OCR A Level History A Lancastrians Yorkists 2025 Qp

Download the official OCR A-Level History A England 1445–1509: Lancastrians, Yorkists and Henry VII question paper for the June 2025 examination series (Y105/01). This advanced OCR History paper explores Henry VI, Richard Duke of York, Margaret of Anjou, the Wars of the Roses, Edward IV, and Henry VII within the OCR A-Level History specification.

Section A focuses on Wars of the Roses 1445–1461 and requires students to analyse historical sources concerning whether Richard Duke of York’s reaction to the birth of Henry VI’s heir demonstrated loyalty. The paper includes source evaluation, provenance analysis, and contextual interpretation using evidence from Benet’s Chronicle, Bale’s Chronicle, the Paston Letters, and Margaret of Anjou’s commentary on York’s actions and ambitions.

Section B contains thematic essay questions examining the causes of unrest during Edward IV’s first rule between 1461 and 1470 and whether Henry VII’s limited claim to the throne was the most important factor undermining his rule between 1485 and 1509. 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 Henry VI’s illness, the Duke of Somerset, Yorkist ambitions, the protectorate, Warwick the Kingmaker, dynastic insecurity, pretenders, and Tudor consolidation between 1445 and 1509. Pair it with the matching Y105/01 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 1445–1509: Lancastrians, Yorkists and Henry VII, including Year 13 candidates preparing for the 2026 examination series, retake students targeting A/A* grades, independent learners, and home-schooled students revising the Wars of the Roses and early Tudor England.

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.