OCR A Level History A Viking Age 2025 Question Paper

Download the official OCR A-Level History A The Viking Age c.790–1066 question paper for the June 2025 examination series (Y302/01). This advanced OCR History paper explores Viking raids, Danegeld, Scandinavian farming, Viking religion, Viking culture, and the development of Viking settlements during the Viking Age.

The paper contains source-based interpretation analysis and thematic essay questions covering the origins and growth of Viking Dublin, the effectiveness of Danegeld as a response to Viking raids on England, the contribution of farming to Viking livelihood in Scandinavia, and the extent to which religion defined Viking culture. Students are required to evaluate historical interpretations, analyse continuity and change, and construct balanced historical arguments supported by detailed historical evidence.

This official June 2025 paper includes interpretation evaluation tasks, thematic essays, and analytical judgement questions requiring historical reasoning, historiographical analysis, chronological understanding, and sustained evaluation under timed examination conditions. Topics explored include Viking Dublin, longphorts, slave trading, Scandinavian farming, Norse religion, Danegeld, Viking raids, settlement expansion, trade networks, and Viking society between c.790 and 1066.

Perfect for students preparing for the 2025 and 2026 OCR A-Level History examinations, this resource is ideal for timed revision practice, mock examinations, essay-planning exercises, and examiner-style preparation. Pair it with the matching Y302/01 mark scheme on markscheme.net for complete worked answers and official examiner guidance.

This document is designed for A-Level students studying OCR History A The Viking Age c.790–1066, 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 Viking raids, Viking settlements, Scandinavian farming, Norse religion, Danegeld, trade, and Viking cultural development during the Viking Age.

The paper is also highly useful for teachers, tutors, schools, and revision centres conducting mock examinations, historiography workshops, essay-planning sessions, and examiner-standard OCR A-Level History revision classes using authentic OCR assessment materials.