OCR As Level History A Early Stuarts 2025 Mark Scheme

Get the official OCR AS Level History A The Early Stuarts and the Origins of the Civil War 1603–1660 mark scheme for the June 2025 examination series (Y138/01). This examiner-approved OCR mark scheme provides complete indicative content, AO1 and AO2 assessment guidance, generic level descriptors, source-evaluation marking criteria, essay-marking grids, and official examiner commentary for every question in the June 2025 OCR AS History examination.

The mark scheme includes detailed examiner guidance on criticism of MPs during the Commonwealth, Oliver Cromwell’s motives during the Commonwealth and Protectorate, Charles I’s dissolution of Parliament in 1629, and responsibility for the outbreak of the First Civil War in 1642. Students can clearly understand how OCR examiners award marks for source utility, provenance analysis, contextual evaluation, substantiated judgement, and sustained historical argument throughout the paper. The document also includes official OCR level descriptors for Section A source questions and Section B thematic essays, explaining exactly how top-band answers achieve high marks through balanced judgement, contextual knowledge, and analytical evaluation.

This mark scheme provides examiner-approved discussion points on issues such as the Rump Parliament, the Instrument of Government, Barebone’s Parliament, the Humble Petition and Advice, Cromwell’s dismissal of Parliament, the Petition of Right, Buckingham’s assassination, Arminianism, the Personal Rule, the attempted arrest of the Five Members, the Grand Remonstrance, the Militia Ordinance, and the Nineteen Propositions. Pair it with the matching June 2025 Y138/01 question paper on markscheme.net for complete examiner-style revision and timed practice. Updated for the 2025/2026 academic year, optimised for mobile and desktop, and instantly downloadable from markscheme.net — your fastest route to top-grade OCR AS History revision.

This document is designed for AS Level students studying OCR History A The Early Stuarts and the Origins of the Civil War 1603–1660, including Year 12 students preparing for the 2026 examination series, retake students targeting high grades, independent learners, and home-schooled students revising Stuart England and the English Civil War.

It is also highly valuable for teachers, private tutors, revision-course providers, and parents supporting OCR History revision at home. Use this official mark scheme for timed mock marking, examiner-style source walkthroughs, essay-planning exercises, moderation across classes, identifying misconceptions, and improving evaluation and analytical judgement skills using authentic OCR examiner guidance.