OCR A Level History A Georgian Britain 2025 Question Paper

Download the official OCR A-Level History A The Making of Georgian Britain 1678–c.1760 question paper for the June 2025 examination series (Y109/01). This advanced OCR History paper explores James II, the Glorious Revolution, William of Orange, the Union with Scotland, British foreign policy, and the development of Georgian Britain within the OCR A-Level History specification.

Section A focuses on The Glorious Revolution 1678–1689 and requires students to analyse historical sources concerning whether James II’s actions in the autumn of 1688 led to the loss of his throne. The paper includes source evaluation, provenance analysis, and contextual interpretation using evidence from John Evelyn, the French Ambassador, Gilbert Burnet, and Tory MP John Reresby regarding James II’s leadership, Catholic policies, military support, and flight to France.

Section B contains thematic essay questions examining why it was so difficult to achieve the Union with Scotland in 1707 and the extent to which Britain achieved its foreign policy aims between 1714 and 1763. Students are required to evaluate historical interpretations, analyse causation and significance, and construct balanced historical arguments supported by detailed historical evidence.

This official June 2025 paper includes source-based analysis tasks and thematic essay questions requiring historical reasoning, chronological understanding, interpretation skills, and sustained judgement under timed examination conditions. Topics explored include James II, William of Orange, the Glorious Revolution, the 1707 Union, Whigs and Tories, Hanoverian Britain, and British foreign policy between 1678 and c.1760. Pair it with the matching Y109/01 mark scheme on markscheme.net for complete examiner-style revision and worked-answer support. 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 A-Level History revision.

This document is designed for A-Level students studying OCR History A The Making of Georgian Britain 1678–c.1760, including Year 13 candidates preparing for the 2026 examination series, retake students targeting A/A* grades, independent learners, and home-schooled students revising the Glorious Revolution and early Georgian Britain.

It is also highly useful for teachers, private tutors, revision-course providers, and parents supporting OCR History revision at home. Use this official OCR question paper for timed mock examinations, source-evaluation exercises, essay-planning practice, historiography workshops, and examiner-standard preparation using authentic OCR assessment materials.