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Browse our range of OCR AS History Past Papers and Mark Schemes below. Testing yourself with AS 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 AS History exam.

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Specimen Papers

Unit 1: British Period Study and Enquiry H505/Y131/01 Alfred and the Making of England 871–1016 (QP)
Unit 1: British Period Study and Enquiry H505/Y132/01 Anglo-Saxon England and the Norman Conquest 1035–1107 (QP) Unit 1: British Period Study and Enquiry H505/Y132/01 Anglo-Saxon England and the Norman Conquest 1035–1107 (MS)
Unit 1: British Period Study and Enquiry H505/Y135/01 England 1445–1509: Lancastrians, Yorkists and Henry VII (QP) Unit 1: British Period Study and Enquiry H505/Y135/01 England 1445–1509: Lancastrians, Yorkists and Henry VII (MS)
Unit 1: British Period Study and Enquiry H505/Y137/01 England 1547–1603: the Later Tudors (QP)
Unit 1: British Period Study and Enquiry H505/Y138/01 The Early Stuarts and the Origins of the Civil War 1603–1660 (QP)
Unit 1: British Period Study and Enquiry H505/Y139/01 The Making of Georgian Britain 1678–c.1760 (QP)
Unit 1: British Period Study and Enquiry H505/Y140/01 From Pitt to Peel: Britain 1783–1854 (QP)
Unit 1: British Period Study and Enquiry H505/Y141/01 Liberals, Conservatives and the Rise of Labour 1846–1918 (QP)
Unit 1: British Period Study and Enquiry H505/Y142/01 Britain 1900–1951 (QP)
Unit 1: British Period Study and Enquiry H505/Y143/01 Britain 1930-1997 (QP)
Unit 2: Non-British Period Study H505/Y233/01 The Crusades and the Crusader States 1095-1192 (QP)
Unit 2: Non-British Period Study H505/Y234/01 Genghis Khan and the Explosion from the Steppes c.1167–1405 (QP)
Unit 2: Non-British Period Study H505/Y237/01 The German Reformation and the rule of Charles V 1500–1559 (QP)
Unit 2: Non-British Period Study H505/Y238/01 Philip II 1556–1598 (QP)
Unit 2: Non-British Period Study H505/Y240/01 Russia 1645-1741 (QP)
Unit 2: Non-British Period Study H505/Y242/01 The American Revolution 1740–1796 (QP)
Unit 2: Non-British Period Study H505/Y243/01 The French Revolution and the rule of Napoleon 1774–1815 (QP)
Unit 2: Non-British Period Study H505/Y244/01 France 1814–1870 (QP)
Unit 2: Non-British Period Study H505/Y245/01 Italy and Unification 1789–1896 (QP)
Unit 2: Non-British Period Study H505/Y246/01 The USA in the 19th Century: Westward expansion and Civil War 1803–c.1890 (QP)
Unit 2: Non-British Period Study H505/Y248/01 International Relations 1890–1941 (QP)
Unit 2: Non-British Period Study H505/Y249/01 Russia 1894–1941 (QP)
Unit 2: Non-British Period Study H505/Y250/01 Italy 1896–1943 (QP)
Unit 2: Non-British Period Study H505/Y251/01 Democracy and Dictatorships in Germany 1919–1963 (QP)
Unit 2: Non-British Period Study H505/Y252/01 The Cold War in Asia 1945–1993 (QP)
Unit 2: Non-British Period Study H505/Y253/01 The Cold War in Europe 1941–1995 (QP)
Unit 2: Non-British Period Study H505/Y254/01 Apartheid and Reconciliation: South African Politics 1948–1999 (QP)

2022

June 2022 Unit 1: British Period Study and Enquiry H505/Y136/01 England 1485–1558: the Early Tudors (QP)June 2022 Unit 1: British Period Study and Enquiry H505/Y136/01 England 1485–1558: the Early Tudors (MS)
June 2022 Unit 1: British Period Study and Enquiry H505/Y137/01 England 1547–1603: the Later Tudors (QP)June 2022 Unit 1: British Period Study and Enquiry H505/Y137/01 England 1547–1603: the Later Tudors (MS)
June 2022 Unit 1: British Period Study and Enquiry H505/Y138/01 The Early Stuarts and the Origins of the Civil War 1603–1660 (QP)June 2022 Unit 1: British Period Study and Enquiry H505/Y138/01 The Early Stuarts and the Origins of the Civil War 1603–1660 (MS)
June 2022 Unit 1: British Period Study and Enquiry H505/Y143/01 Britain 1930-1997 (QP)June 2022 Unit 1: British Period Study and Enquiry H505/Y143/01 Britain 1930-1997 (MS)

2020

November 2020 Unit 1: British Period Study and Enquiry H505/Y136/01 England 1485–1558: the Early Tudors (QP)November 2020 Unit 1: British Period Study and Enquiry H505/Y136/01 England 1485–1558: the Early Tudors (MS)
November 2020 Unit 1: British Period Study and Enquiry H505/Y137/01 England 1547–1603: the Later Tudors (QP)November 2020 Unit 1: British Period Study and Enquiry H505/Y137/01 England 1547–1603: the Later Tudors (MS)
November 2020 Unit 1: British Period Study and Enquiry H505/Y138/01 The Early Stuarts and the Origins of the Civil War 1603–1660 (QP)November 2020 Unit 1: British Period Study and Enquiry H505/Y138/01 The Early Stuarts and the Origins of the Civil War 1603–1660 (MS)
November 2020 Unit 1: British Period Study and Enquiry H505/Y143/01 Britain 1930-1997 (QP)November 2020 Unit 1: British Period Study and Enquiry H505/Y143/01 Britain 1930-1997 (MS)
November 2020 Unit 2: Non-British Period Study H505/Y243/01 The French Revolution and the rule of Napoleon 1774–1815 (QP)November 2020 Unit 2: Non-British Period Study H505/Y243/01 The French Revolution and the rule of Napoleon 1774–1815 (MS)
November 2020 Unit 2: Non-British Period Study H505/Y249/01 Russia 1894–1941 (QP)November 2020 Unit 2: Non-British Period Study H505/Y249/01 Russia 1894–1941 (MS)
November 2020 Unit 2: Non-British Period Study H505/Y251/01 Democracy and Dictatorships in Germany 1919–1963 (QP)November 2020 Unit 2: Non-British Period Study H505/Y251/01 Democracy and Dictatorships in Germany 1919–1963 (MS)
November 2020 Unit 2: Non-British Period Study H505/Y252/01 The Cold War in Asia 1945–1993 (QP)November 2020 Unit 2: Non-British Period Study H505/Y252/01 The Cold War in Asia 1945–1993 (MS)
November 2020 Unit 2: Non-British Period Study H505/Y253/01 The Cold War in Europe 1941–1995 (QP)November 2020 Unit 2: Non-British Period Study H505/Y253/01 The Cold War in Europe 1941–1995 (MS)

2019

June 2019 Unit 1: British Period Study and Enquiry H505/Y133/01 England 1199–1272 (QP)June 2019 Unit 1: British Period Study and Enquiry H505/Y133/01 England 1199–1272 (MS)
June 2019 Unit 1: British Period Study and Enquiry H505/Y135/01 England 1445–1509: Lancastrians, Yorkists and Henry VII (QP)June 2019 Unit 1: British Period Study and Enquiry H505/Y135/01 England 1445–1509: Lancastrians, Yorkists and Henry VII (MS)
June 2019 Unit 1: British Period Study and Enquiry H505/Y136/01 England 1485–1558: the Early Tudors (QP)June 2019 Unit 1: British Period Study and Enquiry H505/Y136/01 England 1485–1558: the Early Tudors (MS)
June 2019 Unit 1: British Period Study and Enquiry H505/Y137/01 England 1547–1603: the Later Tudors (QP)June 2019 Unit 1: British Period Study and Enquiry H505/Y137/01 England 1547–1603: the Later Tudors (MS)
June 2019 Unit 1: British Period Study and Enquiry H505/Y138/01 The Early Stuarts and the Origins of the Civil War 1603–1660 (QP)June 2019 Unit 1: British Period Study and Enquiry H505/Y138/01 The Early Stuarts and the Origins of the Civil War 1603–1660 (MS)
June 2019 Unit 1: British Period Study and Enquiry H505/Y140/01 From Pitt to Peel: Britain 1783–1853 (QP)June 2019 Unit 1: British Period Study and Enquiry H505/Y140/01 From Pitt to Peel: Britain 1783–1853 (MS)
June 2019 Unit 1: British Period Study and Enquiry H505/Y143/01 Britain 1930-1997 (QP)June 2019 Unit 1: British Period Study and Enquiry H505/Y143/01 Britain 1930-1997 (MS)
June 2019 Unit 2: Non-British Period Study H505/Y237/01 The German Reformation and the rule of Charles V 1500–1559 (QP)June 2019 Unit 2: Non-British Period Study H505/Y237/01 The German Reformation and the rule of Charles V 1500–1559 (MS)
June 2019 Unit 2: Non-British Period Study H505/Y242/01 The American Revolution 1740–1796 (QP)June 2019 Unit 2: Non-British Period Study H505/Y242/01 The American Revolution 1740–1796 (MS)
June 2019 Unit 2: Non-British Period Study H505/Y243/01 The French Revolution and the rule of Napoleon 1774–1815 (QP)June 2019 Unit 2: Non-British Period Study H505/Y243/01 The French Revolution and the rule of Napoleon 1774–1815 (MS)
June 2019 Unit 2: Non-British Period Study H505/Y246/01 The USA in the 19th Century: Westward expansion and Civil War 1803–c.1890 (QP)June 2019 Unit 2: Non-British Period Study H505/Y246/01 The USA in the 19th Century: Westward expansion and Civil War 1803–c.1890 (MS)
June 2019 Unit 2: Non-British Period Study H505/Y248/01 International Relations 1890–1941 (QP)June 2019 Unit 2: Non-British Period Study H505/Y248/01 International Relations 1890–1941 (MS)
June 2019 Unit 2: Non-British Period Study H505/Y249/01 Russia 1894–1941 (QP)June 2019 Unit 2: Non-British Period Study H505/Y249/01 Russia 1894–1941 (MS)
June 2019 Unit 2: Non-British Period Study H505/Y251/01 Democracy and Dictatorships in Germany 1919–1963 (QP)June 2019 Unit 2: Non-British Period Study H505/Y251/01 Democracy and Dictatorships in Germany 1919–1963 (MS)
June 2019 Unit 2: Non-British Period Study H505/Y252/01 The Cold War in Asia 1945–1993 (QP)June 2019 Unit 2: Non-British Period Study H505/Y252/01 The Cold War in Asia 1945–1993 (MS)
June 2019 Unit 2: Non-British Period Study H505/Y253/01 The Cold War in Europe 1941–1995 (QP)June 2019 Unit 2: Non-British Period Study H505/Y253/01 The Cold War in Europe 1941–1995 (MS)

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