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Browse our range of WJEC A Level History Past Papers and Mark Schemes below. Testing yourself with A Level 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 A Level History exam.

Exam Papers

Mark Schemes

2020

June 2020 Unit 3: Option 1: Written: Wales: Resistance, Conquest and Rebellion c.1240-1415 (QP)June 2020 Unit 3: Option 1: Written: Wales: Resistance, Conquest and Rebellion c.1240-1415 (MS)
June 2020 Unit 3: Option 2: Written: Poverty, Protest and Rebellion in Wales and England c.1485-1603 (QP)June 2020 Unit 3: Option 2: Written: Poverty, Protest and Rebellion in Wales and England c.1485-1603 (MS)
June 2020 Unit 3: Option 3: Written: Reformation and Discovery: Europe c.1492-1610 (QP)June 2020 Unit 3: Option 3: Written: Reformation and Discovery: Europe c.1492-1610 (MS)
June 2020 Unit 3: Option 4: Written: Royalty, Revolution and Restoration in Wales and England c.1603-1715 (QP)June 2020 Unit 3: Option 4: Written: Royalty, Revolution and Restoration in Wales and England c.1603-1715 (MS)
June 2020 Unit 3: Option 5: Written: France: Ancien Regime to Napoleon c.1715-1815 (QP)June 2020 Unit 3: Option 5: Written: France: Ancien Regime to Napoleon c.1715-1815 (MS)
June 2020 Unit 3: Option 6: Written: Parliamentary Reform and Protest in Wales and England c.1780-1885 (QP)June 2020 Unit 3: Option 6: Written: Parliamentary Reform and Protest in Wales and England c.1780-1885 (MS)
June 2020 Unit 3: Option 7: Written: Social Change and Reform in Wales and England c.1890-1990 (QP)June 2020 Unit 3: Option 7: Written: Social Change and Reform in Wales and England c.1890-1990 (MS)
June 2020 Unit 3: Option 8: Written: The American Century c.1890-1990 (QP)June 2020 Unit 3: Option 8: Written: The American Century c.1890-1990 (MS)
June 2020 Unit 3: Option 9: Written: Changing Leadership and Society in Germany c.1871-1989 (QP)June 2020 Unit 3: Option 9: Written: Changing Leadership and Society in Germany c.1871-1989 (MS)
June 2020 Unit 3: Option 10: Written: Changing Leadership and Society in Russia c.1881-1989 (QP)June 2020 Unit 3: Option 10: Written: Changing Leadership and Society in Russia c.1881-1989 (MS)
June 2020 Unit 4: Option 1: Written: Part 2: Challenges facing Mary and Elizabeth c.1553-1570 (QP)June 2020 Unit 4: Option 1: Written: Part 2: Challenges facing Mary and Elizabeth c.1553-1570 (MS)
June 2020 Unit 4: Option 2: Written: Part 2: Civil War, Commonwealth and Protectorate c.1642-1660 (QP)June 2020 Unit 4: Option 2: Written: Part 2: Civil War, Commonwealth and Protectorate c.1642-1660 (MS)
June 2020 Unit 4: Option 3: Written: Part 2: Protest and Campaigns for Social Reform c.1832-1848 (QP)June 2020 Unit 4: Option 3: Written: Part 2: Protest and Campaigns for Social Reform c.1832-1848 (MS)
June 2020 Unit 4: Option 4: Written: Part 2: Economic and Social Challenges in Wales and England c.1918-1939 (QP)June 2020 Unit 4: Option 4: Written: Part 2: Economic and Social Challenges in Wales and England c.1918-1939 (MS)
June 2020 Unit 4: Option 5: Written: Part 2: The spread of Protestantism and Counter-Reformation c.1531-1564 (QP)June 2020 Unit 4: Option 5: Written: Part 2: The spread of Protestantism and Counter-Reformation c.1531-1564 (MS)
June 2020 Unit 4: Option 6: Written: Part 2: France: Republic and Napoleon c.1792-1815 (QP)June 2020 Unit 4: Option 6: Written: Part 2: France: Republic and Napoleon c.1792-1815 (MS)
June 2020 Unit 4: Option 7: Written: Part 2: Civil War and Reconstruction c.1861-1877 (QP)June 2020 Unit 4: Option 7: Written: Part 2: Civil War and Reconstruction c.1861-1877 (MS)
June 2020 Unit 4: Option 8: Written: Part 2: Nazi Germany c.1933-1945 (QP)June 2020 Unit 4: Option 8: Written: Part 2: Nazi Germany c.1933-1945 (MS)

2019

June 2019 Unit 3: Option 1: Written: Wales: Resistance, Conquest and Rebellion c.1240-1415 (QP)June 2019 Unit 3: Option 1: Written: Wales: Resistance, Conquest and Rebellion c.1240-1415 (MS)
June 2019 Unit 3: Option 2: Written: Poverty, Protest and Rebellion in Wales and England c.1485-1603 (QP)June 2019 Unit 3: Option 2: Written: Poverty, Protest and Rebellion in Wales and England c.1485-1603 (MS)
June 2019 Unit 3: Option 3: Written: Reformation and Discovery: Europe c.1492-1610 (QP)June 2019 Unit 3: Option 3: Written: Reformation and Discovery: Europe c.1492-1610 (MS)
June 2019 Unit 3: Option 4: Written: Royalty, Revolution and Restoration in Wales and England c.1603-1715 (QP)June 2019 Unit 3: Option 4: Written: Royalty, Revolution and Restoration in Wales and England c.1603-1715 (MS)
June 2019 Unit 3: Option 5: Written: France: Ancien Regime to Napoleon c.1715-1815 (QP)June 2019 Unit 3: Option 5: Written: France: Ancien Regime to Napoleon c.1715-1815 (MS)
June 2019 Unit 3: Option 6: Written: Parliamentary Reform and Protest in Wales and England c.1780-1885 (QP)June 2019 Unit 3: Option 6: Written: Parliamentary Reform and Protest in Wales and England c.1780-1885 (MS)
June 2019 Unit 3: Option 7: Written: Social Change and Reform in Wales and England c.1890-1990 (QP)June 2019 Unit 3: Option 7: Written: Social Change and Reform in Wales and England c.1890-1990 (MS)
June 2019 Unit 3: Option 8: Written: The American Century c.1890-1990 (QP)June 2019 Unit 3: Option 8: Written: The American Century c.1890-1990 (MS)
June 2019 Unit 3: Option 9: Written: Changing Leadership and Society in Germany c.1871-1989 (QP)June 2019 Unit 3: Option 9: Written: Changing Leadership and Society in Germany c.1871-1989 (MS)
June 2019 Unit 3: Option 10: Written: Changing Leadership and Society in Russia c.1881-1989 (QP)June 2019 Unit 3: Option 10: Written: Changing Leadership and Society in Russia c.1881-1989 (MS)
June 2019 Unit 4: Option 1: Written: Part 2: Challenges facing Mary and Elizabeth c.1553-1570 (QP)June 2019 Unit 4: Option 1: Written: Part 2: Challenges facing Mary and Elizabeth c.1553-1570 (MS)
June 2019 Unit 4: Option 2: Written: Part 2: Civil War, Commonwealth and Protectorate c.1642-1660 (QP)June 2019 Unit 4: Option 2: Written: Part 2: Civil War, Commonwealth and Protectorate c.1642-1660 (MS)
June 2019 Unit 4: Option 3: Written: Part 2: Protest and Campaigns for Social Reform c.1832-1848 (QP)June 2019 Unit 4: Option 3: Written: Part 2: Protest and Campaigns for Social Reform c.1832-1848 (MS)
June 2019 Unit 4: Option 4: Written: Part 2: Economic and Social Challenges in Wales and England c.1918-1939 (QP)June 2019 Unit 4: Option 4: Written: Part 2: Economic and Social Challenges in Wales and England c.1918-1939 (MS)
June 2019 Unit 4: Option 5: Written: Part 2: The spread of Protestantism and Counter-Reformation c.1531-1564 (QP)June 2019 Unit 4: Option 5: Written: Part 2: The spread of Protestantism and Counter-Reformation c.1531-1564 (MS)
June 2019 Unit 4: Option 6: Written: Part 2: France: Republic and Napoleon c.1792-1815 (QP)June 2019 Unit 4: Option 6: Written: Part 2: France: Republic and Napoleon c.1792-1815 (MS)
June 2019 Unit 4: Option 7: Written: Part 2: Civil War and Reconstruction c.1861-1877 (QP)June 2019 Unit 4: Option 7: Written: Part 2: Civil War and Reconstruction c.1861-1877 (MS)
June 2019 Unit 4: Option 8: Written: Part 2: Nazi Germany c.1933-1945 (QP)June 2019 Unit 4: Option 8: Written: Part 2: Nazi Germany c.1933-1945 (MS)

2018

June 2018 Unit 3: Option 1: Written: Wales: Resistance, Conquest and Rebellion c.1240-1415 (QP)June 2018 Unit 3: Option 1: Written: Wales: Resistance, Conquest and Rebellion c.1240-1415 (MS)
June 2018 Unit 3: Option 2: Written: Poverty, Protest and Rebellion in Wales and England c.1485-1603 (QP)June 2018 Unit 3: Option 2: Written: Poverty, Protest and Rebellion in Wales and England c.1485-1603 (MS)
June 2018 Unit 3: Option 3: Written: Reformation and Discovery: Europe c.1492-1610 (QP)June 2018 Unit 3: Option 3: Written: Reformation and Discovery: Europe c.1492-1610 (MS)
June 2018 Unit 3: Option 4: Written: Royalty, Revolution and Restoration in Wales and England c.1603-1715 (QP)June 2018 Unit 3: Option 4: Written: Royalty, Revolution and Restoration in Wales and England c.1603-1715 (MS)
June 2018 Unit 3: Option 5: Written: France: Ancien Regime to Napoleon c.1715-1815 (QP)June 2018 Unit 3: Option 5: Written: France: Ancien Regime to Napoleon c.1715-1815 (MS)
June 2018 Unit 3: Option 6: Written: Parliamentary Reform and Protest in Wales and England c.1780-1885 (QP)June 2018 Unit 3: Option 6: Written: Parliamentary Reform and Protest in Wales and England c.1780-1885 (MS)
June 2018 Unit 3: Option 7: Written: Social Change and Reform in Wales and England c.1890-1990 (QP)June 2018 Unit 3: Option 7: Written: Social Change and Reform in Wales and England c.1890-1990 (MS)
June 2018 Unit 3: Option 8: Written: The American Century c.1890-1990 (QP)June 2018 Unit 3: Option 8: Written: The American Century c.1890-1990 (MS)
June 2018 Unit 3: Option 9: Written: Changing Leadership and Society in Germany c.1871-1989 (QP)June 2018 Unit 3: Option 9: Written: Changing Leadership and Society in Germany c.1871-1989 (MS)
June 2018 Unit 3: Option 10: Written: Changing Leadership and Society in Russia c.1881-1989 (QP)June 2018 Unit 3: Option 10: Written: Changing Leadership and Society in Russia c.1881-1989 (MS)
June 2018 Unit 4: Option 1: Written: Part 2: Challenges facing Mary and Elizabeth c.1553-1570 (QP)June 2018 Unit 4: Option 1: Written: Part 2: Challenges facing Mary and Elizabeth c.1553-1570 (MS)
June 2018 Unit 4: Option 2: Written: Part 2: Civil War, Commonwealth and Protectorate c.1642-1660 (QP)June 2018 Unit 4: Option 2: Written: Part 2: Civil War, Commonwealth and Protectorate c.1642-1660 (MS)
June 2018 Unit 4: Option 3: Written: Part 2: Protest and Campaigns for Social Reform c.1832-1848 (QP)June 2018 Unit 4: Option 3: Written: Part 2: Protest and Campaigns for Social Reform c.1832-1848 (MS)
June 2018 Unit 4: Option 4: Written: Part 2: Economic and Social Challenges in Wales and England c.1918-1939 (QP)June 2018 Unit 4: Option 4: Written: Part 2: Economic and Social Challenges in Wales and England c.1918-1939 (MS)
June 2018 Unit 4: Option 5: Written: Part 2: The spread of Protestantism and Counter-Reformation c.1531-1564 (QP)June 2018 Unit 4: Option 5: Written: Part 2: The spread of Protestantism and Counter-Reformation c.1531-1564 (MS)
June 2018 Unit 4: Option 6: Written: Part 2: France: Republic and Napoleon c.1792-1815 (QP)June 2018 Unit 4: Option 6: Written: Part 2: France: Republic and Napoleon c.1792-1815 (MS)
June 2018 Unit 4: Option 7: Written: Part 2: Civil War and Reconstruction c.1861-1877 (QP)June 2018 Unit 4: Option 7: Written: Part 2: Civil War and Reconstruction c.1861-1877 (MS)
June 2018 Unit 4: Option 8: Written: Part 2: Nazi Germany c.1933-1945 (QP)June 2018 Unit 4: Option 8: Written: Part 2: Nazi Germany c.1933-1945 (MS)

2017

June 2017 Unit 3: Option 1: Written: Wales: Resistance, Conquest and Rebellion c.1240-1415 (QP)June 2017 Unit 3: Option 1: Written: Wales: Resistance, Conquest and Rebellion c.1240-1415 (MS)
June 2017 Unit 3: Option 2: Written: Poverty, Protest and Rebellion in Wales and England c.1485-1603 (QP)June 2017 Unit 3: Option 2: Written: Poverty, Protest and Rebellion in Wales and England c.1485-1603 (MS)
June 2017 Unit 3: Option 3: Written: Reformation and Discovery: Europe c.1492-1610 (QP)June 2017 Unit 3: Option 3: Written: Reformation and Discovery: Europe c.1492-1610 (MS)
June 2017 Unit 3: Option 4: Written: Royalty, Revolution and Restoration in Wales and England c.1603-1715 (QP)June 2017 Unit 3: Option 4: Written: Royalty, Revolution and Restoration in Wales and England c.1603-1715 (MS)
June 2017 Unit 3: Option 5: Written: France: Ancien Regime to Napoleon c.1715-1815 (QP)June 2017 Unit 3: Option 5: Written: France: Ancien Regime to Napoleon c.1715-1815 (MS)
June 2017 Unit 3: Option 6: Written: Parliamentary Reform and Protest in Wales and England c.1780-1885 (QP)June 2017 Unit 3: Option 6: Written: Parliamentary Reform and Protest in Wales and England c.1780-1885 (MS)
June 2017 Unit 3: Option 7: Written: Social Change and Reform in Wales and England c.1890-1990 (QP)June 2017 Unit 3: Option 7: Written: Social Change and Reform in Wales and England c.1890-1990 (MS)
June 2017 Unit 3: Option 8: Written: The American Century c.1890-1990 (QP)June 2017 Unit 3: Option 8: Written: The American Century c.1890-1990 (MS)
June 2017 Unit 3: Option 9: Written: Changing Leadership and Society in Germany c.1871-1989 (QP)June 2017 Unit 3: Option 9: Written: Changing Leadership and Society in Germany c.1871-1989 (MS)
June 2017 Unit 3: Option 10: Written: Changing Leadership and Society in Russia c.1881-1989 (QP)June 2017 Unit 3: Option 10: Written: Changing Leadership and Society in Russia c.1881-1989 (MS)
June 2017 Unit 4: Option 1: Written: Part 2: Challenges facing Mary and Elizabeth c.1553-1570 (QP)June 2017 Unit 4: Option 1: Written: Part 2: Challenges facing Mary and Elizabeth c.1553-1570 (MS)
June 2017 Unit 4: Option 2: Written: Part 2: Civil War, Commonwealth and Protectorate c.1642-1660 (QP)June 2017 Unit 4: Option 2: Written: Part 2: Civil War, Commonwealth and Protectorate c.1642-1660 (MS)
June 2017 Unit 4: Option 3: Written: Part 2: Protest and Campaigns for Social Reform c.1832-1848 (QP)June 2017 Unit 4: Option 3: Written: Part 2: Protest and Campaigns for Social Reform c.1832-1848 (MS)
June 2017 Unit 4: Option 4: Written: Part 2: Economic and Social Challenges in Wales and England c.1918-1939 (QP)June 2017 Unit 4: Option 4: Written: Part 2: Economic and Social Challenges in Wales and England c.1918-1939 (MS)
June 2017 Unit 4: Option 5: Written: Part 2: The spread of Protestantism and Counter-Reformation c.1531-1564 (QP)June 2017 Unit 4: Option 5: Written: Part 2: The spread of Protestantism and Counter-Reformation c.1531-1564 (MS)
June 2017 Unit 4: Option 6: Written: Part 2: France: Republic and Napoleon c.1792-1815 (QP)June 2017 Unit 4: Option 6: Written: Part 2: France: Republic and Napoleon c.1792-1815 (MS)
June 2017 Unit 4: Option 7: Written: Part 2: Civil War and Reconstruction c.1861-1877 (QP)June 2017 Unit 4: Option 7: Written: Part 2: Civil War and Reconstruction c.1861-1877 (MS)
June 2017 Unit 4: Option 8: Written: Part 2: Nazi Germany c.1933-1945 (QP)June 2017 Unit 4: Option 8: Written: Part 2: Nazi Germany c.1933-1945 (MS)

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