OCR A Level History A Early Anglo Saxons 2025 Question Paper

Download the official OCR A-Level History A The Early Anglo-Saxons c.400–800 question paper for the June 2025 examination series (Y301/01). This advanced OCR History paper explores Christianisation, Mercian supremacy, Theodore, Anglo-Saxon religion, burial practices, kingship, and the development of the Christian Church in Britain and Ireland during the early medieval period.

The paper contains source-based interpretation analysis and thematic essay questions covering the process of Christianisation between c.400 and 800, the importance of Aethelbald in the emergence of Mercian supremacy, the role of Theodore in the development of religion and the Christian Church, and the changing nature of burials in Britain and Ireland. 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 Christian missionaries, Anglo-Saxon kingship, monasteries, Mercia, Theodore of Tarsus, paganism, conversion methods, burial customs, royal authority, and Church organisation between c.400 and 800.

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 Y301/01 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 Early Anglo-Saxons c.400–800, 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 Christianisation, Mercian supremacy, Theodore of Tarsus, Anglo-Saxon kingship, burial customs, monasteries, and the growth of the Christian Church in Britain and Ireland.

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.