Pearson Edexcel GCSE History Paper B4 2025 Question Paper

Download the official Pearson Edexcel GCSE (9–1) History Early Elizabethan England, 1558–88 question paper for the June 2025 examination series (1HI0/B4). This GCSE History Paper B4 explores Elizabeth I’s religious settlement, relations with Spain, Catholic rebellion, poverty, exploration, unemployment, and social change within the Pearson Edexcel GCSE History specification.

The paper contains structured feature, explanation, and judgement questions covering early Elizabethan society, exploration between 1558–88, and the reasons why relations between England and Spain became worse during the years 1569–88. Students are also required to evaluate the success of Elizabeth’s religious settlement and assess the main reasons for the increase in poverty in England during Elizabeth’s reign.

This official June 2025 paper includes analytical explanation questions, interpretative judgement tasks, and extended essays requiring historical reasoning, evidence analysis, chronological understanding, and balanced evaluation under timed examination conditions. Topics explored include Catholic rebels in England, English trade in the Netherlands, Elizabeth’s ‘middle way’, unemployment, bad harvests, population growth, religious conflict, exploration voyages, and Anglo-Spanish tensions.

Perfect for students preparing for the 2025 and 2026 Pearson Edexcel GCSE History examinations, this resource is ideal for timed revision practice, mock examinations, essay-planning exercises, and examiner-style preparation. Pair it with the matching 1HI0/B4 mark scheme on markscheme.net for complete worked answers and official examiner guidance.

This document is designed for GCSE students studying Pearson Edexcel History Early Elizabethan England, 1558–88, including first-time candidates, resit students, independent learners, and home-schooled students preparing for the 2026 examination series.

It is especially valuable for students revising Elizabeth’s religious settlement, Anglo-Spanish relations, Catholic rebellion, poverty, unemployment, exploration, and social conditions in Tudor England.

The paper is also highly useful for teachers, tutors, schools, and revision centres conducting mock examinations, timed assessments, essay-planning workshops, and examiner-standard GCSE History revision sessions using authentic Pearson Edexcel assessment materials.