 (QP)June 2017 Unit 1 Option 5: Written: Political and Religious Change in Europe c.1500–1598 (MS)
June 2017 Unit 1 Option 6: Written: Europe in the age of absolutism and revolution c.1682–1815 (QP)June 2017 Unit 1 Option 6: Written: Europe in the age of absolutism and revolution c.1682–1815 (MS)
June 2017 Unit 1 Option 7: Written: Revolution and new ideas in Europe c.1780–1881 (QP)June 2017 Unit 1 Option 7: Written: Revolution and new ideas in Europe c.1780–1881 (MS)
June 2017 Unit 1 Option 8: Europe in an age of conflict and co-operation c.1890–1991 (QP)June 2017 Unit 1 Option 8: Europe in an age of conflict and co-operation c.1890–1991 (MS)
June 2017 Unit 2 Option 1: Written: Part 1: Problems, threats and challenges c.1529–1553 (QP)June 2017 Unit 2 Option 1: Written: Part 1: Problems, threats and challenges c.1529–1553 (MS)
June 2017 Unit 2 Option 2: Written: Part 1: The pressure on the monarchy and the drift to civil war c.1625–1642 (QP)June 2017 Unit 2 Option 2: Written: Part 1: The pressure on the monarchy and the drift to civil war c.1625–1642 (MS)
June 2017 Unit 2 Option 3: Written: Part 1: Radicalism and the fight for parliamentary reform c.1783–1832 (QP)June 2017 Unit 2 Option 3: Written: Part 1: Radicalism and the fight for parliamentary reform c.1783–1832 (MS)
June 2017 Unit 2 Option 4: Written: Part 1: Politics, society and the War: Wales and England c.1900–1918 (QP)June 2017 Unit 2 Option 4: Written: Part 1: Politics, society and the War: Wales and England c.1900–1918 (MS)
June 2017 Unit 2 Option 5: Written: Part 1: The outbreak and spread of the Reformation in Germany c.1500–1531 (QP)June 2017 Unit 2 Option 5: Written: Part 1: The outbreak and spread of the Reformation in Germany c.1500–1531 (MS)
June 2017 Unit 2 Option 6: Written: Part 1: France: the causes and course of revolution c.1774–1792 (QP)June 2017 Unit 2 Option 6: Written: Part 1: France: the causes and course of revolution c.1774–1792 (MS)
June 2017 Unit 2 Option 7: Written: Part 1: Sectional differences and the road to civil war c.1840–1861 (QP)June 2017 Unit 2 Option 7: Written: Part 1: Sectional differences and the road to civil war c.1840–1861 (MS)
June 2017 Unit 2 Option 8: Written: Part 1: Weimar and its challenges c.1918–1933 (QP)June 2017 Unit 2 Option 8: Written: Part 1: Weimar and its challenges c.1918–1933 (MS)

2016

June 2016 Unit 1 Option 1: Written: Government, rebellion and society in Wales and England c.1485–1603 (QP)June 2016 Unit 1 Option 1: Written: Government, rebellion and society in Wales and England c.1485–1603 (MS)
June 2016 Unit 1 Option 2: Written: Government, revolution and society in Wales and England c.1603–1715 (QP)June 2016 Unit 1 Option 2: Written: Government, revolution and society in Wales and England c.1603–1715 (MS)
June 2016 Unit 1 Option 3: Written: Politics, protest and reform in Wales and England c.1780–1880 (QP)June 2016 Unit 1 Option 3: Written: Politics, protest and reform in Wales and England c.1780–1880 (MS)
June 2016 Unit 1 Option 4: Written: Politics, people and progress in Wales and England c.1880–1980 (QP)June 2016 Unit 1 Option 4: Written: Politics, people and progress in Wales and England c.1880–1980 (MS)
June 2016 Unit 1 Option 5: Written: Political and Religious Change in Europe c.1500–1598 (QP)June 2016 Unit 1 Option 5: Written: Political and Religious Change in Europe c.1500–1598 (MS)
June 2016 Unit 1 Option 6: Written: Europe in the age of absolutism and revolution c.1682–1815 (QP)June 2016 Unit 1 Option 6: Written: Europe in the age of absolutism and revolution c.1682–1815 (MS)
June 2016 Unit 1 Option 7: Written: Revolution and new ideas in Europe c.1780–1881 (QP)June 2016 Unit 1 Option 7: Written: Revolution and new ideas in Europe c.1780–1881 (MS)
June 2016 Unit 1 Option 8: Europe in an age of conflict and co-operation c.1890–1991 (QP)June 2016 Unit 1 Option 8: Europe in an age of conflict and co-operation c.1890–1991 (MS)
June 2016 Unit 2 Option 1: Written: Part 1: Problems, threats and challenges c.1529–1553 (QP)June 2016 Unit 2 Option 1: Written: Part 1: Problems, threats and challenges c.1529–1553 (MS)
June 2016 Unit 2 Option 2: Written: Part 1: The pressure on the monarchy and the drift to civil war c.1625–1642 (QP)June 2016 Unit 2 Option 2: Written: Part 1: The pressure on the monarchy and the drift to civil war c.1625–1642 (MS)
June 2016 Unit 2 Option 3: Written: Part 1: Radicalism and the fight for parliamentary reform c.1783–1832 (QP)June 2016 Unit 2 Option 3: Written: Part 1: Radicalism and the fight for parliamentary reform c.1783–1832 (MS)
June 2016 Unit 2 Option 4: Written: Part 1: Politics, society and the War: Wales and England c.1900–1918 (QP)June 2016 Unit 2 Option 4: Written: Part 1: Politics, society and the War: Wales and England c.1900–1918 (MS)
June 2016 Unit 2 Option 5: Written: Part 1: The outbreak and spread of the Reformation in Germany c.1500–1531 (QP)June 2016 Unit 2 Option 5: Written: Part 1: The outbreak and spread of the Reformation in Germany c.1500–1531 (MS)
June 2016 Unit 2 Option 6: Written: Part 1: France: the causes and course of revolution c.1774–1792 (QP)June 2016 Unit 2 Option 6: Written: Part 1: France: the causes and course of revolution c.1774–1792 (MS)
June 2016 Unit 2 Option 7: Written: Part 1: Sectional differences and the road to civil war c.1840–1861 (QP)June 2016 Unit 2 Option 7: Written: Part 1: Sectional differences and the road to civil war c.1840–1861 (MS)
June 2016 Unit 2 Option 8: Written: Part 1: Weimar and its challenges c.1918–1933 (QP)June 2016 Unit 2 Option 8: Written: Part 1: Weimar and its challenges c.1918–1933 (MS)

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