OCR A Level History A Later Tudors 2025 Question Paper

Download the official OCR A-Level History A England 1547–1603: The Later Tudors question paper for the June 2025 examination series (Y107/01). This advanced OCR History paper explores Edward VI, the Western Rebellion, religious reform, Elizabeth I, factional politics, Essex’s rebellion, and Tudor government within the OCR A-Level History specification.

Section A focuses on Mid Tudor Crises 1547–1558 and requires students to analyse historical sources concerning opposition to the religious changes under Edward VI. The paper includes source evaluation, provenance analysis, and contextual interpretation using evidence from the Chronicle of Grey Friars of London, the demands of the Western rebels, parliamentary legislation abolishing Catholic practices, and Protestant commentary praising Edward VI’s reforms.

Section B contains thematic essay questions examining how successfully Elizabeth I managed faction and whether Essex’s rebellion was the most serious threat faced by Elizabeth between 1588 and 1603. 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 Edward VI, the Prayer Book Rebellion, Protestant reform, the Book of Common Prayer, Elizabethan factionalism, Robert Devereux Earl of Essex, and threats to Tudor stability between 1547 and 1603. Pair it with the matching Y107/01 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 England 1547–1603: The Later Tudors, including Year 13 candidates preparing for the 2026 examination series, retake students targeting A/A* grades, independent learners, and home-schooled students revising Tudor England and Elizabethan politics.

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.