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2022

June 2022 Paper 3: Themes in Breadth with Aspects in Depth 9HI0/30 Option 30: Lancastrians, Yorkists and Henry VII, 1399-1509 (QP)June 2022 Paper 3: Themes in Breadth with Aspects in Depth 9HI0/30 Option 30: Lancastrians, Yorkists and Henry VII, 1399-1509 (MS)
June 2022 Paper 3: Themes in Breadth with Aspects in Depth 9HI0/31 Option 31: Rebellion and disorder under the Tudors, 1485-1603 (QP)June 2022 Paper 3: Themes in Breadth with Aspects in Depth 9HI0/31 Option 31: Rebellion and disorder under the Tudors, 1485-1603 (MS)
June 2022 Paper 3: Themes in Breadth with Aspects in Depth 9HI0/32 Option 32: The Golden Age of Spain, 1474 - 1598 (QP)June 2022 Paper 3: Themes in Breadth with Aspects in Depth 9HI0/32 Option 32: The Golden Age of Spain, 1474 - 1598 (MS)
June 2022 Paper 3: Themes in Breadth with Aspects in Depth 9HI0/33 Option 33: The witchcraze in Britain, Europe and North America, c1580 - c1750 (QP)June 2022 Paper 3: Themes in Breadth with Aspects in Depth 9HI0/33 Option 33: The witchcraze in Britain, Europe and North America, c1580 - c1750 (MS)
June 2022 Paper 3: Themes in Breadth with Aspects in Depth 9HI0/34 Option 34.1: Industrialisation and social change in Britain, 1759–1928: forging a new society Option 34.2: Poverty, public health and the state in Britain, c1780–1939 (QP)June 2022 Paper 3: Themes in Breadth with Aspects in Depth 9HI0/34 Option 34.1: Industrialisation and social change in Britain, 1759–1928: forging a new society Option 34.2: Poverty, public health and the state in Britain, c1780–1939 (MS)
June 2022 Paper 3: Themes in Breadth with Aspects in Depth 9HI0/35 Option 35.1: Britain: losing and gaining an empire, 1763-1914 Option 35.2: The British experience of warfare, c1790-1918 (QP)June 2022 Paper 3: Themes in Breadth with Aspects in Depth 9HI0/35 Option 35.1: Britain: losing and gaining an empire, 1763-1914 Option 35.2: The British experience of warfare, c1790-1918 (MS)
June 2022 Paper 3: Themes in Breadth with Aspects in Depth 9HI0/36 Option 36.1: Protest, agitation and parliamentary reform in Britain, c1780–1928 Option 36.2: Ireland and the Union, c1774–1923 (QP)June 2022 Paper 3: Themes in Breadth with Aspects in Depth 9HI0/36 Option 36.1: Protest, agitation and parliamentary reform in Britain, c1780–1928 Option 36.2: Ireland and the Union, c1774–1923 (MS)
June 2022 Paper 3: Themes in Breadth with Aspects in Depth 9HI0/37 Option 37.1: The changing nature of warfare, 1859-1991: perception and reality Option 37.2: Germany, 1871-1990: united, divided and reunited (QP)June 2022 Paper 3: Themes in Breadth with Aspects in Depth 9HI0/37 Option 37.1: The changing nature of warfare, 1859-1991: perception and reality Option 37.2: Germany, 1871-1990: united, divided and reunited (MS)
June 2022 Paper 3: Themes in Breadth with Aspects in Depth 9HI0/38 Option 38.1: The making of modern Russia, 1855-1991 Option 38.2: The making of modern China, 1860–1997 (QP)June 2022 Paper 3: Themes in Breadth with Aspects in Depth 9HI0/38 Option 38.1: The making of modern Russia, 1855-1991 Option 38.2: The making of modern China, 1860–1997 (MS)
June 2022 Paper 3: Themes in Breadth with Aspects in Depth 9HI0/39 Option 39.1: Civil rights and race relations in the USA, 1850–2009 Option 39.2: Mass media and social change in Britain, 1882–2004 (QP)June 2022 Paper 3: Themes in Breadth with Aspects in Depth 9HI0/39 Option 39.1: Civil rights and race relations in the USA, 1850–2009 Option 39.2: Mass media and social change in Britain, 1882–2004 (MS)

2021

November 2021 Paper 3: Themes in Breadth with Aspects in Depth 9HI0/30 Option 30: Lancastrians, Yorkists and Henry VII, 1399-1509 (QP)November 2021 Paper 3: Themes in Breadth with Aspects in Depth 9HI0/30 Option 30: Lancastrians, Yorkists and Henry VII, 1399-1509 (MS)
November 2021 Paper 3: Themes in Breadth with Aspects in Depth 9HI0/31 Option 31: Rebellion and disorder under the Tudors, 1485-1603 (QP)November 2021 Paper 3: Themes in Breadth with Aspects in Depth 9HI0/31 Option 31: Rebellion and disorder under the Tudors, 1485-1603 (MS)
November 2021 Paper 3: Themes in Breadth with Aspects in Depth 9HI0/33 Option 33: The witchcraze in Britain, Europe and North America, c1580 - c1750 (QP)November 2021 Paper 3: Themes in Breadth with Aspects in Depth 9HI0/33 Option 33: The witchcraze in Britain, Europe and North America, c1580 - c1750 (MS)
November 2021 Paper 3: Themes in Breadth with Aspects in Depth 9HI0/34 Option 34.1: Industrialisation and social change in Britain, 1759–1928: forging a new society Option 34.2: Poverty, public health and the state in Britain, c1780–1939 (QP)November 2021 Paper 3: Themes in Breadth with Aspects in Depth 9HI0/34 Option 34.1: Industrialisation and social change in Britain, 1759–1928: forging a new society Option 34.2: Poverty, public health and the state in Britain, c1780–1939 (MS)
November 2021 Paper 3: Themes in Breadth with Aspects in Depth 9HI0/35 Option 35.1: Britain: losing and gaining an empire, 1763-1914 Option 35.2: The British experience of warfare, c1790-1918 (QP)November 2021 Paper 3: Themes in Breadth with Aspects in Depth 9HI0/35 Option 35.1: Britain: losing and gaining an empire, 1763-1914 Option 35.2: The British experience of warfare, c1790-1918 (MS)
November 2021 Paper 3: Themes in Breadth with Aspects in Depth 9HI0/36 Option 36.1: Protest, agitation and parliamentary reform in Britain, c1780–1928 Option 36.2: Ireland and the Union, c1774–1923 (QP)November 2021 Paper 3: Themes in Breadth with Aspects in Depth 9HI0/36 Option 36.1: Protest, agitation and parliamentary reform in Britain, c1780–1928 Option 36.2: Ireland and the Union, c1774–1923 (MS)
November 2021 Paper 3: Themes in Breadth with Aspects in Depth 9HI0/37 Option 37.1: The changing nature of warfare, 1859-1991: perception and reality Option 37.2: Germany, 1871-1990: united, divided and reunited (QP)November 2021 Paper 3: Themes in Breadth with Aspects in Depth 9HI0/37 Option 37.1: The changing nature of warfare, 1859-1991: perception and reality Option 37.2: Germany, 1871-1990: united, divided and reunited (MS)
November 2021 Paper 3: Themes in Breadth with Aspects in Depth 9HI0/38 Option 38.1: The making of modern Russia, 1855-1991 Option 38.2: The making of modern China, 1860–1997 (QP)November 2021 Paper 3: Themes in Breadth with Aspects in Depth 9HI0/38 Option 38.1: The making of modern Russia, 1855-1991 Option 38.2: The making of modern China, 1860–1997 (MS)
November 2021 Paper 3: Themes in Breadth with Aspects in Depth 9HI0/39 Option 39.1: Civil rights and race relations in the USA, 1850–2009 Option 39.2: Mass media and social change in Britain, 1882–2004 (QP)November 2021 Paper 3: Themes in Breadth with Aspects in Depth 9HI0/39 Option 39.1: Civil rights and race relations in the USA, 1850–2009 Option 39.2: Mass media and social change in Britain, 1882–2004 (MS)

2020

June 2020 Paper 3: Themes in Breadth with Aspects in Depth 9HI0/30 Option 30: Lancastrians, Yorkists and Henry VII, 1399-1509 (QP)June 2020 Paper 3: Themes in Breadth with Aspects in Depth 9HI0/30 Option 30: Lancastrians, Yorkists and Henry VII, 1399-1509 (MS)
June 2020 Paper 3: Themes in Breadth with Aspects in Depth 9HI0/31 Option 31: Rebellion and disorder under the Tudors, 1485-1603 (QP)June 2020 Paper 3: Themes in Breadth with Aspects in Depth 9HI0/31 Option 31: Rebellion and disorder under the Tudors, 1485-1603 (MS)
June 2020 Paper 3: Themes in Breadth with Aspects in Depth 9HI0/33 Option 33: The witchcraze in Britain, Europe and North America, c1580 - c1750 (QP)June 2020 Paper 3: Themes in Breadth with Aspects in Depth 9HI0/33 Option 33: The witchcraze in Britain, Europe and North America, c1580 - c1750 (MS)
June 2020 Paper 3: Themes in Breadth with Aspects in Depth 9HI0/34 Option 34.1: Industrialisation and social change in Britain, 1759–1928: forging a new society Option 34.2: Poverty, public health and the state in Britain, c1780–1939 (QP)June 2020 Paper 3: Themes in Breadth with Aspects in Depth 9HI0/34 Option 34.1: Industrialisation and social change in Britain, 1759–1928: forging a new society Option 34.2: Poverty, public health and the state in Britain, c1780–1939 (MS)
June 2020 Paper 3: Themes in Breadth with Aspects in Depth 9HI0/35 Option 35.1: Britain: losing and gaining an empire, 1763-1914 Option 35.2: The British experience of warfare, c1790-1918 (QP)June 2020 Paper 3: Themes in Breadth with Aspects in Depth 9HI0/35 Option 35.1: Britain: losing and gaining an empire, 1763-1914 Option 35.2: The British experience of warfare, c1790-1918 (MS)
June 2020 Paper 3: Themes in Breadth with Aspects in Depth 9HI0/36 Option 36.1: Protest, agitation and parliamentary reform in Britain, c1780–1928 Option 36.2: Ireland and the Union, c1774–1923 (QP)June 2020 Paper 3: Themes in Breadth with Aspects in Depth 9HI0/36 Option 36.1: Protest, agitation and parliamentary reform in Britain, c1780–1928 Option 36.2: Ireland and the Union, c1774–1923 (MS)
June 2020 Paper 3: Themes in Breadth with Aspects in Depth 9HI0/37 Option 37.1: The changing nature of warfare, 1859-1991: perception and reality Option 37.2: Germany, 1871-1990: united, divided and reunited (QP)June 2020 Paper 3: Themes in Breadth with Aspects in Depth 9HI0/37 Option 37.1: The changing nature of warfare, 1859-1991: perception and reality Option 37.2: Germany, 1871-1990: united, divided and reunited (MS)
June 2020 Paper 3: Themes in Breadth with Aspects in Depth 9HI0/38 Option 38.1: The making of modern Russia, 1855-1991 Option 38.2: The making of modern China, 1860–1997 (QP)June 2020 Paper 3: Themes in Breadth with Aspects in Depth 9HI0/38 Option 38.1: The making of modern Russia, 1855-1991 Option 38.2: The making of modern China, 1860–1997 (MS)
June 2020 Paper 3: Themes in Breadth with Aspects in Depth 9HI0/39 Option 39.1: Civil rights and race relations in the USA, 1850–2009 Option 39.2: Mass media and social change in Britain, 1882–2004 (QP)June 2020 Paper 3: Themes in Breadth with Aspects in Depth 9HI0/39 Option 39.1: Civil rights and race relations in the USA, 1850–2009 Option 39.2: Mass media and social change in Britain, 1882–2004 (MS)

2019

June 2019 Paper 3: Themes in Breadth with Aspects in Depth 9HI0/30 Option 30: Lancastrians, Yorkists and Henry VII, 1399-1509 (QP)June 2019 Paper 3: Themes in Breadth with Aspects in Depth 9HI0/30 Option 30: Lancastrians, Yorkists and Henry VII, 1399-1509 (MS)
June 2019 Paper 3: Themes in Breadth with Aspects in Depth 9HI0/31 Option 31: Rebellion and disorder under the Tudors, 1485-1603 (QP)June 2019 Paper 3: Themes in Breadth with Aspects in Depth 9HI0/31 Option 31: Rebellion and disorder under the Tudors, 1485-1603 (MS)
June 2019 Paper 3: Themes in Breadth with Aspects in Depth 9HI0/32 Option 32: The Golden Age of Spain, 1474 - 1598 (QP)June 2019 Paper 3: Themes in Breadth with Aspects in Depth 9HI0/32 Option 32: The Golden Age of Spain, 1474 - 1598 (MS)
June 2019 Paper 3: Themes in Breadth with Aspects in Depth 9HI0/33 Option 33: The witchcraze in Britain, Europe and North America, c1580 - c1750 (QP)June 2019 Paper 3: Themes in Breadth with Aspects in Depth 9HI0/33 Option 33: The witchcraze in Britain, Europe and North America, c1580 - c1750 (MS)
June 2019 Paper 3: Themes in Breadth with Aspects in Depth 9HI0/34 Option 34.1: Industrialisation and social change in Britain, 1759–1928: forging a new society Option 34.2: Poverty, public health and the state in Britain, c1780–1939 (QP)June 2019 Paper 3: Themes in Breadth with Aspects in Depth 9HI0/34 Option 34.1: Industrialisation and social change in Britain, 1759–1928: forging a new society Option 34.2: Poverty, public health and the state in Britain, c1780–1939 (MS)
June 2019 Paper 3: Themes in Breadth with Aspects in Depth 9HI0/35 Option 35.1: Britain: losing and gaining an empire, 1763-1914 Option 35.2: The British experience of warfare, c1790-1918 (QP)June 2019 Paper 3: Themes in Breadth with Aspects in Depth 9HI0/35 Option 35.1: Britain: losing and gaining an empire, 1763-1914 Option 35.2: The British experience of warfare, c1790-1918 (MS)
June 2019 Paper 3: Themes in Breadth with Aspects in Depth 9HI0/36 Option 36.1: Protest, agitation and parliamentary reform in Britain, c1780–1928 Option 36.2: Ireland and the Union, c1774–1923 (QP)June 2019 Paper 3: Themes in Breadth with Aspects in Depth 9HI0/36 Option 36.1: Protest, agitation and parliamentary reform in Britain, c1780–1928 Option 36.2: Ireland and the Union, c1774–1923 (MS)
June 2019 Paper 3: Themes in Breadth with Aspects in Depth 9HI0/37 Option 37.1: The changing nature of warfare, 1859-1991: perception and reality Option 37.2: Germany, 1871-1990: united, divided and reunited (QP)June 2019 Paper 3: Themes in Breadth with Aspects in Depth 9HI0/37 Option 37.1: The changing nature of warfare, 1859-1991: perception and reality Option 37.2: Germany, 1871-1990: united, divided and reunited (MS)
June 2019 Paper 3: Themes in Breadth with Aspects in Depth 9HI0/38 Option 38.1: The making of modern Russia, 1855-1991 Option 38.2: The making of modern China, 1860–1997 (QP)June 2019 Paper 3: Themes in Breadth with Aspects in Depth 9HI0/38 Option 38.1: The making of modern Russia, 1855-1991 Option 38.2: The making of modern China, 1860–1997 (MS)
June 2019 Paper 3: Themes in Breadth with Aspects in Depth 9HI0/39 Option 39.1: Civil rights and race relations in the USA, 1850–2009 Option 39.2: Mass media and social change in Britain, 1882–2004 (QP)June 2019 Paper 3: Themes in Breadth with Aspects in Depth 9HI0/39 Option 39.1: Civil rights and race relations in the USA, 1850–2009 Option 39.2: Mass media and social change in Britain, 1882–2004 (MS)

2018

June 2018 Paper 3: Themes in Breadth with Aspects in Depth 9HI0/30 Option 30: Lancastrians, Yorkists and Henry VII, 1399-1509 (QP)June 2018 Paper 3: Themes in Breadth with Aspects in Depth 9HI0/30 Option 30: Lancastrians, Yorkists and Henry VII, 1399-1509 (MS)
June 2018 Paper 3: Themes in Breadth with Aspects in Depth 9HI0/31 Option 31: Rebellion and disorder under the Tudors, 1485-1603 (QP)June 2018 Paper 3: Themes in Breadth with Aspects in Depth 9HI0/31 Option 31: Rebellion and disorder under the Tudors, 1485-1603 (MS)
June 2018 Paper 3: Themes in Breadth with Aspects in Depth 9HI0/32 Option 32: The Golden Age of Spain, 1474 - 1598 (QP)June 2018 Paper 3: Themes in Breadth with Aspects in Depth 9HI0/32 Option 32: The Golden Age of Spain, 1474 - 1598 (MS)
June 2018 Paper 3: Themes in Breadth with Aspects in Depth 9HI0/33 Option 33: The witchcraze in Britain, Europe and North America, c1580 - c1750 (QP)June 2018 Paper 3: Themes in Breadth with Aspects in Depth 9HI0/33 Option 33: The witchcraze in Britain, Europe and North America, c1580 - c1750 (MS)
June 2018 Paper 3: Themes in Breadth with Aspects in Depth 9HI0/34 Option 34.1: Industrialisation and social change in Britain, 1759–1928: forging a new society Option 34.2: Poverty, public health and the state in Britain, c1780–1939 (QP)June 2018 Paper 3: Themes in Breadth with Aspects in Depth 9HI0/34 Option 34.1: Industrialisation and social change in Britain, 1759–1928: forging a new society Option 34.2: Poverty, public health and the state in Britain, c1780–1939 (MS)
June 2018 Paper 3: Themes in Breadth with Aspects in Depth 9HI0/35 Option 35.1: Britain: losing and gaining an empire, 1763-1914 Option 35.2: The British experience of warfare, c1790-1918 (QP)June 2018 Paper 3: Themes in Breadth with Aspects in Depth 9HI0/35 Option 35.1: Britain: losing and gaining an empire, 1763-1914 Option 35.2: The British experience of warfare, c1790-1918 (MS)
June 2018 Paper 3: Themes in Breadth with Aspects in Depth 9HI0/36 Option 36.1: Protest, agitation and parliamentary reform in Britain, c1780–1928 Option 36.2: Ireland and the Union, c1774–1923 (QP)June 2018 Paper 3: Themes in Breadth with Aspects in Depth 9HI0/36 Option 36.1: Protest, agitation and parliamentary reform in Britain, c1780–1928 Option 36.2: Ireland and the Union, c1774–1923 (MS)
June 2018 Paper 3: Themes in Breadth with Aspects in Depth 9HI0/37 Option 37.1: The changing nature of warfare, 1859-1991: perception and reality Option 37.2: Germany, 1871-1990: united, divided and reunited (QP)June 2018 Paper 3: Themes in Breadth with Aspects in Depth 9HI0/37 Option 37.1: The changing nature of warfare, 1859-1991: perception and reality Option 37.2: Germany, 1871-1990: united, divided and reunited (MS)
June 2018 Paper 3: Themes in Breadth with Aspects in Depth 9HI0/38 Option 38.1: The making of modern Russia, 1855-1991 Option 38.2: The making of modern China, 1860–1997 (QP)June 2018 Paper 3: Themes in Breadth with Aspects in Depth 9HI0/38 Option 38.1: The making of modern Russia, 1855-1991 Option 38.2: The making of modern China, 1860–1997 (MS)
June 2018 Paper 3: Themes in Breadth with Aspects in Depth 9HI0/39 Option 39.1: Civil rights and race relations in the USA, 1850–2009 Option 39.2: Mass media and social change in Britain, 1882–2004 (QP)June 2018 Paper 3: Themes in Breadth with Aspects in Depth 9HI0/39 Option 39.1: Civil rights and race relations in the USA, 1850–2009 Option 39.2: Mass media and social change in Britain, 1882–2004 (MS)

2017

June 2017 Paper 3: Themes in Breadth with Aspects in Depth 9HI0/30 Option 30: Lancastrians, Yorkists and Henry VII, 1399-1509 (QP)June 2017 Paper 3: Themes in Breadth with Aspects in Depth 9HI0/30 Option 30: Lancastrians, Yorkists and Henry VII, 1399-1509 (MS)
June 2017 Paper 3: Themes in Breadth with Aspects in Depth 9HI0/31 Option 31: Rebellion and disorder under the Tudors, 1485-1603 (QP)June 2017 Paper 3: Themes in Breadth with Aspects in Depth 9HI0/31 Option 31: Rebellion and disorder under the Tudors, 1485-1603 (MS)
June 2017 Paper 3: Themes in Breadth with Aspects in Depth 9HI0/32 Option 32: The Golden Age of Spain, 1474 - 1598 (QP)June 2017 Paper 3: Themes in Breadth with Aspects in Depth 9HI0/32 Option 32: The Golden Age of Spain, 1474 - 1598 (MS)
June 2017 Paper 3: Themes in Breadth with Aspects in Depth 9HI0/33 Option 33: The witchcraze in Britain, Europe and North America, c1580 - c1750 (QP)June 2017 Paper 3: Themes in Breadth with Aspects in Depth 9HI0/33 Option 33: The witchcraze in Britain, Europe and North America, c1580 - c1750 (MS)
June 2017 Paper 3: Themes in Breadth with Aspects in Depth 9HI0/34 Option 34.1: Industrialisation and social change in Britain, 1759–1928: forging a new society Option 34.2: Poverty, public health and the state in Britain, c1780–1939 (QP)June 2017 Paper 3: Themes in Breadth with Aspects in Depth 9HI0/34 Option 34.1: Industrialisation and social change in Britain, 1759–1928: forging a new society Option 34.2: Poverty, public health and the state in Britain, c1780–1939 (MS)
June 2017 Paper 3: Themes in Breadth with Aspects in Depth 9HI0/35 Option 35.1: Britain: losing and gaining an empire, 1763-1914 Option 35.2: The British experience of warfare, c1790-1918 (QP)June 2017 Paper 3: Themes in Breadth with Aspects in Depth 9HI0/35 Option 35.1: Britain: losing and gaining an empire, 1763-1914 Option 35.2: The British experience of warfare, c1790-1918 (MS)
June 2017 Paper 3: Themes in Breadth with Aspects in Depth 9HI0/36 Option 36.1: Protest, agitation and parliamentary reform in Britain, c1780–1928 Option 36.2: Ireland and the Union, c1774–1923 (QP)June 2017 Paper 3: Themes in Breadth with Aspects in Depth 9HI0/36 Option 36.1: Protest, agitation and parliamentary reform in Britain, c1780–1928 Option 36.2: Ireland and the Union, c1774–1923 (MS)
June 2017 Paper 3: Themes in Breadth with Aspects in Depth 9HI0/37 Option 37.1: The changing nature of warfare, 1859-1991: perception and reality Option 37.2: Germany, 1871-1990: united, divided and reunited (QP)June 2017 Paper 3: Themes in Breadth with Aspects in Depth 9HI0/37 Option 37.1: The changing nature of warfare, 1859-1991: perception and reality Option 37.2: Germany, 1871-1990: united, divided and reunited (MS)
June 2017 Paper 3: Themes in Breadth with Aspects in Depth 9HI0/38 Option 38.1: The making of modern Russia, 1855-1991 Option 38.2: The making of modern China, 1860–1997 (QP)June 2017 Paper 3: Themes in Breadth with Aspects in Depth 9HI0/38 Option 38.1: The making of modern Russia, 1855-1991 Option 38.2: The making of modern China, 1860–1997 (MS)
June 2017 Paper 3: Themes in Breadth with Aspects in Depth 9HI0/39 Option 39.1: Civil rights and race relations in the USA, 1850–2009 Option 39.2: Mass media and social change in Britain, 1882–2004 (QP)June 2017 Paper 3: Themes in Breadth with Aspects in Depth 9HI0/39 Option 39.1: Civil rights and race relations in the USA, 1850–2009 Option 39.2: Mass media and social change in Britain, 1882–2004 (MS)

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