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Browse our range of Edexcel GCSE History Past Papers and Mark Schemes below. Testing yourself with GCSE History past papers is a great way to identify which topics need more revision, so you can ensure that you are revising as effectively as possible to help you get ready for your GCSE History exam.

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2022

June 2022 Paper 1, Option 10: Crime and punishment in Britain, c1000–present and Whitechapel, c1870–c1900: crime, policing and the inner city (QP)June 2022 Paper 1, Option 10: Crime and punishment in Britain, c1000–present and Whitechapel, c1870–c1900: crime, policing and the inner city (MS)
June 2022 Paper 1, Option 11: Medicine in Britain, c1250–present and The British sector of the Western Front, 1914–18: injuries, treatment and the trenches (QP)June 2022 Paper 1, Option 11: Medicine in Britain, c1250–present and The British sector of the Western Front, 1914–18: injuries, treatment and the trenches (MS)
June 2022 Paper 1, Option 12: Warfare and British society, c1250–present and London and the Second World War, 1939–45 (QP)June 2022 Paper 1, Option 12: Warfare and British society, c1250–present and London and the Second World War, 1939–45 (MS)
June 2022 Paper 1, Option 13: Migrants in Britain, c800–present and Notting Hill, c1948–c1970 (QP)June 2022 Paper 1, Option 13: Migrants in Britain, c800–present and Notting Hill, c1948–c1970 (MS)
June 2022 Paper 2, Option P1: Spain and the ‘New World’, c1490–c1555 (QP)June 2022 Paper 2, Option P1: Spain and the ‘New World’, c1490–c1555 (MS)
June 2022 Paper 2, Option P2: British America, 1713–83: empire and revolution (QP)June 2022 Paper 2, Option P2: British America, 1713–83: empire and revolution (MS)
June 2022 Paper 2, Option P3: The American West, c1835–c1895 (QP)June 2022 Paper 2, Option P3: The American West, c1835–c1895 (MS)
June 2022 Paper 2, Option P4: Superpower relations and the Cold War, 1941–91 (QP)June 2022 Paper 2, Option P4: Superpower relations and the Cold War, 1941–91 (MS)
June 2022 Paper 2, Option P5: Conflict in the Middle East, 1945–95 (QP)June 2022 Paper 2, Option P5: Conflict in the Middle East, 1945–95 (MS)
June 2022 Paper 2, Option B1: Anglo-Saxon and Norman England, c1060–88 (QP)June 2022 Paper 2, Option B1: Anglo-Saxon and Norman England, c1060–88 (MS)
June 2022 Paper 2, Option B2: The reigns of King Richard I and King John, 1189–1216 (QP)June 2022 Paper 2, Option B2: The reigns of King Richard I and King John, 1189–1216 (MS)
June 2022 Paper 2, Option B3: Henry VIII and his ministers, 1509–40 (QP)June 2022 Paper 2, Option B3: Henry VIII and his ministers, 1509–40 (MS)
June 2022 Paper 2, Option B4: Early Elizabethan England, 1558–88 (QP)June 2022 Paper 2, Option B4: Early Elizabethan England, 1558–88 (MS)
June 2022 Paper 3, Option 30: Russia and the Soviet Union, 1917–41 (QP)June 2022 Paper 3, Option 30: Russia and the Soviet Union, 1917–41 (MS)
June 2022 Paper 3, Option 31: Weimar and Nazi Germany, 1918–39 (QP)June 2022 Paper 3, Option 31: Weimar and Nazi Germany, 1918–39 (MS)
June 2022 Paper 3, Option 32: Mao’s China, c1945–76 (QP)June 2022 Paper 3, Option 32: Mao’s China, c1945–76 (MS)
June 2022 Paper 3, Option 33: The USA, 1954–75: conflict at home and abroad (QP)June 2022 Paper 3, Option 33: The USA, 1954–75: conflict at home and abroad (MS)

2021

November 2021 Paper 1, Option 10: Crime and punishment in Britain, c1000–present and Whitechapel, c1870–c1900: crime, policing and the inner city (QP)November 2021 Paper 1, Option 10: Crime and punishment in Britain, c1000–present and Whitechapel, c1870–c1900: crime, policing and the inner city (MS)
November 2021 Paper 1, Option 11: Medicine in Britain, c1250–present and The British sector of the Western Front, 1914–18: injuries, treatment and the trenches (QP)November 2021 Paper 1, Option 11: Medicine in Britain, c1250–present and The British sector of the Western Front, 1914–18: injuries, treatment and the trenches (MS)
November 2021 Paper 1, Option 12: Warfare and British society, c1250–present and London and the Second World War, 1939–45 (QP)November 2021 Paper 1, Option 12: Warfare and British society, c1250–present and London and the Second World War, 1939–45 (MS)
November 2021 Paper 2, Option P3: The American West, c1835–c1895 (QP)November 2021 Paper 2, Option P3: The American West, c1835–c1895 (MS)
November 2021 Paper 2, Option P4: Superpower relations and the Cold War, 1941–91 (QP)November 2021 Paper 2, Option P4: Superpower relations and the Cold War, 1941–91 (MS)
November 2021 Paper 2, Option B1: Anglo-Saxon and Norman England, c1060–88 (QP)November 2021 Paper 2, Option B1: Anglo-Saxon and Norman England, c1060–88 (MS)
November 2021 Paper 2, Option B2: The reigns of King Richard I and King John, 1189–1216 (QP)November 2021 Paper 2, Option B2: The reigns of King Richard I and King John, 1189–1216 (MS)
November 2021 Paper 2, Option B3: Henry VIII and his ministers, 1509–40 (QP)November 2021 Paper 2, Option B3: Henry VIII and his ministers, 1509–40 (MS)
November 2021 Paper 2, Option B4: Early Elizabethan England, 1558–88 (QP)November 2021 Paper 2, Option B4: Early Elizabethan England, 1558–88 (MS)
November 2021 Paper 3, Option 30: Russia and the Soviet Union, 1917–41 (QP)November 2021 Paper 3, Option 30: Russia and the Soviet Union, 1917–41 (MS)
November 2021 Paper 3, Option 31: Weimar and Nazi Germany, 1918–39 (QP)November 2021 Paper 3, Option 31: Weimar and Nazi Germany, 1918–39 (MS)
November 2021 Paper 3, Option 33: The USA, 1954–75: conflict at home and abroad (QP)November 2021 Paper 3, Option 33: The USA, 1954–75: conflict at home and abroad (MS)

2020

June 2020 Paper 1, Option 10: Crime and punishment in Britain, c1000–present and Whitechapel, c1870–c1900: crime, policing and the inner city (QP)June 2020 Paper 1, Option 10: Crime and punishment in Britain, c1000–present and Whitechapel, c1870–c1900: crime, policing and the inner city (MS)
June 2020 Paper 1, Option 11: Medicine in Britain, c1250–present and The British sector of the Western Front, 1914–18: injuries, treatment and the trenches (QP)June 2020 Paper 1, Option 11: Medicine in Britain, c1250–present and The British sector of the Western Front, 1914–18: injuries, treatment and the trenches (MS)
June 2020 Paper 1, Option 12: Warfare and British society, c1250–present and London and the Second World War, 1939–45 (QP)June 2020 Paper 1, Option 12: Warfare and British society, c1250–present and London and the Second World War, 1939–45 (MS)
June 2020 Paper 2, Booklet P1: Spain and the ‘New World’, c1490–c1555 (QP)June 2020 Paper 2, Booklet P1: Spain and the ‘New World’, c1490–c1555 (MS)
June 2020 Paper 2, Booklet P2: British America, 1713–83: empire and revolution (QP)June 2020 Paper 2, Booklet P2: British America, 1713–83: empire and revolution (MS)
June 2020 Paper 2, Booklet P3: The American West, c1835–c1895 (QP)June 2020 Paper 2, Booklet P3: The American West, c1835–c1895 (MS)
June 2020 Paper 2, Booklet P4: Superpower relations and the Cold War, 1941–91 (QP)June 2020 Paper 2, Booklet P4: Superpower relations and the Cold War, 1941–91 (MS)
June 2020 Paper 2, Booklet P5: Conflict in the Middle East, 1945–95 (QP)June 2020 Paper 2, Booklet P5: Conflict in the Middle East, 1945–95 (MS)
June 2020 Paper 2, Booklet B1: Anglo-Saxon and Norman England c1060–88 (QP)June 2020 Paper 2, Booklet B1: Anglo-Saxon and Norman England c1060–88 (MS)
June 2020 Paper 2, Booklet B2: The reigns of King Richard I and King John, 1189–1216 (QP)June 2020 Paper 2, Booklet B2: The reigns of King Richard I and King John, 1189–1216 (MS)
June 2020 Paper 2, Option B3: Henry VIII and his ministers, 1509–40 (QP)June 2020 Paper 2, Option B3: Henry VIII and his ministers, 1509–40 (MS)
June 2020 Paper 2, Option B4: Early Elizabethan England, 1558–88 (QP)June 2020 Paper 2, Option B4: Early Elizabethan England, 1558–88 (MS)
June 2020 Paper 3, Option 30: Russia and the Soviet Union, 1917–41 (QP)June 2020 Paper 3, Option 30: Russia and the Soviet Union, 1917–41 (MS)
June 2020 Paper 3, Option 31: Weimar and Nazi Germany, 1918–39 (QP)June 2020 Paper 3, Option 31: Weimar and Nazi Germany, 1918–39 (MS)
June 2020 Paper 3, Option 32: Mao’s China, c1945–76 (QP)June 2020 Paper 3, Option 32: Mao’s China, c1945–76 (MS)
June 2020 Paper 3, Option 33: The USA, 1954–75: conflict at home and abroad (QP)June 2020 Paper 3, Option 33: The USA, 1954–75: conflict at home and abroad (MS)

2019

June 2019 Paper 1, Option 10: Crime and punishment in Britain, c1000–present and Whitechapel, c1870–c1900: crime, policing and the inner city (QP)June 2019 Paper 1, Option 10: Crime and punishment in Britain, c1000–present and Whitechapel, c1870–c1900: crime, policing and the inner city (MS)
June 2019 Paper 1, Option 11: Medicine in Britain, c1250–present and The British sector of the Western Front, 1914–18: injuries, treatment and the trenches (QP)June 2019 Paper 1, Option 11: Medicine in Britain, c1250–present and The British sector of the Western Front, 1914–18: injuries, treatment and the trenches (MS)
June 2019 Paper 1, Option 12: Warfare and British society, c1250–present and London and the Second World War, 1939–45 (QP)June 2019 Paper 1, Option 12: Warfare and British society, c1250–present and London and the Second World War, 1939–45 (MS)
June 2019 Paper 2, Booklet P1: Spain and the ‘New World’, c1490–c1555 (QP)June 2019 Paper 2, Booklet P1: Spain and the ‘New World’, c1490–c1555 (MS)
June 2019 Paper 2, Booklet P2: British America, 1713–83: empire and revolution (QP)June 2019 Paper 2, Booklet P2: British America, 1713–83: empire and revolution (MS)
June 2019 Paper 2, Booklet P3: The American West, c1835–c1895 (QP)June 2019 Paper 2, Booklet P3: The American West, c1835–c1895 (MS)
June 2019 Paper 2, Booklet P4: Superpower relations and the Cold War, 1941–91 (QP)June 2019 Paper 2, Booklet P4: Superpower relations and the Cold War, 1941–91 (MS)
June 2019 Paper 2, Booklet P5: Conflict in the Middle East, 1945–95 (QP)June 2019 Paper 2, Booklet P5: Conflict in the Middle East, 1945–95 (MS)
June 2019 Paper 2, Booklet B1: Anglo-Saxon and Norman England c1060–88 (QP)June 2019 Paper 2, Booklet B1: Anglo-Saxon and Norman England c1060–88 (MS)
June 2019 Paper 2, Booklet B2: The reigns of King Richard I and King John, 1189–1216 (QP)June 2019 Paper 2, Booklet B2: The reigns of King Richard I and King John, 1189–1216 (MS)
June 2019 Paper 2, Option B3: Henry VIII and his ministers, 1509–40 (QP)June 2019 Paper 2, Option B3: Henry VIII and his ministers, 1509–40 (MS)
June 2019 Paper 2, Option B4: Early Elizabethan England, 1558–88 (QP)June 2019 Paper 2, Option B4: Early Elizabethan England, 1558–88 (MS)
June 2019 Paper 3, Option 30: Russia and the Soviet Union, 1917–41 (QP)June 2019 Paper 3, Option 30: Russia and the Soviet Union, 1917–41 (MS)
June 2019 Paper 3, Option 31: Weimar and Nazi Germany, 1918–39 (QP)June 2019 Paper 3, Option 31: Weimar and Nazi Germany, 1918–39 (MS)
June 2019 Paper 3, Option 32: Mao’s China, c1945–76 (QP)June 2019 Paper 3, Option 32: Mao’s China, c1945–76 (MS)
June 2019 Paper 3, Option 33: The USA, 1954–75: conflict at home and abroad (QP)June 2019 Paper 3, Option 33: The USA, 1954–75: conflict at home and abroad (MS)

2018

June 2018 Paper 1, Option 10: Crime and punishment in Britain, c1000–present and Whitechapel, c1870–c1900: crime, policing and the inner city (QP)June 2018 Paper 1, Option 10: Crime and punishment in Britain, c1000–present and Whitechapel, c1870–c1900: crime, policing and the inner city (MS)
June 2018 Paper 1, Option 11: Medicine in Britain, c1250–present and The British sector of the Western Front, 1914–18: injuries, treatment and the trenches (QP)June 2018 Paper 1, Option 11: Medicine in Britain, c1250–present and The British sector of the Western Front, 1914–18: injuries, treatment and the trenches (MS)
June 2018 Paper 1, Option 12: Warfare and British society, c1250–present and London and the Second World War, 1939–45 (QP)June 2018 Paper 1, Option 12: Warfare and British society, c1250–present and London and the Second World War, 1939–45 (MS)
June 2018 Paper 2, Booklet P1: Spain and the ‘New World’, c1490–c1555 (QP)June 2018 Paper 2, Booklet P1: Spain and the ‘New World’, c1490–c1555 (MS)
June 2018 Paper 2, Option 21: Spain and the ‘New World’, c1490–c1555 and Tudor depth options (QP)June 2018 Paper 2, Option 21: Spain and the ‘New World’, c1490–c1555 and Tudor depth options (MS)
June 2018 Paper 2, Option 22: British America, 1713-83: empire and revolution and Medieval depth options (QP)June 2018 Paper 2, Option 22: British America, 1713-83: empire and revolution and Medieval depth options (MS)
June 2018 Paper 2, Option 23: British America, 1713–83: empire and revolution and Tudor depth options (QP)June 2018 Paper 2, Option 23: British America, 1713–83: empire and revolution and Tudor depth options (MS)
June 2018 Paper 2, Option 24: The American West, c1835-c1895 and Medieval depth options (QP)June 2018 Paper 2, Option 24: The American West, c1835-c1895 and Medieval depth options (MS)
June 2018 Paper 2, Option 25: The American West, c1835-c1895 and Tudor depth options (QP)June 2018 Paper 2, Option 25: The American West, c1835-c1895 and Tudor depth options (MS)
June 2018 Paper 2, Option 26: Superpower relations and the Cold War, 1941–91 and Medieval depth options (QP)June 2018 Paper 2, Option 26: Superpower relations and the Cold War, 1941–91 and Medieval depth options (MS)
June 2018 Paper 2, Option 27: Superpower relations and the Cold War, 1941–91 and Tudor depth options (QP)June 2018 Paper 2, Option 27: Superpower relations and the Cold War, 1941–91 and Tudor depth options (MS)
June 2018 Paper 2, Option 28: Conflict in the Middle East, 1945–95 and Medieval depth options (QP)June 2018 Paper 2, Option 28: Conflict in the Middle East, 1945–95 and Medieval depth options (MS)
June 2018 Paper 2, Option 29: Conflict in the Middle East, 1945-95 and Tudor depth options (QP)June 2018 Paper 2, Option 29: Conflict in the Middle East, 1945-95 and Tudor depth options (MS)
June 2018 Paper 3, Option 30: Russia and the Soviet Union, 1917–41 (QP)June 2018 Paper 3, Option 30: Russia and the Soviet Union, 1917–41 (MS)
June 2018 Paper 3, Option 31: Weimar and Nazi Germany, 1918–39 (QP)June 2018 Paper 3, Option 31: Weimar and Nazi Germany, 1918–39 (MS)
June 2018 Paper 3, Option 32: Mao’s China, c1945–76 (QP)June 2018 Paper 3, Option 32: Mao’s China, c1945–76 (MS)
June 2018 Paper 3, Option 33: The USA, 1954–75: conflict at home and abroad (QP)June 2018 Paper 3, Option 33: The USA, 1954–75: conflict at home and abroad (MS)

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