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Find all Edexcel GCSE History Paper 2 past papers below, organised by year, to help you prepare for your Edexcel GCSE History exams.

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2023

June 2023 Paper 2: Period Study and British Depth Study 1HI0/B1 Option B1: Anglo-Saxon and Norman England c1060–88 (QP)June 2023 Paper 2: Period Study and British Depth Study 1HI0/B1 Option B1: Anglo-Saxon and Norman England c1060–88 (MS)
June 2023 Paper 2: Period Study and British Depth Study 1HI0/B2 Option B2: The reigns of King Richard I and King John, 1189–1216 (QP)June 2023 Paper 2: Period Study and British Depth Study 1HI0/B2 Option B2: The reigns of King Richard I and King John, 1189–1216 (MS)
June 2023 Paper 2: Period Study and British Depth Study 1HI0/B3 Option B3: Henry VIII and his ministers, 1509–40 (QP)June 2023 Paper 2: Period Study and British Depth Study 1HI0/B3 Option B3: Henry VIII and his ministers, 1509–40 (MS)
June 2023 Paper 2: Period Study and British Depth Study 1HI0/B4 Option B4: Early Elizabethan England, 1558–88 (QP)June 2023 Paper 2: Period Study and British Depth Study 1HI0/B4 Option B4: Early Elizabethan England, 1558–88 (MS)
June 2023 Paper 2: Period Study and British Depth Study 1HI0/P1 Option P1: Spain and the ‘New World’, c1490–c1555 (QP)June 2023 Paper 2: Period Study and British Depth Study 1HI0/P1 Option P1: Spain and the ‘New World’, c1490–c1555 (MS)
June 2023 Paper 2: Period Study and British Depth Study 1HI0/P2 Option P2: British America, 1713–83: empire and revolution (QP)June 2023 Paper 2: Period Study and British Depth Study 1HI0/P2 Option P2: British America, 1713–83: empire and revolution (MS)
June 2023 Paper 2: Period Study and British Depth Study 1HI0/P3 Option P3: The American West, c1835–c1895 (QP)June 2023 Paper 2: Period Study and British Depth Study 1HI0/P3 Option P3: The American West, c1835–c1895 (MS)
June 2023 Paper 2: Period Study and British Depth Study 1HI0/P4 Option P4: Superpower relations and the Cold War, 1941–91 (QP)June 2023 Paper 2: Period Study and British Depth Study 1HI0/P4 Option P4: Superpower relations and the Cold War, 1941–91 (MS)
June 2023 Paper 2: Period Study and British Depth Study 1HI0/P5 Option P5: Conflict in the Middle East, 1945–95 (QP)June 2023 Paper 2: Period Study and British Depth Study 1HI0/P5 Option P5: Conflict in the Middle East, 1945–95 (MS)

2022

June 2022 Paper 2: Period Study and British Depth Study 1HI0/B1 Option B1: Anglo-Saxon and Norman England c1060–88 (QP)June 2022 Paper 2: Period Study and British Depth Study 1HI0/B1 Option B1: Anglo-Saxon and Norman England c1060–88 (MS)
June 2022 Paper 2: Period Study and British Depth Study 1HI0/B2 Option B2: The reigns of King Richard I and King John, 1189–1216 (QP)June 2022 Paper 2: Period Study and British Depth Study 1HI0/B2 Option B2: The reigns of King Richard I and King John, 1189–1216 (MS)
June 2022 Paper 2: Period Study and British Depth Study 1HI0/B3 Option B3: Henry VIII and his ministers, 1509–40 (QP)June 2022 Paper 2: Period Study and British Depth Study 1HI0/B3 Option B3: Henry VIII and his ministers, 1509–40 (MS)
June 2022 Paper 2: Period Study and British Depth Study 1HI0/B4 Option B4: Early Elizabethan England, 1558–88 (QP)June 2022 Paper 2: Period Study and British Depth Study 1HI0/B4 Option B4: Early Elizabethan England, 1558–88 (MS)
June 2022 Paper 2: Period Study and British Depth Study 1HI0/P1 Option P1: Spain and the ‘New World’, c1490–c1555 (QP)June 2022 Paper 2: Period Study and British Depth Study 1HI0/P1 Option P1: Spain and the ‘New World’, c1490–c1555 (MS)
June 2022 Paper 2: Period Study and British Depth Study 1HI0/P2 Option P2: British America, 1713–83: empire and revolution (QP)June 2022 Paper 2: Period Study and British Depth Study 1HI0/P2 Option P2: British America, 1713–83: empire and revolution (MS)
June 2022 Paper 2: Period Study and British Depth Study 1HI0/P3 Option P3: The American West, c1835–c1895 (QP)June 2022 Paper 2: Period Study and British Depth Study 1HI0/P3 Option P3: The American West, c1835–c1895 (MS)
June 2022 Paper 2: Period Study and British Depth Study 1HI0/P4 Option P4: Superpower relations and the Cold War, 1941–91 (QP)June 2022 Paper 2: Period Study and British Depth Study 1HI0/P4 Option P4: Superpower relations and the Cold War, 1941–91 (MS)
June 2022 Paper 2: Period Study and British Depth Study 1HI0/P5 Option P5: Conflict in the Middle East, 1945–95 (QP)June 2022 Paper 2: Period Study and British Depth Study 1HI0/P5 Option P5: Conflict in the Middle East, 1945–95 (MS)

2021

November 2021 Paper 2: Period Study and British Depth Study 1HI0/B1 Option B1: Anglo-Saxon and Norman England c1060–88 (QP)November 2021 Paper 2: Period Study and British Depth Study 1HI0/B1 Option B1: Anglo-Saxon and Norman England c1060–88 (MS)
November 2021 Paper 2: Period Study and British Depth Study 1HI0/B2 Option B2: The reigns of King Richard I and King John, 1189–1216 (QP)November 2021 Paper 2: Period Study and British Depth Study 1HI0/B2 Option B2: The reigns of King Richard I and King John, 1189–1216 (MS)
November 2021 Paper 2: Period Study and British Depth Study 1HI0/B3 Option B3: Henry VIII and his ministers, 1509–40 (QP)November 2021 Paper 2: Period Study and British Depth Study 1HI0/B3 Option B3: Henry VIII and his ministers, 1509–40 (MS)
November 2021 Paper 2: Period Study and British Depth Study 1HI0/B4 Option B4: Early Elizabethan England, 1558–88 (QP)November 2021 Paper 2: Period Study and British Depth Study 1HI0/B4 Option B4: Early Elizabethan England, 1558–88 (MS)
November 2021 Paper 2: Period Study and British Depth Study 1HI0/P3 Option P3: The American West, c1835–c1895 (QP)November 2021 Paper 2: Period Study and British Depth Study 1HI0/P3 Option P3: The American West, c1835–c1895 (MS)
November 2021 Paper 2: Period Study and British Depth Study 1HI0/P4 Option P4: Superpower relations and the Cold War, 1941–91 (QP)November 2021 Paper 2: Period Study and British Depth Study 1HI0/P4 Option P4: Superpower relations and the Cold War, 1941–91 (MS)

2020

June 2020 Paper 2: Period Study and British Depth Study 1HI0/B1 Option B1: Anglo-Saxon and Norman England c1060–88 (QP)June 2020 Paper 2: Period Study and British Depth Study 1HI0/B1 Option B1: Anglo-Saxon and Norman England c1060–88 (MS)
June 2020 Paper 2: Period Study and British Depth Study 1HI0/B2 Option B2: The reigns of King Richard I and King John, 1189–1216 (QP)June 2020 Paper 2: Period Study and British Depth Study 1HI0/B2 Option B2: The reigns of King Richard I and King John, 1189–1216 (MS)
June 2020 Paper 2: Period Study and British Depth Study 1HI0/B3 Option B3: Henry VIII and his ministers, 1509–40 (QP)June 2020 Paper 2: Period Study and British Depth Study 1HI0/B3 Option B3: Henry VIII and his ministers, 1509–40 (MS)
June 2020 Paper 2: Period Study and British Depth Study 1HI0/B4 Option B4: Early Elizabethan England, 1558–88 (QP)June 2020 Paper 2: Period Study and British Depth Study 1HI0/B4 Option B4: Early Elizabethan England, 1558–88 (MS)
June 2020 Paper 2: Period Study and British Depth Study 1HI0/P1 Option P1: Spain and the ‘New World’, c1490–c1555 (QP)June 2020 Paper 2: Period Study and British Depth Study 1HI0/P1 Option P1: Spain and the ‘New World’, c1490–c1555 (MS)
June 2020 Paper 2: Period Study and British Depth Study 1HI0/P2 Option P2: British America, 1713–83: empire and revolution (QP)June 2020 Paper 2: Period Study and British Depth Study 1HI0/P2 Option P2: British America, 1713–83: empire and revolution (MS)
June 2020 Paper 2: Period Study and British Depth Study 1HI0/P3 Option P3: The American West, c1835–c1895 (QP)June 2020 Paper 2: Period Study and British Depth Study 1HI0/P3 Option P3: The American West, c1835–c1895 (MS)
June 2020 Paper 2: Period Study and British Depth Study 1HI0/P4 Option P4: Superpower relations and the Cold War, 1941–91 (QP)June 2020 Paper 2: Period Study and British Depth Study 1HI0/P4 Option P4: Superpower relations and the Cold War, 1941–91 (MS)
June 2020 Paper 2: Period Study and British Depth Study 1HI0/P5 Option P5: Conflict in the Middle East, 1945–95 (QP)June 2020 Paper 2: Period Study and British Depth Study 1HI0/P5 Option P5: Conflict in the Middle East, 1945–95 (MS)

2019

June 2019 Paper 2: Period Study and British Depth Study 1HI0/B1 Option B1: Anglo-Saxon and Norman England c1060–88 (QP)June 2019 Paper 2: Period Study and British Depth Study 1HI0/B1 Option B1: Anglo-Saxon and Norman England c1060–88 (MS)
June 2019 Paper 2: Period Study and British Depth Study 1HI0/B2 Option B2: The reigns of King Richard I and King John, 1189–1216 (QP)June 2019 Paper 2: Period Study and British Depth Study 1HI0/B2 Option B2: The reigns of King Richard I and King John, 1189–1216 (MS)
June 2019 Paper 2: Period Study and British Depth Study 1HI0/B3 Option B3: Henry VIII and his ministers, 1509–40 (QP)June 2019 Paper 2: Period Study and British Depth Study 1HI0/B3 Option B3: Henry VIII and his ministers, 1509–40 (MS)
June 2019 Paper 2: Period Study and British Depth Study 1HI0/B4 Option B4: Early Elizabethan England, 1558–88 (QP)June 2019 Paper 2: Period Study and British Depth Study 1HI0/B4 Option B4: Early Elizabethan England, 1558–88 (MS)
June 2019 Paper 2: Period Study and British Depth Study 1HI0/P1 Option P1: Spain and the ‘New World’, c1490–c1555 (QP)June 2019 Paper 2: Period Study and British Depth Study 1HI0/P1 Option P1: Spain and the ‘New World’, c1490–c1555 (MS)
June 2019 Paper 2: Period Study and British Depth Study 1HI0/P2 Option P2: British America, 1713–83: empire and revolution (QP)June 2019 Paper 2: Period Study and British Depth Study 1HI0/P2 Option P2: British America, 1713–83: empire and revolution (MS)
June 2019 Paper 2: Period Study and British Depth Study 1HI0/P3 Option P3: The American West, c1835–c1895 (QP)June 2019 Paper 2: Period Study and British Depth Study 1HI0/P3 Option P3: The American West, c1835–c1895 (MS)
June 2019 Paper 2: Period Study and British Depth Study 1HI0/P4 Option P4: Superpower relations and the Cold War, 1941–91 (QP)June 2019 Paper 2: Period Study and British Depth Study 1HI0/P4 Option P4: Superpower relations and the Cold War, 1941–91 (MS)
June 2019 Paper 2: Period Study and British Depth Study 1HI0/P5 Option P5: Conflict in the Middle East, 1945–95 (QP)June 2019 Paper 2: Period Study and British Depth Study 1HI0/P5 Option P5: Conflict in the Middle East, 1945–95 (MS)

2018

June 2018 Paper 2: Period Study and British Depth Study 1HI0/21 Option 21: Spain and the ‘New World’, c1490–c1555 and Tudor depth options (QP)June 2018 Paper 2: Period Study and British Depth Study 1HI0/21 Option 21: Spain and the ‘New World’, c1490–c1555 and Tudor depth options (MS)
June 2018 Paper 2: Period Study and British Depth Study 1HI0/22 Option 22: British America, 1713-83: empire and revolution and Medieval depth options (QP)June 2018 Paper 2: Period Study and British Depth Study 1HI0/22 Option 22: British America, 1713-83: empire and revolution and Medieval depth options (MS)
June 2018 Paper 2: Period Study and British Depth Study 1HI0/23 Option 23: British America, 1713–83: empire and revolution and Tudor depth options (QP)June 2018 Paper 2: Period Study and British Depth Study 1HI0/23 Option 23: British America, 1713–83: empire and revolution and Tudor depth options (MS)
June 2018 Paper 2: Period Study and British Depth Study 1HI0/24 Option 24: The American West, c1835-c1895 and Medieval depth options (QP)June 2018 Paper 2: Period Study and British Depth Study 1HI0/24 Option 24: The American West, c1835-c1895 and Medieval depth options (MS)
June 2018 Paper 2: Period Study and British Depth Study 1HI0/25 Option 25: The American West, c1835-c1895 and Tudor depth options (QP)June 2018 Paper 2: Period Study and British Depth Study 1HI0/25 Option 25: The American West, c1835-c1895 and Tudor depth options (MS)
June 2018 Paper 2: Period Study and British Depth Study 1HI0/26 Option 26: Superpower relations and the Cold War, 1941–91 and Medieval depth options (QP)June 2018 Paper 2: Period Study and British Depth Study 1HI0/26 Option 26: Superpower relations and the Cold War, 1941–91 and Medieval depth options (MS)
June 2018 Paper 2: Period Study and British Depth Study 1HI0/27 Option 27: Superpower relations and the Cold War, 1941–91 and Tudor depth options (QP)June 2018 Paper 2: Period Study and British Depth Study 1HI0/27 Option 27: Superpower relations and the Cold War, 1941–91 and Tudor depth options (MS)
June 2018 Paper 2: Period Study and British Depth Study 1HI0/28 Option 28: Conflict in the Middle East, 1945–95 and Medieval depth options (QP)June 2018 Paper 2: Period Study and British Depth Study 1HI0/28 Option 28: Conflict in the Middle East, 1945–95 and Medieval depth options (MS)
June 2018 Paper 2: Period Study and British Depth Study 1HI0/29 Option 29: Conflict in the Middle East, 1945-95 and Tudor depth options (QP)June 2018 Paper 2: Period Study and British Depth Study 1HI0/29 Option 29: Conflict in the Middle East, 1945-95 and Tudor depth options (MS)
June 2018 Paper 2: Period Study and British Depth Study 1HI0/P1 Option P1: Spain and the ‘New World’, c1490–c1555 (QP)June 2018 Paper 2: Period Study and British Depth Study 1HI0/P1 Option P1: Spain and the ‘New World’, c1490–c1555 (MS)

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